At First Blush by Cathy Carron

At First Blush

Knitting
October 2012
Lace ?
32 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in over St. John’s wort st using size 3 (3.25mm) circular needle.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Instructions are written for size Small. Changes for Medium, Large and X-Large are in parentheses. (Shown in size Small.)
English

at first blush
This casually elegant shrug only looks simple. Whisper-then, it’s also warmer than it appears.

CASHMERE SHRUG
Knit from one sleeve to the other in classic shrug fashion, this wrap features dropped stitches that elongate the lower half of the sleeves. For the first sleeve, every other stitch is dropped as you knit; the second sleeve is knti with yarn overs, which are pulled out. It’s a fun technique!

WHAT YOU NEED
Yarn
Mongolian Cashmere 2-Ply by Jade Sapphire Exotic Fibres, 1.9oz/55g hanks, each approx 400yd/366m (cashmere) YARN WT = 1
• 2 (3, 3, 3) hanks in #27 pink pearl

GAUGE
32 sts and 36 rnds to 4”/10cm over St. John’s wort st using size 3 (3.25mm) circular needle.
Take time to check gauge.