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ABBREVIATIONS: beg = beginning; dec =
decrease; inc = increase; K = knit; P = purl; rem=
remain; rep = repeat; sc = single crochet; sl st =
slip stitch; St st = Stockinette stitch (K on right
side rows; P on wrong side rows); st(s) = stitch (es);
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.

UPC: 0-77216-01861-7

LM0215 Knit Shrug- Easy Level
Designed by Gayle Bunn.

Directions are for size Small; changes for sizes Medium, Large, and Extra-Large are in parentheses.

MODA DEA™"NOW!™": 3 (4, 4, 5, 6) Balls No.
9914 Red Letter.

Circular Knitting Needles: 10mm [US 15] – 24".
Crochet Hook: 8mm [US L-11].

Stitch holder; stitch markers; yarn needle; 1 yard
ribbon or craft cord; sewing needle and thread;
small amount smooth yarn to sew seams.

GAUGE: 10 sts = 4"; 12 rows = 4" in St st. CHECK
YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

To Fit Bust: 32-34 (36-38, 40-42, 44-46)".

BODY: Cast on 40 (43, 44, 45) sts. Do not join;
work back and forth in rows.
Row 1 (Right Side): Knit.
Row 2: Inc 1 st in first st, P to last 2 sts, inc 1 st in
next st, P1.
Row 3: Inc 1 st in first st, K to last 2 sts, inc 1 st in
next st, K1.
Rep last 2 rows 4 (5, 6, 7) times more, then rep
Row 2 once again – 62 (69, 74, 79) sts.

Divide for Fronts and Back: Inc 1 st in first st,
K4 (5, 4, 3) for right front, bind off 8 (8, 10, 12) sts
for armhole, K36 (41, 44, 47) including st on needle
after bind-off for back, bind off 8 (8, 10, 12)
sts for armhole, K3 (4, 3, 2), inc 1 st in next st, K1
for left front.

LEFT FRONT: Continue on last 6 (7, 6, 5) sts for
left front. Leave rem sts on a stitch holder.
Next Row: Inc 1 st in first st, P to end of row.
Next Row: K2tog, K to last 2 sts, inc 1 st in next
st, K1.
Rep last 2 rows 3 (4, 4, 5) times more – 10 (12, 11,
11) sts.

Inc 1 st at front edge only on next 4 (4, 6, 8) rows
– 14 (16, 17, 19) sts.

Shape Neck-Next Row (Wrong Side): Bind
off 4 (5, 5, 7) sts, P to end of row. Dec 1 st at neck
edge on next 3 K rows – 7 (8, 9, 9) sts. Work 3
rows even. Bind off for shoulders.

BACK: With wrong side facing, join yarn to sts on
stitch holder and P36 (41, 44, 47) sts. Leave rem
sts on holder. Dec 1 st each end of next 4 (5, 5, 5)
K rows – 28 (31, 34, 37) sts.

Work even until armhole measures same length as
left front to shoulder, end P row. Bind off. Place markers
for shoulders 7 (8, 9, 9) sts in from each edge.

RIGHT FRONT: Next Row: With wrong side
facing, join yarn to rem 6 (7, 6, 5) sts; P to last 2
sts, inc 1 st in next st, P1.
Next Row: Inc 1 st in first st, K to last 2 sts, K2tog.
Rep last 2 rows 3 (4, 4, 5) times more – 10 (12, 11,
11) sts. Inc 1 st at front edge only on next 4 (4, 6,
8) rows – 14 (16, 17, 19) sts. Purl 1 row.

Shape Neck:Work as for Left Front, reversing all
shaping.

SLEEVES: Cast on 26 (28, 30, 32) sts. K 1 row. P 1
row.
Shape Cap: Bind off 2 (2, 3, 3) sts at beg of next
2 rows – 22 (24, 24, 26) sts.

Sizes Large and Extra-Large ONLY:Work 2 rows
even. Dec 1 st each end of next row – (22, 24) sts

Size Extra-Large ONLY:Work 3 rows even. Dec
1 st each end of next row – (22) sts.

Sizes Large and Extra-Large ONLY: Purl 1 row.

All Sizes: Dec 1 st each end of every K row until 4
sts rem. Bind off.

FINISHING: With smooth yarn, sew shoulder and
sleeve seams. Set in sleeves.

Edging: With right side facing and crochet hook,
join yarn at lower side edge and work 1 round of sc
around outer edge and neck edge; join with a sl st
to first sc. Fasten off.

Cut ribbon or cord in half and sew one end of
each half to each front at neck edge. Trim length
as desired.