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Queen Bee shrug
This soft, airy shrug is perfect for wearing in the summer to keep off breezes when you’re wearing a sleeveless top. I chose to make it in a lightweight yarn with a slight halo, but it would also look beautiful in cotton or silk, or made in a heavier yarn on larger needles for winter.
You could also adapt the design to a stole or wrap – just continue the garter stitch edge all the way down, and perhaps make it a couple of stitches wider to make a more stable edge.
The ‘Queen Bee’ in the title came from the lace’s shape; the neat little hexagons looked like nothing so much as a honey-comb.
Needle size – 3.5mm
Materials – lace-weight yarn with a halo. Amount used varies by size/sleeve length; suggest a minimum of 440 yards
Pattern is both written and charted.
- First published: June 2011
- Page created: June 19, 2011
- Last updated: October 21, 2021 …
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