This simple yet stylish shrug designed by Roni Halloran is a great first knit garment for absolute beginners. It's easy to wear and designed using a super bulky yarn, so it will knit up quickly.
Our Row House Tutorial Design integrates our skills videos via hotlinks in the PDF to teach you the basics of knitting. No knitting experience necessary.
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FINISHED DIMENSIONS
29 1/4 (29 1/4, 31 1/2, 33 3/4)" tall, 53 (57, 61, 65)” wide from wrist to wrist
GAUGE
9 stitches and 12 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch, although matching gauge exactly isn’t necessary for this project
MATERIALS
Any super-bulky weight yarn. We recommend Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok North. You will need approximately 460 (500,570,650) m/500 (540,620,710) yds of yarn. Yarn amounts given are based on average requirements and are approximate.
Size 10 mm straight or circular needles (or US size 15) We recommend knitting back and forth on circular needles so that the stitches fit comfortably.
Tapestry needle for sewing in the ends
Scissors
