Simple Ribbed Shrug by Purl Soho

Simple Ribbed Shrug

Knitting
February 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in 2 x 2 rib, unstretched
US 6 - 4.0 mm
480 - 870 yards (439 - 796 m)
30¾ (36½, 42¼, 48, 53¾)
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 3 (3, 3, 4, 4) skeins of Purl Soho’s Plein Air, 67% wool and 33% organically grown cotton. Each skein is 218 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 480 (565, 675, 780, 870) total yards required. We used the color Blue Chambray.
  • US 6 (4 mm), 20- or 24-inch-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
  • US 6, 32-, 40- or 47-inch circular needles, depending on size you are making
  • Stitch markers, including one unique

GAUGE
28 stitches and 28 rounds = 4 inches in 2 x 2 rib, unstretched

SIZES
NOTE To find your chest-plus-arms circumference, hold both arms to your sides and measure around the widest part of your chest, including your arms. To learn about “negative ease,” please visit our Understanding Ease + Selecting Size Tutorial!

30¾ (36½, 42¼, 48, 53¾)

To fit approximate chest-plus-arms circumference of 36–42 (42–48, 48–54, 54–60, 60–66) inches with approximately 6–12 inches of negative ease

  • Finished Circumference at Hem, unstretched: 30¾ (36½, 42¼, 48, 53¾) inches
  • Finished Circumference at Neck, unstretched: 17¼ (18¼, 19½, 20½, 21¾) inches
  • Finished Height: 16 (16½, 17, 17½, 18) inches, with instructions to modify

Sample: The sample shown here is size 36½, worn with approximately 5 inches of negative ease (a bit less negative ease than we recommend, but still very nice!).

Designed by Purl Soho designer, Hiromi Glover. Click here to see even more of Hiromi’s work!