I always try to find something unique for one particular friend for Christmas because she really doesn't need anything. This year I really surprised her by knitting her gifts. I was afraid that she wouldn't like the shrug, but she absolutely loved it. She likes a little "bling," so I added trim to both the shrug and the scarf. I bought both the shell trim and the bead trim on Amazon.
I used Lion Brand Cotton-Ease yarn in hazelnut. I had found the pattern at Michael's before I had surgery, but you can find the pattern on the Lion Brand website by searching for Stockinette Stitch Shrug in patterns. Here it is on my mannequin. The ribbed edge folds back better on a real person.
I used Lion Brand Cotton-Ease yarn in hazelnut. I had found the pattern at Michael's before I had surgery, but you can find the pattern on the Lion Brand website by searching for Stockinette Stitch Shrug in patterns. Here it is on my mannequin. The ribbed edge folds back better on a real person.
For the scarf, I used Lion Silky Twist, Ocean. I had some left from making a shawl (Shimmy Shawl on the Lion Brand website) for the mother of the young man I sponsor in Peru (I visited him in October on a Compassion Sponsor Tour.) I purchased another skein of it and just made up my own pattern. I actually don't remember exactly what I did, but I think I knitted five and purled two, and then the opposite on the wrong side. The scarf is very soft and warm.
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