Rejoice ('Shrug This' For Little Girls)
"Shrug This" by Toni Kayser Weiner mods by Talitha Kuomi sizes: 0-6m (6-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m) yarn: one skein of worsted weight yarn These work well: Blue Sky Alpaca Dyed Cotton Knit Picks Comfy Araucania Nature Cotton Patagonia Nature Cotton
needles: $10\ \%\ (6.5\mathsf{m m})$ or size needed to obtain correct gauge
gauge: 16 sts & 20 rows $\textnormal{\scriptsize=}\textnormal{\scriptsize4}^{\ast}$ in st st other supplies: stitch markers and a tapestry needle Note: For a neat finish to the front edges, slip the 1st stitch of every row knitwise.
Getting Started
Cast on 23(29, 39, 45) stitches. Work k1, p1 rib for 3 rows. Beginning Raglan Shaping Set-up Row(wrong side): 0-6m $=$ Slip 1, k2, p2, place marker, p3, place marker, p7, place marker, p3, place marker, p2, 6-12m $=$ Slip 1, k2, p3, place marker, p4, place marker, p9, place marker, p4, place marker, p3, k3. 12-18m $=$ Slip 1, k2, p5, place marker, p6, place marker, pl1, place marker, p6, place marker, p5, k3. 18-24m $=$ Slip 1, k2, p6, place marker, p7, place marker, p13, place marker, p7, place marker, p6, k3. Row 1 (increase row): Slip 1, k2 \*knit to marker, yo, slip marker, k1, yo; repeat from $^\ast$ threemore times, knit to end. Note: Be sure to keep marker just to the right of the single knit stitch between the two yarnovers on every right-side row. Row 2: Slip 1, k2, purl to last 3 stitches, k3. Repeat rows 1 and $_{2}$ 6(7, 9, 10)more times. You now have 17(20, 26, 29) sleeve sts.
Finishing Sleeves
Continue as established for 3 rows, but work sleeve stitches (stitches between the two sets of markers) in k1, p1 rib.
Row 4 (remove markers as you come to them on this row): Slip 1, k2, purl to 1 stitch before marker, bind off in purl this stitch, 17(20, 26, 29) sleeve stitches, and 1 stitch after marker; purl back stitches to 1 stitch before marker, bind off in purl this stitch, 17(20, 26, 29) sleeve stitches, and 1 stitch after marker; purl to last 3 stitches, k3.
Finishing Body & Hem
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1, knit to end. Row 2: Slip 1, k2, purl to last 3 stitches, k3. Repeat last 2 rows 1(1, 2, 3) more times.
Now here's the very last bit:
Row 1 (right side): Slip 1, work k1, p1 rib to end. Row 2: Slip 1, continue in rib as established. Repeat row 1. Finishing With wrong side facing, bind off loosely knitwise. Weave in ends. $\copyright$ talithakuomi 2009. A rights reserved. Pattern for personal, non-prfit use only. 'Rejoice' is taken from 15:4-7 in the book of Luke.
