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Cozy Shrug

Fluffy bulky weight yarn that's soft as a cloud creates the sumptuous texture and cozy comfort in this pretty, sky blue shrug that will wrap you in heavenly warmth!

Design by Shirley Zebrowski

Skill Level

Beginner

Size

31 1/2 X 60 inches

Materials

• Coats & Clark Red Heart
  Baby Clouds bulky yarn
  (6 oz per skein): 6 skeins
  blue sky #9025
• Coats & Clark Red Heart Super Saver worsted weight yarn: 4 oz light blue #381
• Sizes I/9 and J/10 crochet hooks or sizes needed to obtain gauge
• Yarn needle

Gauge

With J hook, 2 shells = 2 inches; with I hook, 7 sc = 2 inches; 7 sc rows = 2 inches
Check gauge to save time.

Pattern Notes

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Ch-3 counts as first dc throughout.

Pattern Stitch

Shell: 5 dc in indicated st.

Shrug

Row 1: With hook size J and blue sky, ch 122, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [sk next 2 chs, shell in next ch, sk next 2 chs, sc in next ch] rep across, turn. (21 sc; 20 shells)
Row 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sc as beg ch-3, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, sk 2 dc, [shell in next sc, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc, sk next 2 dc] rep across, ending with 3 dc in last sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, [sk next 2 dc, shell in next sc, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc] rep across, turn.
Rows 4–38: Rep Rows 2 and 3, at the end of last rep, fasten off.

Cuff

Make 2
Row 1 (RS): Working across ends of rows with I hook, attach light blue, ch 1, gathering edge slightly, work 49 sc evenly sp across edge, turn. (49 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [draw up a lp in each of next 3 sc, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook, sc in next sc] rep across, turn. (25 sc)
Rows 3–16: Ch 1, working in back lps only, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 17 (RS): Ch 1, working in back lps only, sc in each st across, do not turn.
Row 18 (RS): Ch 1, sc evenly sp across long edge of shrug to opposite end, do not turn.
Row 19 (RS): Ch 1, working across ends of row, ch 1, gathering edge slightly, work 49 sc evenly sp across edge, turn. (49 sc)
Rep Rows 2–18, fasten off.

Finishing

With length of light blue, beg at end of cuff, sew seam tog from beg of cuff and along shrug for a total of 10 inches. Sew opposite cuff and shrug in same manner.

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