This delicate Bolero knitting pattern from Mlle Pétronille looks great over a dress.
Cropped shrugs, sometimes called bodiless sweaters or super crops, are trending in knitting and crochet. These tops include a neck and arms, but don’t have a body, making them a faster project and a super fun style element. Dress up a yoga tank or sports bra or use as an arm warmer with a dress
We’ve rounded up some of our favorite super-cropped shrugs in this installment of our trends series called What’s New in Craft.
Tulle Wedding Jacket
Add a pop of color to your wedding attire with this elegant wedding jacket. Made with elastic jersey tulle for a comfortable feel. This accessory can warm your arms without covering up your dress.
Crop Bolero Crochet Pattern
This is the perfect bolero for when you just need a little something extra. Wear it to add a pop of color to a dress or to cover the straps of a tank top. The simple crochet pattern is easy to follow with no shaping involved.
Whether it’s for a cooler nighttime wedding or you just want to wear your favorite tank and cover the straps, this is it.
Super Crop Top Crochet Pattern
This advanced beginner crochet pattern creates a beautiful super crop top with full length sleeves. Perfect for over a sports bra or camisole and paired with jeans for a cute look.
Grace bolero
Mlle Pétronille
This elegant Bolero has a delicate lace pattern and is great to warm your shoulders or dress up your outfit. It is design to be knit with a superfine mohair and silk blend to outline the geometric open lace pattern.
Hortensia Shrug Knitting Pattern
This modern chunky knit looks great either with a casual outfit or with jeans. It is warm and comfortable and it converts into a winter scarf! Features thumb holes to warm up a tshirt or tank below. This easy pattern has details on yarn used and how to get the symmetrical ombre look.
Crochet Cropped Shrug Tutorial
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This video tutorial describes to to create a simple but cute cropped shrug. Great for cool evenings to throw over a tank top. Pair it with jeans, shorts or even a dress. This versatile piece goes with just about anything!
Have you made a cropped shrug? We’d love to see it! Share below.
This is a hard pass from me. Such shrugs don’t really look great on most body types.
I agree with Lola. This places a very uncomfortable emphasis on the breasts, and most men stare at these enough as it is!
Thanks for this! I love shrugs, they are perfect for all times of the year and great when you have a sleeveless dress, but really don’t want to show your arms. I’ve already ordered one of the patterns via your links. Great Idea to have posts like this to introduce us to more indy designers.
That’s awesome to hear! We love them, too.
Yep I’ve designed, crocheted, and worn these: Liebling Shrug, Pullover Shrug, Fishlips Shrug, Mermaid Shrug, Ginkgo Flutter Shrug (all are in Ravelry and my website). Having a ‘womanly figure’, I find it certainly matters what the yarn weight, stitch texture, drape, etc are, as well as the occasion. They’re great for Zoom meetings, for example.
Great point! Thanks Vashti.
I have one in my book Modern Italian Lace Crochet! its called Il Velo da Sposa (the wedding veil in Italian) and can be see here: https://karenwhooley.com/product/modern-italian-lace-crochet/ (its the grey one.