Marilee is a comfortable bolero shrug worked in seed stitch. A splendid layering piece, easily transitioning from a tank to a turtleneck to a dress… or even as a bed jacket!

All the details are here for a chic, comfortable sweater – v neck, cropped length with curved fronts and the ties knit right in, and 3⁄4 length set-in sleeves.

XXS-XXL sizes accommodate tweens and teens through plus sizes.

Shown in size Medium on a 37” mannequin, 36” model

Shrug is worked in pieces; back, fronts and sleeves; maintaining seed st during all shaping, then blocked and seamed

Size: XXS (XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL)

Finished bust: 32 (34, 36, 38, 42, 44, 48)”/81 (86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 106.5, 112, 122)cm
Length: 17 (18, 18.5, 19, 19, 19.5, 19.5)”/43 (46, 47, 48, 48, 49.5, 49.5)cm

Yarn: 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins Berroco Summer Silk (240yds/220m, 50g/1.75oz; 45% silk, 43% cotton, 12% nylon) Shown in 4006 Boardwalk

Needles: US 7 (4.5mm) straights or circular needles as desired, or size to obtain gauge

Tapestry Needle

Gauge: 20 sts & 32 rows = 4”/10cm in seed stitch after blocking

Seed Stitch, worked over an odd number of sts: 1. k1, p1 to last st, k1

Pattern has been professionally tech edited