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A few people have contacted me to ask for the pattern for the Mohair Shrug/Bolero (blogged here a while back).
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I’ve now translated the instructions from Flemmish and thought I should share it with you guys since this is such a simple project. I might also put it on Ravelry at some point.
Please let me know if you have questions or suggestions to make the pattern instructions clearer. If you make this, please let me know! I’d love to see your versions!
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Voici les instructions pour le boléro en mohair que j’ai réalisé il y a quelque temps. Pour l’instant je n’ai pas encore fait de version française. Si vous avez trop de mal avec l’anglais, je tenterai une VF!
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MOHAIR SHRUG/BOLERO
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Yarn: The yarn I used is Gedifra Belisana, a 70% mohair yarn , knit on 6mm needles (US size 10) – I used about 5 balls I think? If forget exactly. I don’t think the gauge is hugely important, but you might want to find an alternate that produces roughly a gauge of 15st/4in.
It might be interesting to experiment with other yarns besides mohair, but I don’t know if it would produce the same kind of drape and cozy-ness.
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Size: this is a pretty stretchy garment, so I think it should fit a lot of people, but as a reference, I’m a size M, US 8-10, French size 40.
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Stitches used:
Single ribstitch (1×1 rib): *k1, p1, repeat from * until end of row
Double ribstitch (2×2 rib): *k2, p2, repeat from * until end of row
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Pattern:
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Cast on 90 st.
Knit in Double ribstitch until work measures 60 cm (about 24 inches).
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At that point, double the total number of stitches over 1 row with the m1 increase (i.e. knit in the front and in the back of each stitch): at the end of this row you should have 180 st on your needle. You don’t need to make additional increases past this one row: the knit fabric will flare out gradually on its own. Magic!
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Switch to Single ribstitch. Knit 20 cm (about 8 inches)
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Bind off loosely.
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Sew top and bottom ends of vertical edges of work together (along 8″ on each side) to make armholes
NOTE: at this point it’s best to try on the shrug and position the seams using safety needles first to insure proper fit. I didn’t want a slouchy fit, so I placed the seam pretty high on each edge. . Look at the drawing: if you want a slouchy fit, sew A to “B slouchy.” If you want a snug fit, sew A a bit higher (“B snug”). Do this on both sides.
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Voilà!
meerciiiii !!!!
oupppss !!! j’ai oublié de te parler de ton plaid en pyjama de flanelle !!! allez vite au boulot j’ai hate de le voir !!!! le mien est au repos jusqu’à Mercredi prochain jour de couture pour moi ….
I am in love!!! I can’t wait to get to the store tomorrow and get my supplies! I am going away for four days and one of my helps me with knitting- thank you!!!
love the shrug…started knitting and have about 16 inches so far…24 inches before the increase seems very long…i’d say about 17 inches from the hip to the underarm is my length…am i correct that the increase should begin at the underarm point?…thanks so much…sss
The increase row happens at the shoulder/neck, as you’ve figured out – I’m just adding this comment so that other people wondering the same thing have their answer!
I got lovely mohair yarn as a present and spent ages looking for a pattern! Thank you for posting
When I’m finished (it will take a while) I’ll add this to my Ravelry projects (paola). Most of my knitting never ends in Ravelry, as I mostly knit socks/mittens/shawls and rarely have time to take photos.
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How many stitches would I cast on if I wanted to make a size large?
wow this looks very easy! thanks for the pattern!!
Thanks for the pattern. I know it will be perfect.
merci beaucoup je devrais m’en sortir avec les explications en anglais!
bon dimanche