Regency shrug from Interweave Knits

[gloriana]

Hey all -

I just finished this little project and really enjoyed making it:

http://www.elizabethklett.com/images/regency2.jpg

I used four balls of Rowan Calmer in "coral."  More photos and pattern notes can be found on my blog (link below).  This is a free pattern, by the way - you can find it and other shrugs designed by the IK staff here - http://www.interweave.com/knit/projects_articles.asp.

Cheers,
Elizabeth

[piratekittie]

That's adorable. Is that part of the "Staff Knits" thing? I need to check that out... You did a great job!

[barefootbitches]

wow, this is gorgeous, it drapes really nicely. i hope you wear it a lot!

[VSUangel86]

Wow I love that one, the color is beautiful !!!!

[SylvChezPlum]

Wow, awesome ! It actually looks more like a bolero than a shrug, does it ?  And that color makes it much more interesting than the pastelish blue used in the original pic... 

Good on you for showing us all that this one could be very nice too !

[Kimbabwe]

Love it! As I really like everything you've posted out on your site! You've picked some really great patterns and done an amazing job on all of them. Too cool!

[Keridiana]

Beautiful. I wanted to make it but I couldn't understand the splitting instructions. Great color!

[paperandglue]

Lovely! The colour is wonderful, and I love the ribbon.

[Quincy134]

Lovely color!  And the ribbon added on is really nice. 

[yahaira]

that looks great gloriana, I like the color so much more than the one in the original pattern. 

This is yet another project that makes me want to try out calmer. 

[gloriana]

Thanks, y'all!  Yes, this pattern is indeed part of the "Staff Knits" section.  I definitely recommend Calmer to anyone - it's really a pleasure to knit with.  And prunille, I was thinking the same thing - that this really isn't much of a shrug because it has a front.  How does one define "shrug", anyway? 

[Southern Bell]

That is absolutely beautiful! You've inspired me to give this a try Thanks!

[carecare]

That looks perfectly lovely! I'm halfway done with this, and you've inspired me to finish. love the ribbon detail!

[knittinkitten]

Ooo, that bow is so cute!  It really makes it go from drab to fab (excuse my dorkiness please  )

[gloriana]

carecare - definitely post a pic of your finished shrug!  I'd love to see more versions of this sweater...

[scrumdidli]

Does this require circular needles?

[gloriana]

No circular needles required - you knit it in two flat halves and then seam up the sleeves and graft the back pieces together. 

[carecare]

At long last, I have completed my regency shrug. I'm overall happy with it, though it called for too much yarn and came out a little too big. More pix and details on my blog, www.everywordsapurl .blogspot.com.

[zknits]

am i the only person who can't find the pattern for the shrug on the interweave site??
for some reason i can't find anything on that site...help!
anyone know where i can track down that pattern exactly??
z

[zknits]

hee hee hee...i just finally found it!  please excuse my slowness i still haven't gotten used to the interweave knits site!!
z

[aeillill]

oooo, very nice!