Rosebud Shrug

As of March 2024, a 2008 version of this pattern can be accessed via the Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20080327042647/http://crochetme.com/patterns/rosebud-shrug This is a convertible thing and a "stashbuster"--1 or 2 skeins, keep going 'til you run out of yarn. (1 ball of Katrina is 100g). Use any weight of yarn and appropriate hook as long as you make a rectangle the same width as pattern states (or wider for the amply-blessed upper arms--see pattern). Lace it up at the sides to make it a one-size-fits-most shrug, or left unlaced it's a scarf. The stitch pattern is unusual and in a stretchy yarn, the picots remind me of rosebuds. . 3/3/11: I see from recent comments over at Crochetme that people are having trouble with the pattern! Here is my response: Hi there, I have not checked this page for awhile and I see that: - some photos are not showing up - edits in a second color are not showing - people have recently been trying to make this and having serious problems with the pattern! First of all, I'm sorry that this design has been a frustrating experience for some folks. ***Some, maybe all, of the errors and other unnecessary difficulties are beyond my control***. As you can see from an early comment (below), errors were introduced into the pattern during the uploading process, *after it left my hands*. Back in 2006, these errors were quickly fixed. However, a few years later this pattern got transferred to its current home at this Interweave site. I can't tell if the fixed version is the one that got transferred. (I will have to check back later, when I have time, to be able to see if this is the corrected version of the pattern, or not. After all, my name is associated with this pattern, *whether or not it contains my errors*.) OK, that said, I can tell you that this is one of the more confusing stitch patterns in crochet *when written as text*--even if the pattern is written with no errors. It's one of those things in crochet that is easier to learn from someone in person, or from a visual aid: video, a step-by-step photo tutorial, or at least a stitch diagram. I've been planning on writing a new edition of this Rosebud Shrug, now that I have my own crochet pattern site [here][1] and in Ravelry (username vashtirama). I announce all new patterns in my newsletter, so you might want to [subscribe][2] (it's free). I'll be mentioning the Rosebud Shrug today in issue #13 of my Crochet Inspirations Newsletter. [1]: http://www.shop.designingvashti.com/ [2]: http://designingvashti.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8d9b0b0df0b73f0fdcb7f4729&id=9c8df8dd87