Quick Knit Baby Shrug

This is the cutest, quickest knit, little shrug ever. I found this pattern for free on www.ravelry.com. It is a pattern by Natalie Haban for Nat and Callie Knits. If you need a quick gift for a baby shower or birthday gift for a little girl this is it. I knitted this up in about 5 hours. It uses a size 10 needle and worsted weight yarn. I used white cotton yarn, but this could be done in acrylic or wool/silk blend or even linen yarn. I embroidered the flowers on using worsted weight yarn and lazy daisy stitch for the petals and leaves, backstitch for the stems, and french knot for the flower centers. The pattern does not show you how to do the embroidery, you can look at an embroidery book of stitches to help you. I placed one large button at the top and crocheted a loop for the button instead of a button hole. You could add more buttons if you like, it's really up to your creativity. I think I am going to knit up one more, because it's so quick, and you can knit these in so many fun colorways and add different embellishments. Click on photo to enlarge.