Fresco Shrug

Fresco Shrug

Description: When Fresco was a brand new yarn, Pam Allen asked me to come up with a shrug design. I brought home the single ball of sample yarn that was available at the time, and spent a weekend swatching. I first started with this intriciate chevron knit and purl pattern, but the texture was too complicated to show off the delicate halo of the yarn. I tried some other patterns—some lace and some cables—before deciding to make this shrug with one of my favorite, basic stitch patterns—seed stitch.

Yarn used in photo: Classic Elite's Fresco (60% wool, 30% baby alpaca, 10% angora)

Suggested yarn weight: LIGHT

Yarn amounts: 5 (5, 6, 6, 6) hanks 5336 Oatmeal

Difficulty level: INTERMEDIATE

Sizes: 38 (40, 42, 44, 46)" around opening (meas behind neck, in front of shoulders and across back)

Gauge: 21 sts and 36 rows = 4" in Seed Stitch

Needles used: 32" US #6/4mm and US #7/4.5 mm circulars

Notions: Stitch markers, tapestry needle

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