Hug-Me-Tight Shrug Pattern

Just right to slip over your shoulders to ward off drafts.

Directions are given for Small Size.
Changes for Medium and Large Sizes are in parentheses.

COATS & CLARK'S "RED HEART" KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply ("Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins): 7 (8, 10) ounces of No. 737 Pink.

Knitting needles, 1 pair No. 10, 14-inch length.

GAUGE (after blocking):
4 sts = 1 inch; 6 rows = 1 inch.

BACK ... Starting at lower edge, cast on 57 (61, 65) sts. Work in pattern as fol­lows: 1st row: K 1, * p 1, k 3. Repeat from * across. Repeat this row for pat­tern. Mark the first row for wrong side. Work even in pattern for 13 (13½, 14) inches.

FRONTS ... Cast on 48 (52, 56) sts at end of next 2 rows. Continue in pattern on 153 (165, 177) sts until length from cast-on sts is 6½ (7, 7½) inches. Bind off in pattern.

Block lightly. Measure 6½ (7, 7½) inches up from lower edge of back and place a marker at each side edge. Sew wrong side of short edge of each front to corresponding wrong side edge of back from lower edge to marker.

This pattern was originally published in Sweaters and Accessories and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.