Glittery Shrug CAL Finished!

So a while back, Lion Brand announced their seasonal crochet-along (CAL) and it was a cute little shrug.  Which was perfect, since I have 2 dresses I would love to wear to work but need something to cover up the skinny straps on the top.  I already had this yarn on hand, and thought it would be the perfect combination of fiber, color, and pattern!  I used the Joann's house brand "Sensations" in the "Caribbean" blend.  The colorway is Caribbean Met White (I have no clue who comes up with these names, but they're not very original!) and it's a blend of 56% cotton, 38% acrylic, and 6% polyester.  It's very soft, and machine washable!  It has just one little strand of iridescent sparkle in it, which adds just a touch of glamour.

Ok, so it's kinda a poor shot of the edging, which is alternating Post DCs.  But you get the idea!

Ah, the joys of being at home with nobody else around to take pics!  Please excuse my son's room, it has the best lighting and his whole closet is mirrored!

The shrug laid out on the table.

Close up of the different stitches.

Overall, I'm really happy with how it turned out.  It's supposed to have a button closure, but it's a little too short across my chest to make that happen.  If I make this again, which is a very good possibility, I'll make the middle longer, so it wraps around better.  I ended up with 101 rows of the DC mesh, and worked two rows of SC for each DC row.  So that would be even more next time, but the sleeves will stay the same.  I'm really happy that it fits!  See what happens with I actually take my time to do my gauge swatching?  Ha!

Oh, and my dear stepmother agreed that her hat needed something, so I did pick up a 3 pack of buttons to sew onto the side of the hat.  Once that gets done I'll throw another pic of it up here, as long as you all aren't sick of looking at it yet!  Thanks for stopping by, and keep on hooking!

~SB