ha!ha!ha!my first knitting pattern!!!

Please excuse me but i find writing a knitting pattern a bit like writing a food recepie...so here goes..

a fantastic shrug,easy to make and easy to wear!!!!

this item is handknitted and can be converted for a machine,,,

INGREDIENTS

1 PAIR OF 3.75mm NEEDLES

1 3.75mm CIRCUALR KNITTING NEEDLE

1,STITCH MARKER

100 - 150G DOUBLE KNIT(ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE!!)

1 SEWING IN NEEDLE

METHOD

Cast on 85 stitches onto a circular needle placing the stitch marker at the beginning of a row

row 1 .

k2,p2, for 10 rows

NEXT

p1,knit83,p1(the purl stitches create a lovely faux seam)

Continue in this way for 6"

NEXT

Transfer stitches onto a pair of flat needles,which splits the faux seam...(the stitch marker denotes the beginning of a seam.)

continue in stocking stitch(knit one row,purl one row.)

until the flat peice knitted measures 15" in total

NEXT

marking the first stitch with a stitch marker transfer the stitches back onto a circular needle,

NEXT

P1,K83,p1

continue in this way until circularly knitted peice measures 6"

(total length so far measures 27" long from caast on edge)

NEXT

k2,p2, for 10 rows

NEXT

Cast off in pattern.

Sew in the ends,and wear!!!

this pattern is made to fit a UK size 12,but for definite fit measure around the thickest part of the bicep,measure from crown of the shoulder to crown of the shoulder(joint to joint).

To adjust up or down a size roughly increase or decrease by 10 stitches( roughly double knit is 10 stitches to one inch)

YOUR FINISHED ARTICLE SHOULD LOOK LIKE THE PICTURES SHOWN.

Please feel free to pass this pattern on but PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE I would love to hear how you got on and would love to see the complete article

AND ABOVE ALL ELSE.......ENJOY!!!!