Skills required: long-tail cast on, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, yarn over, knitting in the round, binding off.
Construction: This shrug is knit seamlessly from the top down to the underarms. The back stitches are then worked together with stitches picked up along each front raglan and the cast-on edge to form the body and collar in one circular piece, which is worked in the round. Sleeves are worked in the round.
Miss Daisy
This lovely, cozy shrug is like a soft hug for the littlest ladies. Its stylish shawl collar and flared shape convey old-world charm to this quick-to-knit, practical garment.
The individual pattern is available for purchase in pdf format for 6.00 Euros.
Sizes available: 3mo (6mo, 12mo, 18mo // 2yo, 4yo, 6yo)
To fit chest sizes 16 (17, 18, 19 // 20, 22, 23, 24, 25) inches or 40.5 (43, 46, 48 // 51, 56, 58, 61, 63.5) cm.
Finished garment has cross-back measurement of 9.5 (10.75, 11.5, 12 // 12.5, 13, 13.75, 14.75, 14.75) inches or 23.5 (27, 29.5, 30.5 // 31.5, 33, 35, 37.5, 37.5) cm.
Yarn requirements:
1 (1, 1.5, 1.5 // 1.5, 1.5, 2, 2, 2) skeins of Malabrigo Merino Worsted 100% merino; 210yd/192m per 100g/3.43oz skein or approximately 175 (200, 250, 275 // 300, 325, 350, 375, 400) yds or 160 (183, 229, 251 // 274, 297, 320, 343, 366) meters of aran or heavy worsted weight yarn
Note: Malabrigo Merino Worsted is not superwash, but any similar superwash yarn that gets you gauge can be substituted
Needles / Notions:
Set of US 8 or 5mm double-pointed needles or size needed to match gauge (for sleeves).
US 8 or 5mm circular needle or size needed to match gauge (for body). Note: for sizes 3mo-6mo the length of the needle should be 16 inches or 40 cm. For sizes 12mo-6yo the length of the needle should be 24 inches or 60 cm.
2 stitch markers
2 pieces of scrap yarn to use as stitch holder for sleeves
tapestry needle
one ¾ inch or 2 cm diameter button
Gauge:
18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette