Knit for Yourself Shrug Pattern

I feel like we’re far enough into December as I write this that all thought of knitting for gifts for other people should be over. Unless you’re knitting, like, a super bulky hat or something, there’s probably not time to make anything else for anyone else.

And that’s actually a great thing, because that means it’s time to knit for you.

There are people who would call this “selfish knitting,” but I don’t think it’s selfish to want to make something nice for yourself with the skills that you have. I know lots of people like to knit for others most of the time, and that’s great, but I love making myself stuff and I think you should, too.

This knit shrug pattern from Petite.Donut for We Are Knitters is presented as a video on Instagram, but it’s a pretty simple process to make these knit sleeves for yourself.

I say it’s for yourself because you really need you to be there so you can try it on as you knit to make sure all the pieces are the right length for you. It’s worked from one side to the other, knitting one sleeve in the round, then splitting the stitches to make a tiny front and back that go across your body, then joining up again to knit the second sleeve.

The project is worked in bulky yarn and if you know how to knit in the round this should be no problem for you.

Of course you could make it for someone else if you knew how long their arms are and their shoulder to shoulder measurement, but wouldn’t you rather have this sweet little shrug for yourself? I think this would be super cute over a sun dress or a tank top, or I would totally wear it under a sweater for extra warmth.

Check out the pattern on Instagram.

[Photo via We Are Knitters]

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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