Savy Shrug Crochet Pattern

The Savy Crochet Shrug is a Free Pattern by Crochet It Creations. It comes in 9 adult sizes….yes 9! It’s a super cute and simple pattern. It will be your favorite go to pattern to spruce up a cute outfit.

The Savy Crochet Shrug idea came from the need to wear something light weight over a cute tank top or dress. I prefer to use I Love This Cotton! by Hobby Lobby for this pattern. It’s a soft high-end cotton with a lower-end price. It is my FAVORITE 100% cotton for clothing! It comes in many beautiful colors, like the one pictured below…AQUA. Also, if you are having trouble meeting gauge when using a different yard, try to find a comparable yarn on yarnsub.com

This crochet shrug pattern has simple construction with minimal sewing. You may notice that most of Crochet It Creations’ patterns require little or no sewing. I’m way more of a fan of crocheting than I am of sewing, so I try to eliminate it where I can. Just like my Cameo Cardigan series that comes in baby all the way up to adult 4XL! I also love making patterns that are applicable to EVERYONE! So, I hope you enjoy crocheting them as much as I enjoy designing them.

Prefer to have a PDF version of the crochet shrug that is printable and ad-free?…find it here in Crochet It Creation’s Ravelry Store.

Savy Crochet Shrug Pattern

Materials Needed

• I 5.5mm Crochet Hook, or hk needed to obtain gauge
• Medium Weight #4 yarn (I Love This Cotton by Hobby Lobby is recommended)
• Scissors
• Tapestry Needle
• Optional: Small button or clasp closure

Stitches Used/Abbreviations (U.S. Terms)

• DC – Double Crochet
• SC – Single Crochet
• DC2TOG – Double Crochet 2 Stitches Together
• Ch – Chain
• Sl St – Slip Stitch
• Join – Slip Stitch to first st
• Hk – Hook 
• St – Stitch
• Sk – Skip
• Sp – Space

Gauge

• 4” square – 7 rows x 17 st (as the pattern) 

Pattern Notes

• The shrug is made as vertical rows into a long rectangle with arm holes. After it is folded in and sewn at the shoulders using the whip stitch. 
• If having trouble meeting gauge and using a yarn other than I Love This Cotton by Hobby Lobby, find a comparable yarn on yarnsub.com.
• Stitch count for each row is at the end in parentheses, which includes both stitches & chains for that row. Stitch count remains the same throughout the pattern.
• Beginning chain(s) does not count as a stitch, or count for end of row stitch count.
• Pattern is worked like the moss stitch, but in DC. Each DC will be placed in the ch-1 space from the previous row. Place last DC on each row in the top of the chain 2 from the previous row. 
• Pattern is written as Sizes XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X) be sure to follow the correct stitch count. If no extra numbers are written, then count is the same for all sizes. 
• See photos at end of pattern for guidance

Size	Yardage Used	Bust	Length
Size Extra Small	320	30”	14”
Small	380	34”	14.5”
Medium	420	38”	15”
Large	470	42”	15.5”
Extra Large	520	46”	16”
2XL	575	50”	16.5”
3XL	650	54”	17”
4XL	700	58”	17.5”
5XL	760	62”	18”

Chain & Double Crochet Stitches in Diagram

Sizes: XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X)

Begin Shrug Body in Vertical Rows

Chain 61 (63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 79)

Row 1: DC in 3rd ch from hk, *Ch 1, sk 1 ch, DC in next* repeat from * to * across. 59 (61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 77) ending stitch count remains the same for each size throughout the pattern and will not be written again. 

Row 2 – 11 (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21): Ch 2, DC in Ch-1 sp, *Ch 1, DC in next Ch-1 sp* repeat from* to * across, DC in top of Ch 2 from previous row

Arm Hole Row 

Row 12 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22): Ch 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42), sk 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) stitches counting both DC & Ch, SC in each st and Ch-1 sp to end 

Row 13 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23): Ch 2, DC in first st, *Ch 1, sk 1 st, DC in next* repeat from * to * across, DC in top of ch 2. 

Row 14 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24) – 39 (42, 47, 50, 55, 60, 66, 71, 77): Ch 2, Dc in Ch-1 sp, *Ch 1, DC in next Ch-1 sp* repeat from * to * across, DC in top of Ch 2

Arm Hole Row 

Row 40 (43, 48, 51, 56, 61, 67, 72, 78): Ch 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42), sk 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42) stitches counting both DC & Ch, SC in each st and Ch-1 sp to end 

Row 41 (44, 49, 52, 57, 62, 68, 73, 79): Ch 2, DC in first st, *Ch 1, sk 1 st, DC in next* repeat from * to * across, DC in top of Ch 2

Row 42 (45, 50, 53, 58, 63, 69, 74, 80) – 51 (55, 61, 65, 71, 77, 85, 91, 99): Ch 2, DC in Ch-1 sp, *Ch 1, DC in next Ch-1 sp* repeat from * to * across, DC in top of Ch 2. Finish off

Photo 1. Completed body before sewing the shoulder

Photo 2. Arm Hole

Sewing

Fold in the front panels at the arm holes. Line them up to the back rows. Whip Stitch together the front and back panels from the arm holes in at the shoulders. 

Photo 3. Shoulder seam sewn with whip stitch

Sleeves

Join with Sl St to bottom of arm hole in Ch-1 sp

Rnd 1: Ch 2, DC in same space, *Ch 1, DC in Ch-1 sp* repeat from * to * around, join. 52 (56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84)

Rnd 2: Sl St to Ch-1 sp, Ch 2, DC2TOG in same Ch-1 sp and next Ch-1 sp, *Ch 1, DC in next Ch-1 sp* repeat from * to * around, join 

Rnd 3 – x(4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8): Sl St to Ch-1 sp, Ch 2, DC2TOG in same Ch-1 sp and next Ch-1 sp, *Ch 1, DC in next Ch-1 sp* repeat from * to * around, join.

Rnd 4 (5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9): Ch 1, SC in each st and Ch-1 sp around, join. Finish off & weave in ends

Photo 4. Join with slip stitch to the bottom of the arm hole

Photo 5. Sleeve – DC2TOG over 2 ch-1 spaces, eliminating a dc and ch 1 to equal 2 stitches.  

Border

Join with Sl St to front corner. 

Ch 1, SC evenly around the entire border; across the bottom, up the front panel, across the neck and back down the other border. Placing 3 SC in each corner, join. Finish off. 

*Optional to make a button hole by chaining 3 at the end of the border before joining to first st. 

Add chain tie, ribbon, button, or clasp for closure. Or leave open. Metal clasp closure was used in photos. These can be found at Walmart or any craft store. 

Photo 6. Completed pattern ready for ends to be weaved in and closure added.

Prefer to have a PDF version of the crochet shrug that is printable and ad-free?…find it here in Crochet It Creation’s Ravelry Store.

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