How to make a Crossover Shrug
MATERIALS: (for size 42)
200 gr. of yarn, color of your choice, Size 4 needles
STITCHES USED:
Stockinette stitch.
Pattern Stitch (worked over 9 sts + 8 sts) worked according to the chart, keeping in mind that:
| = 1 K st
_ = 1 P st
= 1 SKP st (slip 1 st knitwise, K1, pass slipped st over knitted st);
/ = K2tog;
O = 1 YO.
Each square in the chart corresponds to 1 st and 1 row. Sts on even rows are purled.
After completing the 4 rows of the chart, repeat from the 1st row.
GAUGE
4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) worked with size 4 needles and double-stranded yarn in pattern stitch equals 20 sts and 22 rows.
INSTRUCTIONS
The strip measures 19 x 166 cm. Cast on 40 sts with size 4 needles and double-stranded yarn. Work 2 rows in stockinette stitch, then work in pattern stitch, working the first 13 sts of the chart, then repeat the 9 sts of the repeat and the last 4 sts of the chart. When the total height is 166 cm, bind off sts.
FINISHING
Place the strip over the shoulders, cross it in front, and bring it to the back. Sew the meeting point of the strip ends at the back.
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