Sporty Luna Crochet Shrug Free Pattern

Sporty Luna Crochet Shrug Free Pattern
By Kristin Omdahl

These strips of crochet fabric have a pretty flower centered in the rows. Inspired by the traditional techniques of Bruges Lace, the addition of large chains at the beginning of each row is an important design feature to join the strips together without sewing.

Materials:
325 yds #2 sport weight yarn
H/8 (5mm) crochet hook
or
420 yds #4 worsted weight yarn
K/10.5 (6.5mm) crochet hook)

Gauge:

Each pattern repeat is 5” tall x 5” wide with thinner yarn and larger hook
Each pattern repeat is 7 in tall x 7 in wide with thicker yarn and larger hook.

Finished size:

15 in tall x 40 in wide for thinner yarn.

21 in tall x 63 in wide for thicker yarn.

Fit is customize-able based on how long you make your strips and how long you sew your sleeve seams

Special Stitches:
2dc-cluster (2dc-cl): *yo, insert hook in next st or sp, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook. Rep from * once more [3 loops on hook]. Yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

3dc-cluster (3dc-cl): *yo, insert hook in next st or sp, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook. Rep from * two more times [4 loops on hook]. Yo, pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Instructions:
First Strip:

Set-up Row: Ch18, dc in 6th ch from hook and ea ch across. — 13 dcs

Row 1: Ch 5, dc in each st across—13 sts.

Row 2: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in rst 5 dc, ch 3, sk next st, 3-dc cl in next st, ch 3, sk next st, dc in each of next 5 sts, turn.

Row 3: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in rst 2 dc, ch 3, 2-dc cl in side of last st worked, sk 3 sts, sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next st, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 2-dc cl in side of last st worked, sk 3 dc, dc in each of next 2 sts, turn.

Row 4: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in rst 2 dc, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next 3 sc, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in each of last 2 dc, turn.

Row 5: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in rst 2 dc, 3 dc in next ch-7 sp, sk next sc, ch 3, 3-dc cl in next sc, ch 3, sk next sc, 3 dc in next ch-7 sp, dc in each of last 2 dc, turn.

Row 6: Ch 5 (does not count as a st), dc in next 5 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next st, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next 5 dc, turn.

Row 7: Ch 5, dc in each dc across, turn.

Rows 8 – 56: Rep Rows 2–7seven more times.

Second Strip:

Set up Row: ch15, slst into first ch5 sp on first strip, ch2, skip last 4 chs, 1dc in ea rem ch across. — 13 dcs

Rows 1 – 56: rep rows 1 – 56 from first strip, except at the beginning of every even numbered row, replace ch5 with the following: (ch2, slst in adjacent [first] strip’s ch5 sp, ch2). At the end of the last row, ch3, slst to last st on last row of adjacent strip. Fasten off.

Third Strip:

Set up Row: Slst to last beg ch at lower edge of previous strip, ch18, slst into first ch5 sp on first strip, ch2, skip last 4 chs, 1dc in ea of next 13 chs, skip rem 3 chs. — 13 dcs

Rows 1 – 56: rep rows 1 – 56 from first strip, except at the beginning of every odd numbered row, replace ch5 with the following: (ch2, slst in adjacent [second] strip’s ch5 sp, ch2). Fasten off.

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