I finished the Fisherman Shrug and just love it! It fits great.

A view of the back. I knit the back piece in the large size and the arms in medium.

When I knit up a swatch I didn’t get gauge. But I just knew my handspun yarn would work for this pattern. I played around with needle size until my swatch looked good. Then I just went for it. The arms fit the dimensions. I had to reknit the back and triangles in larger sizes.

The shrug seemed like it needed a closure. I went to Common Threads, the lovely fabric store in Taos, for buttons because I always have good luck there. Instead of buttonholes I just push the buttons through the ribbing.

The bind off needed to be loose so I employed my google fu to find a loose way to do it. I found directions via Pins and Needles. Her directions worked great.

A close up of the sleeve. I only did four inches of ribbing.

This yarn is from some brown and white fleece that my friend Meredith gave me.

The yarn looked like this:

A close up:

I blogged about making they yarn in this post. The shrug took about 400 yards. I have three balls left.

Pattern: Fisherman Shrug
Source: Lion Brand Yarn
Yarn: my handspun yarn, brown and white variegated, approximately 400 yards, 5 WPI
Needles: 9.0 mm needles
Size: part medium, part large
Modifications: several-see above
Started: February 2009
Finished: May 2009