Knit for Yourself Shrug Pattern

December 22, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

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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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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