Smilla´s Sleeves is a generous and feminine shrug with a simple cable pattern, which I have used in several of my patterns. The shrug is worked from the back of the neck down. First the neck edge for the back is worked and then the back. Then stitches are picked up and knitted along the shoulders for the fronts. The back and fronts are joined at the underarms and the short body is worked back and forth to the hem og the shrug. After this stitches are picked up and knitted along the armholes and the sleeve are worked down and in the round.

Choose which size shrug to knit based on the back width measurement. Please note that your size across the shoulders can be quite different from, for example, your bust measurement, so you may need to choose a different size than you normally do. I suggest trying on a cardigan from your wardrobe and imagining it without fronts. This, together with the measurements given in the pattern, can help you choose sizes.

Sizes
Sizes: XS/S (M) L (XL-2XL)
Back width: 49 (51) 55 (59) cm
Length (incl. edges): 48 (48) 50 (50) cm
Sleeve length: 50 (50) 49 (48) cm

• The light version is size M and is worked in Håndværksgarn.
• The gray version is size XS/S and is worked in two strands of Tilia and one strand of Saga held together.

Needles
4 mm and 4.5 mm circular needles, 40, 80/100 cm

Gauge
20 sts and 24 rows in PATTERN on 4.5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Materials
Version 1 (the light version)
450 (500) 500 (550) g Håndværksgarn by Hjelholts Uldspinderi in color 01 Hvid (100 % wool; 200 m/100 g)

Version 2 (the gray version)
150 (150) 200 (200) g Saga by Filcolana in color 973 Charcoal (100 % new wool; 300 m pr 50 g)

125 (125) 125 (150) g Tilia by Filcolana in color 338 Frost Grey (70 % super kid mohair, 30 % mulberry silk; 210 m pr 25 g)

125 (125) 125 (150) g Tilia fra Filcolana in color 331 Steel (70 % super kid mohair, 30 % mulberry silk; 210 m pr 25 g)

• the three yarns are held together throughout