Big apologies to those of you out there who have been patiently waiting for the next installment! Here it is! You can also find it on the Ravelry Fiber Fiends group discussion page, along with photos of other people’s shrugs-in-progress. You can find Esmerelda on Ravelry here.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Esmerelda, it’s a top-down shrug I’m designing as a knit-a-long for the Fiber Fiends Ravelry group, and I’m also posting the installments here on my blog. This is the third knitting installment, which involves putting the sleeve stitches on holders and working the back section. You can find yarn requirements here, the first knitting installment here, and the second installment here.
Back
Work 9 (11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 18) left front sts in stockinette stitch. Place next 20 (28, 27, 36, 34, 43, 42) sts on holder for left sleeve. Use backward loop method to cast on 20 (17, 23, 22, 29, 27, 33) sts. Work 39 (49, 51, 59, 63, 70, 73) back sts in stockinette stitch. Place next 20 (28, 27, 36, 34, 43, 42) sts on holder for right sleeve. Use backward loop method to cast on 20 (17, 23, 22, 29, 27, 33) sts. Work remaining 8 (12, 11, 15, 14, 18, 17) sts in stockinette stitch. 96 (106, 120, 132, 150, 160, 174) sts on the needles. Work in stockinette stitch for 3.5” / 9 cm, or until piece measures 10 (10.5, 11, 11.5, 12, 12.5, 13)” / 25.5 (26.5, 28, 29, 30.5, 32, 33) cm.
The sleeves will be up next!
