Completed Shrug!

Here's the shrug still on the needles .........AND
This is the finished product (modeled by MOI, which actually fits too tight!. It will look much better on my daughter, as it won't be so tight on her! I love how it turned out and now I think I'll have to make two more for my other two daughters!

Amanda's Shrug

I'm struggling along making a knitted shrug for my daughter, Amanda. It's almost finished and I'll have to find someone her size to try it on pretty soon. The reason I said I'm struggling......is because the pattern said to "pick up stitches" along the neck opening which I found difficult. I truly need help with this the next time I try a pattern with picking up stitches. It's not supposed to be hard to do, so I must be making it into a problem. LOL

Here's a picture of the shrug from the Lion Brand website where I found this pattern. It's called:Lion Brand Homespun Pattern # 60082AD