Learn how to crochet shrug you’ll never want to put away wearing with this free pattern. Stunning and completely customizable, you simply can’t go wrong with the Meadow Lace Shrug.

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Perfect for beginner and experienced crocheters alike, it only takes time and patience to get this super stylish and amazingly comfortable crochet shrug into your closet.

The idea for The Meadow Lace Shrug came from the need to try something new, something beyond my comfort zone of crochet shawls or crochet blankets but simple enough for a first crochet garment project.

Sometimes just the thought of learning how to crochet a garment can be frightening to some. However, it doesn’t have to be.

The design

For my very first time with crochet garments I chose to make very simple but impressive crochet shrug.

With zero shaping, increasing and decreasing, this crochet shrug free pattern is made in one piece with minimal sewing to create armholes only. The lacy pattern keeps the crocheting interesting and the ribbing gives the shrug a knit-look.

It works up really quickly!

This crochet shrug pattern is one size fits most, and can be adjusted easily to size up or down. More details you can find in the pattern below.

Meadow Lace Shrug is for everyone! If you don’t like off-the-shoulder dresses or tops it will be definitely one of your favorite item to wear in summer.

The thing I love most about this crochet shrug pattern is that it adds style to almost any outfit and be easily matched with casual or formal dress, shirts or t-shirts underneath.

If you’re looking for an extra layer of warmth when going on a date or a day out on the town, then you should consider making this crochet shrug.

With such an extraordinary crochet shrug free pattern, you can’t go wrong when choosing colors.

For my Meadow Lace Shrug I chose to use GAZZAL Baby Cotton yarn with burgundy shade of red. This yarn is a soft blend of cotton and acrylic and I can tell you this is the softest cotton yarn I have ever used.

You will not be disappointed with the end result.

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MEADOW CROCHET SHRUG FREE PATTERN

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Materials & Tools:

1. Yarn GAZZAL Baby Cotton 50g = 165m, 60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 4 skeins. For the shrug sample I used Claret (3442) colorway.
2. Hook  size 3.5 mm. Adjust  hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.
3. Tapestry needle (to weave and hide yarn ends)
4. Scissors.

Level:

Intermediate.

Gauge after blocking:

19 sts and 9 rows = 11 cm x 11cm

Size after blocking:

Length from top of neck, to bottom of shrug is 56cm without ribbed collar. Width is 81cm from end of sleeve to end of sleeve.

This pattern fits S-L. You can easily adjust the pattern to suite your body by creating a longer/shorter chain (multiple of 19 plus 3) and crocheting for more/less rows.

Notes:

• The pattern uses US Terminology.
• This shrug is constructed from one large rectangle worked from the bottom up and seamed to create sleeves.
• Cuffs around the armholes and ribbed collar are worked directly into the main shrug instead of creating a ribbed piece and sewing it on.
• Ch1, ch3 and ch4 in the beginning of each row do not count as a stitches, so first single crochet, double crochet or treble crochet of each row is made in last stitch of previous row.
• Pattern is multiple of 19 plus 3. To increase the length of the shrug, increase the number of chains. To decrease the length of the shrug, decrease the number of chains.
• To make this shrug wider/narrower work more/less pattern repeats.

Stitches & Abbreviations (US terms):

ch – chain stitch

st(s) – stitch(es)

slst – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

BLsc – back loop only single crochet

dc – double crochet

tr – treble crochet

rep – repeat

sk – skip

Instructions in square brackets […] are worked as many times as indicated.

Meadow Lace Shrug VIDEO TUTORIAL

Would you like a little help along the way? Use this video crochet tutorial and make your Meadow Lace Shrug successfully.

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Meadow Lace Crochet Shrug PATTERN

Read all Notes before you start.

BODY RECTANGLE

Chain 98.

Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next ch, ch7, sk 5ch, sc in next 5ch, ch7, sk 5ch, [dc in next 4ch, ch7, sk 5ch, sc in next 5ch, ch7, sk 5ch] rep until 2ch remain, dc in next 2ch. Turn.

Row 2: ch3 (doesn’t count as a dc here and throughout), dc in first st, dc in next st, 3dc in ch-7sp, ch6, sk first sc, sc in next 3sts, ch6, sk next sc, 3dc in ch-7sp, [dc in first dc, ch2, sk 2dc, dc in last dc, 3dc in ch-7sp, ch6, sk first sc, sc in next 3sc, ch6, sk next sc, 3dc in ch-7sp] rep until 2dc remain, dc in next 2dc. Turn.

Row 3: ch4 (doesn’t count as a tr here and throughout), tr in first st, ch5, sk 3dc, dc in last dc, 3dc in ch-6sp, ch4, sk first sc, tr in next sc, ch4, sk last sc, 3dc in ch-6sp, [dc in first dc, ch5, sk 3dc, tr in ch-2sp, ch5, sk 3dc, dc in last dc, 3dc in ch-6sp, ch4, sk first sc, tr in next sc, ch4, sk last sc, 3dc in ch-6sp] rep until 5dc remain, dc in first dc, ch5, sk 3dc, tr in last dc. Turn.

