Shrugging along

[TepperWear]

I guess shrugs have replaced the poncho as the new fun thing to crochet with endless possibilities. I just love making them. If you go to my picture trail album at http://www.picturetrail.com/tepperleen and go to the one photo album I have and then scroll down to the bottom you will see my friend Angela in my latest. Thanks for looking. It's made with 3 different strands of Red Heart's cotton.

[fran]

Very pretty! Nice job.

[123mama]

I like it.:)

[Yarn Duck]

Very nice. Looks really good on her.

[juli]

how pretty! i love the color and the open, summer-friendly stitch

awesome job! :cheer

[diamond]

Really Cute!!!

[msjett]

I love it !!!!! What pattern did you use? My daughter said... " I WANT ONE!!!" :lol

[faithpa76]

Very pretty! I like it!

[crochetfun]

I am supposed to be painting my kitchen and here I am admiring your shrug.:) It is beautiful by the way. I really like everything about it: size, colour, texture, sleeves.:clap

Not familiar w. Red Heart cotton, can you elaborate on weight?
Also, if you don't mind, what stitch pattern did you use?

[sem464]

That is sooo pretty!

[buggaboosmommy]

Love it! :hook It looks very comfortable and Angela looks great in it!

Donna

[Katchkan]

:hook Very nice, You did a beautiful job:manyheart

[crochet mama]

Ooooh! That's so pretty. Nice job. :cheer :clap :yay :hook

[Nina_Kate]

I love it! I bet Angela didn't want to give it back.

[TepperWear]

I'm glad you all liked it. I was really hoping to sell it this weekend at a crafts fair, but no luck there.

I used Red Heart Lustersheen. It's a sport fine weight yarn. I used 3 strands of different colors. Unfortunately, I ran out, went to get more and realized when I started using the new strands that I had bought the wrong color for one of the strands. I decided to use it anyway because I was making it for a crafts fair the next day. It actually came out kind of cool. So the sleeves are a little different than the body.

So I have no pattern, but it's so easy. I started at the cuff and chained enough to go around my arm. I crocheted in the round using the stitch from this pattern. http://www.*****************/AntiqueCrochet/free/~BedJacket.htm (I'm actually making that exact pattern right now). I increased a couple of stitches as my arm got wider. Once the first sleeve was long enough, I stopped working in the round and turned at the end of rounds to make the hole, Once the whole was big enough I starting crocheting in the round again to form the other sleeve, remembering to decrease in the same place that I had increased on the other sleeve. Then I did 3 rounds on each wrist increasing the chains from 3 to 5 to make a little flare. Then I crocheted around the hole for many many rounds, eventually increasing the chains from 3 to 5. That's it. This is very familiar to the fluffy shrug schematics here: http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6750&highlight=schematics

The great thing about making these is that you don't need a pattern, just some great yarn and a great stitch.

[crochetaddict033]

I love it, looks great! I like the colors also. Wonderful job!!:yay (Can't wait to see your bedjacket:) )

[tezen]

very nice shrug.. I like the color.

[noonina]

that is awesome! I am going to have to try one!

[dennymare]

Beautiful:cheer I really like the pattern you used for this.

Wonderful job on it.
Mary

[Nashville Crocheter]

very pretty :clap :cheer I love the color(s) you used.

[pixi]

that is really lovely!

[Granny Faye]

That's very pretty. I :manyheart the color you used.

[jessica53]

I just love your first poncho. Well done! Is it possible for you to let me have the pattern please. I am a newby crocheter and loving every minute of it.
Thanks again for your lovely pictures.
Jessica.

[TepperWear]

I just love your first poncho. Well done! Is it possible for you to let me have the pattern please. I am a newby crocheter and loving every minute of it.
Thanks again for your lovely pictures.
Jessica.

Not sure what you mean by the first poncho. If you mean the lavender poncho, the pattern is on my website. OR do you mean the blue one?

[Jewels]

very classy looking; I like the coloring of it.

[kusine]

Very nice! I like!

[ldsjb]

That is really cute. Please post a pattern!

Lori B.

[TepperWear]

That is really cute. Please post a pattern!

Lori B.

Thanks alot. Earlier in this thread, I wrote down the basics for what I did. If you have specific questions, I'd be more than happy to answer.

[jaclim]

Beautiful shrug!!!!

[mjcrochets]

What a great looking shrug. Your explanation has given me all kinds of creative ideas. :think :think Thanks for posting this.

[TepperWear]

What a great looking shrug. Your explanation has given me all kinds of creative ideas. :think :think Thanks for posting this.

I really think the possibilities are endless. You're welcome. I'm already thinking about another one.

[lauravee]

Very pretty!

[Terri/LadySorce]

Looks Great on her!!!

Good Job :cheer

[Janabear]

so much for the great link to the shrug schematics. boy do i have a lot to learn. thank you for your generosity;)
jana

[vernzap]

Very cute shrug. I like the color and the length.:clap

[waterbaby]

Thanks for explaining what you did, TW---great ideas and excellent execution!

[YaYa Yarnhood]

Very pretty indeed!

[sakkara]

Very pretty.


Amanda

[unicorn37757]

Really pretty. I love all your hats too, neat!:yay :dance