MONKEY TWIST SIDEWAY SHRUG

Instructions

Note: This pattern is worked using US terms.

Body

Using a 9 mm hook, make 36ch.

1st row - hdc in 3rd ch from hook and each ch across ... 35 hdc (this row includes beg ch).

2nd and every foll alt row - ch 2 (counts as first hdc in this row and in all following rows), turn, hdc in back loops across.

3rd row - ch 2, turn hdc in back loops, increase in every 6th st across ... 5 increases, 40 hdc.

5th row - ch 2, turn hdc in back loops, increase in 5th st, then in every following 7th st ... 5 increases, 45 hdc.

7th row - ch 2, turn hdc in back loops, increase in every 8th st across ... 5 increases, 50 hdc.

9th row - ch 2, turn, hdc in back loops, increase in 5th st, then in every following 9th st ... 5 increases, 55 hdc.

11th row - ch 2, turn hdc in back loops, increase in every 10th st across ... 5 increases, 60 hdc.

13th row - ch 2, turn, hdc in back loops, increase in 5th st, then in every following 10th st ... 6 increases, 66 hdc.

15th row - ch 2, turn, hdc in back loops, increase in 4th st, then in every following 11th st ... 6 increases, 72 hdc.

17th row - ch 2, turn hdc in back loops, increase in every following 11th st ... 6 increases, 78 hdc.

19th row - ch 2, turn, increase in 3rd st, then in every following 12th st ... 7 increases, 85 hdc.

20th row - As 2nd row. Do not fasten off.

Shoulder - Fold body piece in half width way so that side edges meet.

Beginning along the top edge (base of the shoulder). The smaller opening is the armhole and the larger opening is the cross body.

1st round - ch 1, sc across top edge placing 2 sc for each row, ending with 40 sc. Turn work over so that the other edge is now facing you, and continue to sc across other edge as for first edge, ending with 40 sc. Slip st in top of first sc to join.

This completes the first round of sts for the shoulder section ... 80 sc as your base for the shoulder circumference. For remainder of work, do not turn.

2nd round - ch 2 (counts as first hdc in this round and in all following rounds), hdc in back loop of same st as join, hdc in back loop of each st around, slip st (through both loops in top of first st and throughout) to join ... 81 hdc.

3rd round - ch 2, hdc in front loop of same st as join, hdc in front loop of each st around, slip st to join.

4th round - As 2nd round.

Cowl Collar: 5th round - ch 2, hdc 2tog worked in front loop of same st as join and front loop of next st, cont to work in front loops, hdc in next st, hdc 2tog, repeat from around, slip st to join ... 54 hdc.

6th round - ch 2, hdc in back loop of same st as join, hdc in back loops around, slip st to join.

7th round - ch 2, hdc in front loop of same st as join, hdc in front loops around, slip st to join.

Repeat 6th and 7th rounds 3 times more, then 6th round once.

Fasten off.

Finishing

DO NOT PRESS. Sew in ends