Hi there!

This shrug is inspired by the first sprouts of early Spring! It’s a one-size piece crocheted in two parts, from the center towards the cuffs. No sewing needed! The pattern can also be adjusted to your arms and body length with little effort.

This is not a beginners’ pattern, but I’ve tried to add as much detail as possible and step-by-step pictures for every row. You have both a text description as well as row-by-row graphs wherever they are required.

Yarn & Hook size: For the step-by-step pictures I used Hobbii Portobello with a 5mm hook, but you can use whatever yarn & hook size you like, as long as they match and the gauge is correct

Gauge: 15 dc in 10 cm

Difficulty: intermediate

Terminology: US terms

Materials required:
• 7 skeins of Hobbii Portobello
• 5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle to sew ends
• Scissors

Stitches used in this pattern:
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet (sc)
• Single crochet back loop only (scblo)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Treble crochet (tr)
• Front post single crochet (fpsc)
• Front post double crochet (fpdc)
• Back post double crochet (bpdc)
• Puff stitch (see below)
• Popcorn stitch (see below)
• Picot stitch (see below)
• Two front post double crochet together (fpdc2tog)
• Three double crochet together cluster (dc3tog cluster)

Other abbreviations:
• Ch-sp: chain space
• Sk st: skip stitch