Spring Bloom Shrug
This beauty just joined our family and to celebrate her homecoming I just had to make her a shrug. She said I should offer it free to all the dogs out there so you can thank Bella for the free pattern! She also says when you get this shrug made and try it on your fur baby to please send her a picture on facebook or link it in your projects on Ravelry. She is really looking forward to seeing all the happy loved pups that gettowear this! Finished Measurements: 19" Lx 5" H Shrug 3" W for flower Gauge: 3.25 sts x 4.5 rows per inch Hook: 4mm Circular 4.5mm Straight 4 mm DPN Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Shown in pattern: Color A: Watermelon Color B: White Color C: Orchid Color D: Soft Pink Any soft worsted that you have on hand will work for this. If it is something that will shrink (like cotton) remember to add 2-4 sts to the width to compensate.
Spring Bloom Shrug
Check your gauge! You can use this pattern for any size dog. The starting chain used here was to fit Bella but the rest of the pattern can be used for your specific dog. No matter how big or small.
To make the pattern fit your dog: Stitches per inch stitches per inch divided by 2 = Rows per inch rows per inch divided by 2 = Measure around your dog's front leg at its widest part. Inches Measure from just above their "knee" to their other "knee" inches Measure from knee to shoulder. inches. This will be your flower placemen Sts per inch from gauge swatch x measurement from knee to knee . + sts per inch divided by 2 __ = Final Chain Stitches Rows per inch from gauge swatch X measurement around top of legs + rows per inch divided by 2 _ _ = Final Row Count
Spring Bloom Shrug
Shrug
Leave a long tail on each end for sewing. With CA Ch 61 (or any multiple of 2+1) Row 1: sc across Row 2: sc blo in first 6 sc,\*sc next st, dc next st\* repeat from \* to \* until last 6 sts, sc blo in remaining 6 sts. Row 3-20 (or your final row count - 1): repeat row 2 1 21 (or your final row count): sc blo in first 6, sc across to last 6 sts, sc blo in last 6 s
Flower 1
Leave a long tail on magic circle for sewing. With CC, in magic circle (don't forget to leave a long tail) Round 1: ch 3, 17 dc in center of circle, join with sl st to top of ch 3. Round 2: \*hdc, dc, tbl all in first st, tbl, dc, hdc in next st, sl st in next st\* repeat from \* to \*. Last sl st will be in join. Break yarn, sew in end from last join, leave tail from magic circle
Flower 2
Leave a long tail on magic circle for sewing. With CB, in magic circle (don't forget to leave a long tail) Round 1: ch 4, 17 tbl in center of circle, join with sl st to top of ch 4. Round 2: \*hdc, dc, tbl all in first st, tbl, dc, hdc in next st, sl st in next st\* repeat from \* to \*. Last sl st will be in join. Break yarn, sew in end from last join, leave tail from magic circle
Center of flower
Leave a long tail on magic circle for sewing. With CD, in magic circle Round 1: ch 3, 17 dc in center of circle, join with sl st to top of ch 3. Break yarn, sew in end from last join, leave tail from magic circle
Spring Bloom Shrug
Assembly:
Shrug Cuff: Seam together first 9 stitches on each end of shrug. Try to seam front loop on one side to back loop on the other. You will see what I mean when you go to seam the cuff. It will make it follow the pattern laid out by the ribs made from the blo stitches. Flower: Using the tail left from Center of Flower, pull snug to close magic circle well, thread needle and pull through the center of Flower 1. Holding the tail from the flower out of the way, sew center to Flower by following around the stretched stitches along the base of the petals. Up in one stretched st, down into the next, around. Finish off. Using the tail from Flower 1, pull snug to close magic circle well, thread needle and pull through the center of Flower 2. Holding the tail from Flower 2 out of the way, sew Flower 1 to Flower 2 by following around the stretched stitches along the base of the petals on Flower 2. Up in one stretched st, down into the next, around. Finish off. Using the tail from Flower 2, sew flower to shrug where your dog's shoulder is. You should have gotten the measurement for the placement from above. Bella's is placed at 6.5" from cuff to center of flower.
Spring Bloom Shrug
Notes
If you find any errors in the pattern or have any questions please feel free to contact me at the email provided on each page.
Abbreviations Used
| SC | Single Crochet |
| blo | Back Loop Only |
| dc | DoubleCrochet |
| tbl | Treble/TripleCrochet |
| hdc | HalfDoubleCrochet |
| sl st | Slip Stitch |
| CA | ColorA |
| CB | Color B |
| CC | Color C |
| CD | Color D |
