Louisa Harding Gildas Shrug Pattern

Intermediate: Cables and lace. No charts

Note this project is designed to be worn either as a shawl or shrug, small buttonholes are made in the ribs, and buttons are sewn to the opposite side of the rib, when buttoned up the ribs become the shrug sleeve cuffs.

Shrug/shawl
Approx. width cuff to cuff 109 cm (43 in) Length at centre back neck 35.5 cm (14 in)

Yarn
Photographed knitted in Amitola sh. 129 Purple Rain 2 x 50g balls

Needles
4 mm (US 6) knitting needles Cable needle
2 stitch markers

Buttons
12 small buttons

Tension/gauge
24 sts x 30 rows to 10 cm (4 in) square measured over st st patt using 4 mm (US 6) knitting needles.