Butterflies – The Shrug

Over the dress from the capsule, or over a simple black top. The choker closes at the neck and holds the sleeves in place over the shoulders.

• Warmth over the arms without a whole cardigan
• A garment that lifts a simple dress or top
• To try faux fur yarn in a manageable project

• Pattern in mobile format, step by step with tick boxes
• All five sizes in one file, with a stitch count table
• Pattern for the crocheted choker
• A4 print sheets and notes page

Seen from behind, Butterflies looks like a pair of wings that have settled over the shoulders. The fur yarn closes over the stitches, so you cannot see what you are knitting, only that it grows. The front stays open all the way – that is what makes the garment a shrug and not a sweater.

The Carolyn Capsule is CosyMonday's most exclusive collection. Inspired by the principles behind a capsule wardrobe, the series consists of garments and accessories that can be combined with each other and with the rest of your wardrobe.

Clean lines, soft silhouettes and luxurious yarns. Fewer but better garments – handmade to be worn through many seasons.

XS (S) M (L) XL

Back width: 34 (38) 44 (50) 56 cm
Sleeve length: 34 (36) 38 (40) 42 cm
Sleeve width at the top: 30 (34) 40 (46) 52 cm

Odino, 100 m/50 g: 100 (130) 160 (200) 240 g.

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Circular needle 6 mm, 80 cm · double-pointed needles 6 mm or magic loop for the sleeves · crochet hook 5.5 mm · 3 stitch markers · 1 button · row counter · darning needle

Care: see Knittipedia.

13 stitches × 20 rounds stockinette = 10 × 10 cm on 6 mm needles.

The sleeves are knitted in the round from the bottom, with increases at the centre under the sleeve. They are joined with the back and continued back and forth. Raglan decreases on the sleeve side and front decreases at the edges happen at the same time, so the back keeps its width and the front opens up. The neck edge is drawn in with a halving row before binding off. The choker is crocheted in single crochet.

• Knitting with faux fur yarn
• Joining sleeves and back
• Two decreases at the same time
• Crocheting a choker

Techniques explained in Knittipedia: Crocheting on knitting · Raglan

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