To raise and contract the shoulders

This isn’t a real picture.  Or rather, it is a real picture, but it’s a placeholder until I can do a detailed photo shoot.  I finished the new version of the Erin Shrug and am now getting to work on writing up a pattern.  Whee!  I’m very, very happy with the Malabrigo Chunky used for this version, as it has just the right gauge and stretch for what I wanted.  I have not blocked the shrug yet, because I’m a little afraid of smushing the cables, but I think I probably will get to that this week.

You can’t see it in this picture, because well, this is what happens when you demand that your husband take a picture as he’s heading out the door in the morning, but the collar has been altered from the previous incarnation and is now, with the help of short rows, tall and sophisticated.  The sleeves are seamed, but the sewing required is fairly simple and minimal.

Now, normally when I write up a pattern, the name is all picked out, but in this case, I’m feeling like the Erin Shrug doesn’t really work, and I need your help.  It’s a minor contest.  Post a suggestion of a name in the comments section of this post, and I’ll pick three people at random (and one at not-so-random) to win a free copy of the Clothilde pattern.  The main feature of this shrug is the cables, of course, and the way they flow from one side to the other.  It makes me think of dancing and of water, but I’ve got nothing so far.  With luck, and your help, the pattern will be pulled together soon, and I can get it out for tech editing and test knitting right quick!

Edited to add: I’ll run this for a week, which I forgot to mention up front.  Also, if your name is picked and you already bought a copy of Clothilde, please let me know and I can send you one of my other patterns, or you can give the Clothilde pattern as a gift.