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Betty

crocheted in Touché™
Skill level: Intermediate

This is a knit pattern.
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Betty, the crocheted version of our long-sleeved shrug, is made all in one piece with a lacey band added during finishing.

 

Shown in size X-Small/Small

SIZES
Directions are for women's size X-Small/Small. Changes for Medium/Large are
in parentheses.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width – 29(33)”
Length – 18(19 1/2)”

MATERIALS
17(18) hanks BERROCO TOUCHÉ (50 grs), #7930 Green Tea.
Crochet hooks, sizes 4.50 mm (G) and 5.00 mm (H) OR SIZE TO OBTAIN

GAUGE.

GAUGE
17 dc = 4"; 8 rows = 4" in dc using size 5.00 mm (H) crochet hook.
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

NOTE 1
Shrug is made all in one piece with the band added during finishing. It is
worked sideways from left cuff to right cuff. There is no neck opening -- you
slip your arms into the sleeves with the entire piece behind your back. Front
edges of shrug are not intended to meet (see photo).

NOTE 2
To join with a dc, make a slip knot and place on hook. Yo, insert hook into
st, yo and draw up a lp, (yo and draw through 2 lps on hook) twice.

STITCH GLOSSARY
dc2tog

(Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2
loops on hook) twice, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

dc3tog

(Yo, insert hook in next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2
loops on hook) 3 times, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

Inc 1 dc

Work 2 dc in 1 st.

Dec 1 dc

Work dc2tog over 2 sts.

SHRUG

Left Sleeve:  With smaller crochet hook, ch 39(43).
Row 1 (RS):  Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across – 38(42) sts.  Ch 1,
turn.
Rows 2-4:  Sc in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.  When Row 4 is completed, change
to larger crochet hook, ch 3, turn.
Row 5:  Dc across, inc 6(8) dc evenly spaced – 44(50) dc.  Ch 3, turn.
Rows 6-8:  Dc in each st across.  Ch 3, turn.
Row 9:  Work 2 dc in first st, dc in each st to last st, work 2 dc in last st – 46(52) dc.

Ch 3, turn.
Rows 10-12:  Dc in each dc across. Ch 3, turn.
Rows 13-28:  Rep Rows 9-12 4 times more – 54(60) dc.  Ch 3, turn.
Rows 29 and 30:  Rep Row 9 twice more – 58(64) dc.  Fasten off, turn.
Body:  Next Row (RS):  Ch 17(18), join with a dc in first dc of sleeve, then
continue to dc in each st across, ch 20(21), turn.
Next Row:  Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 16(17) ch, dc in each st across
sleeve, dc in next 17(18) ch – 92(100) dc.  Ch 3, turn.  Rep Row 6 as for sleeve
until body measures 29(33)" from beg, end with a WS row.  Fasten off, turn.
Right Sleeve:  Next Row (RS):  Skip first 17(18) sts, join with a dc in next
st, then dc in next 57(63) sts, leaving remaining 17(18) dc unworked.  Ch 3,

turn.
Rows 1 and 2:  Dc2tog, dc in each dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog – 54(60)dc.  Ch 3,
turn.
Rows 3-5:  Dc in each dc across. Ch 3, turn.
Row 6:  Dc2tog, dc in each dc to last 2 sts, dc2tog – 52(58) dc.  Ch 3, turn.
Rows 7-9:  Dc in each dc across.  Ch 3, turn.
Rows 10-25:  Rep Rows 6-9 4 times more – 44(50) dc.  Ch 3, turn.
Row 26:  Dc across, dec 6(8) dc evenly spaced – 38(42) sts.  Change to smaller
hook, ch 1, turn.
Rows 27-30:  Sc in each st across.  Ch 1, turn.  When Row 30 is completed, do
not ch and turn; fasten off.

FINISHING
Sew side and sleeve seams.
Border:  Foundation Rnd:  With RS facing and larger crochet hook, join yarn
with a sl st in any side seam.  Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc at side seam), work 128(146)
sc evenly spaced across to opposite side seam, sc in side seam, work another
128(146) sc evenly spaced to beg side seam, join rnd with a sl st in beg ch-1 –

258(294) sc.
Rnd 1:  Ch 3 (always counts as 1 dc at side seam), ** dc in first st, * skip
next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st, rep from * 62(71) times more, dc in
next st **, dc in next st at side seam, rep from ** to ** once more, join rnd
with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2:  Ch 1 (always counts as 1 sc at side seam), sc in each st around, join
rnd with a sl st in beg ch-1.
Rnd 3:  Ch 3, ** dc in first st, ch 1, * dc3tog, ch 2, rep from * 40(46) times
more, end dc3tog, ch 1, dc in next st **, dc in next st at side seam, rep from **

to ** once more, join rnd with a sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4:  Ch 1, ** sc in first st, sc in ch-1 sp, * sc in next st, work 2 sc in next ch-

2 sp, rep from * 40(46) times more, end sc in next st, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in next st

**, sc in next st at side seam, rep from ** to ** once more, join rnd with a sl st

in beg ch-1.
Rnds 5 and 6:  Rep Rnds 3 and 4.
Rnds 7 and 8:  Rep Rnds 1 and 2.
Rnds 9-14:  Rep Rnds 3 and 4 3 times.
Rnds 15 and 16:  Rep Rnds 1 and 2.
Rnds 17 and 18:  Rep Rnds 3 and 4.
Rnd 19:  Rep Rnd 1.
Rnd 20:  Ch 1, working from left to right, sc in each st around, join rnd with
a sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Right Sleeve Edging:  With RS facing and smaller crochet hook, join yarn

with a sl st in underarm seam, ch 1, working from left to right, sc in each st
around, join rnd with a sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Left Sleeve Edging:  With RS facing and smaller crochet hook, join yarn with

a sl st in underarm seam, ch 1, working from left to right, sc in each bottom
loop of foundation