Row 4: ch1 (doesn’t count as a sc here and throughout), sc in first st, sc in ch-5sp, ch5, sk 3 dc, dc in last dc, 3dc in ch-4sp, ch2, sk tr, 3dc in next ch-4sp, dc in first dc, ch5, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp, [sc in tr, sc in next ch-5sp, ch5, sk 3dc, dc in last dc, 3dc in ch-4sp, ch2, sk tr, 3dc in next ch-4sp, dc in first dc, ch5, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp] rep until last tr remain, sc in last tr. Turn.

Row 5: ch1, sc in first st, sc in next sc, sc in ch-5sp, ch7, sk 3dc, dc in last dc, 2dc in ch-2sp, dc in next dc, ch7, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp, [sc in next 3sc, sc in next ch-5sp, ch7, sk 3dc, dc in last dc, 2dc in ch-2sp, dc in next dc, ch7, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp] rep until 2sc remain, sc in next 2sc. Turn.

Row 6: ch1, sc in next 2sc, ch6, sk sc, 3dc in ch-7sp, dc in next dc, ch2, sk 2dc, dc in next dc, 3dc in ch-7sp, [ch6, sk first sc, sc in next 3sc, ch6, sk last sc, 3dc in ch-7sp, dc in next dc, ch2, sk 2dc, dc in next dc, 3dc in next ch-7sp] rep until 3sc remain, ch6, sk first sc, sc in next 2sc. Turn.

Row 7: ch4, tr in first st, ch4, sk sc, 3dc in ch-6sp, dc in next dc, ch5, sk 3dc, tr in ch-2sp, ch5, sk 3dc, dc in next dc, 3dc in ch-6sp, [ch4, sk sc, tr in next sc, ch4, sk sc, 3dc in ch-6sp, dc in next dc, ch5, sk 3dc, tr in ch-2sp, ch5, sk 3dc, dc in next dc, 3dc in ch-6sp] rep until 2sc remain, ch4, sk sc, tr in last sc. Turn.

Row 8: ch3, dc in first st, 3dc in ch-4sp, dc in next dc, ch5, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp, sc in tr, sc in next ch-5sp, ch5, sk 3 dc, dc in next dc, 3dc in ch-4sp, [ch2, sk tr, 3dc in next ch-4sp, dc in next dc, ch5, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp, sc in tr, sc in next ch-5sp, ch5, sk 3dc, dc in next dc, 3dc in ch-4sp] rep until last st remain, dc in last st. Turn.

Row 9: ch3, dc in first st, dc in next st, ch7, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp, sc in next 3sc, sc in next ch-5sp, [ch7, sk 3dc, dc in next dc, 2dc in ch-2sp, dc in next dc, ch7, sk 3dc, sc in ch-5sp, sc in next 3 sc, sc in next ch-5sp] rep until 5dc remain, ch7, sk 3dc, dc in last 2sts. Turn.

Repeat Rows 2-9 until Row 65 or desired length.

ASSEMBLY

Turn your work after the last row of the pattern.

Make one round of single crochet stitches around the rectangle, creating a simple border.

BORDER: ch1, sc in first st, sc in next st, 5sc in next ch-7sp, sc in next 5sts, 5sc in next ch-7sp, [sc in next 4sts, 5sc in next ch-7sp, sc in next 5sts, 5sc in next ch-7sp] rep across until 2sts remain before corner, sc in next st, 3sc in next st, rotate your work, sc across working 2sc around/in each dc, 3sc around/in each tr and 1sc around/in each sc until next corner, 3sc in ch where the first dc was made, rotate your work, sc in each ch across until next corner, 3sc in last ch, rotate your work, sc across working 2sc around/in each dc, 3sc around/in each tr and 1sc around/in each sc until first sc of this round, 2sc in same st where the first sc of this round was made, slst in first sc of this round.

Fasten off yarn, weave in all ends and block the rectangle.

Creating arm holes:

Place piece flat on the floor as pictured. Fold the corners of the body piece into the center. Use whip stitches (or different joinig method you like) to join the arm edges together, approx. 13 cm in on each side. The part that is not sewn will be the opening for the armholes. Tie off and weave in ends.

Sleeves and collar trims

Now we are going to add a ribbed cuffs to both armholes and ribbed collar to the opening of the shrug.

Row 1: Pick any place on the edge of the armhole and attach your yarn with a slst. Ch7, starting with 2nd ch from hook, work 1sc in each ch back to the edge of armhole. Join to the next st of the the edge of armhole using slst and work one more slst in the next st of the edge of armhole (2 slst(s) in total for joining) plus make ch1. Turn.

Row 2: Starting from 4th st from hook, work BLsc in each st across until last st remain, sc in last st (5BLsc and 1sc in total). Turn.

Row 3: ch1 (doesn’t count as a st), sc in first st, BLsc in each st across. Join to the next st of the edge of armhole using slst and work one more slst in the next st of armhole (2 slst(s) in total for joining) plus make ch1. Turn.

Repeat Rows 2-3 until your cuff is joined to the entire edge. Then join your last row with the first row using the slip stitches.

Fasten off yarn.

Repeat for the second sleeve and for the opening of the shrug. You can also make longer trims by adding extra chains.

If you have any suggestions or have detected any mistakes, please feel free to email me at mycrochetory@gmail.com

Click HERE to find my picture tutorial how to attach a ribbed collar to your piece.