Saturday, September 19, 2009

Shrugs - Knit and Net

About Christmas time I found a shrug pattern I wanted to try. It looked quick and easy. It also looked like a shrug I would wear. I mentioned it to my husband and, wonderful man that he is, he bought it for me. I was right. It was quick and easy to make and I love wearing it. In fact, I've made more than one.

So finally, here is my version of Sherry's Easy Shrug.



















When I visited my daughter-in-law in Missouri this past July I gave her the green shrug I had made and asked her if she would like a light weight net one as well (similar to the one I blogged about in April ). She wanted one! She even found me some yarn to make it. It's only taken me 2 months to get the photos from my thumb-drive to the blog. Much faster than Sherry's Easy Shrug which only had to move from my computer to the blog.



Here the shrug is viewed from the back.
The arm is stretched out to show the continuous flow from back to sleeve.
















Above is a front and back view of my daughter-in-law wearing the shrug.


Below is a front and back view of me wearing the same shrug.


The color of the blouse under the shrug appears to change the color of the shrug.




















Because of the yarn used, worsted weight for this shrug and Red Heart's Light and Lofty for the previously made one, the plain netting stitch shows more clearly in this shrug. That makes it looks like a different pattern. I also love the fact that netting stretches so easily. We can both wear the shrug even though I am smaller than she is.


It appears that my blogging time is gone, gone, and really gone. So the net Klein bottle bag, also from my Missouri trip will have to wait until next time.

1 comment:

Arkansas Bartholomews said...

LOL! Good luck finding time to blog. I'm so glad I've not gotten sucked into such a project yet! But I do enjoy reading and seeing your pictures =)
Hannah