The Virtuosity Shrug uses the tried-and-true granny cluster stitch but takes them to a new level. The term virtuosity is defined as great skill in music or artistic pursuit, and this shrug will really show off your skills, but it’ll be our little secret that most of it is just a basic 2-row repeat.

I love working with hand-dyed yarns because I used to sell them in my yarn shop, the Yarnover Truck! This piece shows them off beautifully. You use simple stitches, so your Virtuosity Shrug will look amazing in a variety of different yarn types and colors. Plus shrugs only require a few sizing and fitting modifications, so I hope you’ll find this piece an enjoyable make!

Materials
Yarn: 800 – 1,200 yards of fingering weight yarn in multiple colors.

Yarn used in piece shown:
Body - Forbidden Fiber Co., Gluttony Sock (80% superwash merino, 20% nylon) 425 yards / 389 meters / 113 grams. Used 2 full skeins

Border & Seams - Oink Pigments, Jewls (60% superwash merino, 30% bamboo, 10% nylon) 430 yards / 393 meters / 113 grams. Used the equivalent of a 20g mini skein.

Color 1 is Storm
Color 2 is Pale Moonlight
Color 3 is Just Ducky

Gauge:
Pre-blocking:
4” /10 cm = 15 dc (5 dc clusters)
4” /10 cm = 9 rows

Post-blocking:
4” /10 cm = 13 dc (4 dc clusters + 1 dc)
4” /10 cm = 8 rows

Knowing your gauge is necessary to determine yarn needs.

Finished Dimensions:
Pre-Blocked Rectangle:
17” / 43 cm wide by
45” /114.5 cm long

Post-Blocked Rectangle:
19” / 48.5 cm wide by
53” / 134.5 cm long