This shrug is knit from the top down with no seaming or grafting. It is a super quick knit that goes perfect with anything from a fancy dress to jeans and a shirt!

Materials:
24 and 12 inch circular needles (or DPNs) in size US 7 (4.5mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
24 and 12 inch circular needles (or DPNs) in size US 5 (3.75mm) (or two sizes smaller than the needles that you used to obtain gauge) if you are doing long sleeves.
waste yarn or stitch holders
8 stitch markers (2 differing sets of 4, I’ll call them set “A” and set “B”)

Gauge: 5 stitches and 6 rows per inch in stockinette stitch.

Worsted weight yarn: Short Sleeve~ 90 (135, 145, 150, 175, 195, 230, 245, 275, 330, 375) yards. Long sleeve~ 110 (155, 170, 180, 205, 240, 290, 310, 350, 410, 480) yards

Chest Measurements (please measure your child and do not rely on sizes by age):
Size 3mo 6mo 12mo 18mo 24mo 2 4 6 8 10 12
Chest 16” 17” 18” 19” 20” 21” 23” 25” 26.5” 28” 30”

Abbreviations and techniques: CO ~ cast on K ~ knit P ~ purl Kfb ~ knit into the front and the back of the stitch PM ~ place stitch marker SM ~ slip stitch marker
PUK ~ pick up and knit

BO ~ bind off K2TOG ~ knit two stitches together
SSK ~ slip first stitch knitwise, slip second stitch purlwise, stick left needle into both of those stitches and knit them together
BOR ~ beginning of row
RS ~ right side
WS ~ wrong side