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                      The following pattern is my original design. 
                        Please  only copy or print this pattern for personal use.
                      Special thanks to Barbara Rud for pointing out that I had a link incorrect.. it has since been corrected.
                      I have not tested this pattern so if you find an error please contact me. 
                      MATERIALS:
                      Hook: Size B
                      Yarn: J & P Coats - Cotton Knit-Cro-Sheen (100% Mercerized Cotton)
                      Stitches used: ch, sl st, sc, dc.
                      Difficulty: EASY
                       
                      
                      
                      ROW 1: Ch 17, dc in 4th ch from hk and in each ch across. (15 sc). Ch 5, turn. (The ch 5 helps form the arm hole).
                      ROW 2: Sk 1st 4 dc on previous row, dc in next 7 dc, Ch 5, sk the rest of the dcs and sl st in last dc. (this helps form the second arm hole) Ch 1, Do Not Turn. 
                        
  <SLEEVE> * Place 11 sc evenly around arm hole then work a sc in each sc in a continuous round until the sleeve is the desired length. 
  
                        For second sleeve, attach yarn in any stitch of the other arm hole and repeat the sleeve instructions above.
                      Finishing: Work scs evenly around the edge shrug.
                        NOTE: You can add more rows of scs if you want the back covered more.
                      FASTEN OFF
                      WEAVE IN ENDS