Spring Bloom Shrug

This beauty just joined our family and to celebrate her homecoming I just had to make her a shrug. She
said I should offer it free to all the dogs out there so you can thank Bella for the free pa ern! She also
says when you get this shrug made and try it on your fur baby to please send her a picture on facebook
or link it in your projects on Ravelry. She is really looking forward to seeing all the happy loved pups that
get to wear this!

Finished Measurements: 19” L x 5” H Shrug 3” W for flower

Gauge: 3.25 sts x 4.5 rows per inch

Hook: 4mm Circular

4.5mm Straight
4 mm DPN

Yarn: Caron Simply So8

Shown in pa
ern:
Color A: Watermelon
Color B: White
Color C: Orchid
Color D: So Pink

Any so8 worsted that you have on hand will work for this. If it is something that will shrink (like co on)
remember to add 2-4 sts to the width to compensate.

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Check your gauge! You can use this pa ern for any size dog. The star>ng chain used here was to fit Bella
but the rest of the pa ern can be used for your specific dog. No ma er how big or small.

To make the pa ern fit your dog:

S>tches per inch ____________ s>tches per inch _____ divided by 2 = ________

Rows per inch _____________ rows per inch ______ divided by 2 = ________

Measure around your dog’s front leg at its widest part. _______ Inches

Measure from just above their “knee” to their other “knee” _______ inches

Measure from knee to shoulder. ______ inches. This will be your flower placement

Sts per inch from gauge swatch _____ x measurement from knee to knee _____ + sts per inch divided by
2 ____ = Final Chain S>tches ______

Rows per inch from gauge swatch _____ x measurement around top of legs _____ + rows per inch
divided by 2 ____ = Final Row Count ______

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Shrug

Leave a long tail on each end for sewing.

With CA Ch 61 (or any mul>ple of 2+1)

Row 1: sc across

Row 2: sc blo in first 6 sc,*sc next st, dc next st* repeat from * to * un>l last 6 sts, sc blo in remaining 6
sts.

Row 3-20 (or your final row count - 1): repeat row 2

Row 21 (or your final row count): sc blo in first 6, sc across to last 6 sts, sc blo in last 6 sts.

Flower 1

Leave a long tail on magic circle for sewing.

With CC, in magic circle (don’t forget to leave a long tail)

Round 1: ch 3, 17 dc in center of circle, join with sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 2: *hdc, dc, tbl all in first st, tbl, dc, hdc in next st, sl st in next st* repeat from * to *. Last sl st will
be in join.

Break yarn, sew in end from last join, leave tail from magic circle

Flower 2

Leave a long tail on magic circle for sewing.

With CB, in magic circle (don’t forget to leave a long tail)

Round 1: ch 4, 17 tbl in center of circle, join with sl st to top of ch 4.

Round 2: *hdc, dc, tbl all in first st, tbl, dc, hdc in next st, sl st in next st* repeat from * to *. Last sl st will
be in join.

Break yarn, sew in end from last join, leave tail from magic circle

Center of flower

Leave a long tail on magic circle for sewing.

With CD, in magic circle

Round 1: ch 3, 17 dc in center of circle, join with sl st to top of ch 3.

Break yarn, sew in end from last join, leave tail from magic circle

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Assembly:

Shrug Cuff: Seam together first 9 s>tches on each end of shrug. Try to seam front loop on one side to
back loop on the other. You will see what I mean when you go to seam the cuff. It will make it follow the
pa ern laid out by the ribs made from the blo s>tches.

Flower: Using the tail le8 from Center of Flower, pull snug to close magic circle well, thread needle and
pull through the center of Flower 1. Holding the tail from the flower out of the way, sew center to
Flower by following around the stretched s>tches along the base of the petals. Up in one stretched st,
down into the next, around. Finish off.

Using the tail from Flower 1, pull snug to close magic circle well, thread needle and pull through the
center of Flower 2. Holding the tail from Flower 2 out of the way, sew Flower 1 to Flower 2 by following
around the stretched s>tches along the base of the petals on Flower 2. Up in one stretched st, down into
the next, around. Finish off.

Using the tail from Flower 2, sew flower to shrug where your dog’s shoulder is. You should have go en
the measurement for the placement from above. Bellla’s is placed at 6.5” from cuff to center of flower.

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Notes

If you find any errors in the pa ern or have any ques>ons please feel free to contact me at the email
provided on each page.

Abbrevia>ons Used
sc Single Crochet
blo Back Loop Only
dc Double Crochet
tbl Treble/Triple Crochet
hdc Half Double Crochet
sl st Slip S>tch
CA Color A
CB Color B
CC Color C
CD Color D

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