The Inspiration + Design

I dyed some yarn for my most recent Sewrella Yarn hand dyed collection in the gorgeous colors Cruise and Lido Deck, they were just sitting on my shelf, begging to be used for something as stunning as they are. I loved dyeing these colors and I knew a two-sided, simple stitch blanket would be the perfect thing for them. Worked up on our Classic Bulky base yarn made the blanket squishy and luxurious with unbelievable drape.

This cruise crochet blanket is the epitome of luxe. It’s an heirloom piece for sure! I’ll just say this: if there’s a blanket you should splurge on and invest time in making, it’s this one.

Color Pooling made easy

You’ll notice in the photos of this crochet blanket pattern that the variegated yarn pools in a way that looks like waves or really soft, flowing striping. That’s not due to any fancy counting or technique, that’s just how our yarn works up when crocheted.

We work the right side of the blanket in one color and the wrong side in another color to get a two-toned effect and this helps the color to pool in the wavy look that you see here. You could get a similar effect using any of our pour dyed hand dyed yarn colorways.

Sewrella Yarn

I started hand dyeing my own yarn over two years ago and it’s now a flourishing business that I absolutely love working on! We host monthly collections, each one focused on a theme complete with variegated and solid colored yarns, speckled yarns and all different base yarns including the bulky yarn you see pictured here.

We also incorporate teas and house-made wool wash that are specific to each collection. Special edition teas that connect to the theme like key lime margarita in the summer and pumpkin chai in the fall to taste while scented wool wash connects a sense of smell to the collection like coconut grove or warm amber staycation.

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One blanket, so many sizes

Although I am in love with this crochet blanket in the baby size, I have written this pattern to work for blankets of just about any size!

Within the pattern below you’ll find a table of blanket sizes that are included in the pattern as well as their measurements and the yardage required to make them (provided you’re using the yarn I used or a similar worsted weight yarn)

Yarn + Substitution

It’s easy to make this blanket in another chunky yarn – like Lion Brand Color Made Easy. This yarn is really widely available for a great price in a really pretty color palette. Any other category 5 bulky blanket could also be substituted fairly easily – even hand dyed yarn from other independent dyers too!

PATTERN

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Description

This cruise crochet blanket includes an easy free pattern using all my own gorgeous hand dyed yarn, written in 12 sizes!

Yarn

–Sewrella Yarn – Classic Bulky
(weight 5 / bulky, 3.5oz/100g, 219yds/200m)
Colorways: CRUISE, LIDO DECK
See yardage via table below

Notions

–Size 7mm Crochet Hook

–Darning needle

Gauge

7 sts x 12.5 rows = 4″ in hdc

Finished Size

Notes

–See chart above to choose the size blanket you’d like to make!

-See chart within pattern below to determine your number of foundation chains (A), row stitch count (B), and number of total row repeats (C).

-Chain stitches throughout the pattern do no count as a stitch, nor are they included in total stitch counts.

-Throughout this pattern you change color every row working all RS rows in Cruise and all WS rows in Lido Deck. This gives a two-tone, reversible effect!

-Substitute other yarns of any weight by using it’s recommended hook size and following the same stitch pattern with a foundation chain that’s the width of your desired blanket size and working row repeats until you’ve reached the length you desire. Alterations may affect yardage.

-Use worsted weight yarns following the yardage chart below. See “Yarn & Substitution” section above for additional guidance.

Special stitches

-Front Loop Only Hdc: make a half double crochet stitch working into the front loop only.

CROCHET OLD FASHIONED THROW BLANKET

With Cruise, Ch A (or any number +2), sk 2 sts.

Row 1 (RS): Hdc across, turn <B>

Change color to Lido Deck leaving 6″ tails from both yarns.

Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, FLO hdc, turn <B>

Change color to Cruise leaving 6″ tails from both yarns.

Rep row 2 until you’ve finished C rows, changing color every row as indicated.

Finish off & weave ends.

Abbreviations (US terms):

ch – chain
flo – front loop only
hdc – half double crochet
rep – repeat
rs – right side
sk – skip
st(s) – stitch(es)
ws – wrong side
<> – stitch count

OTHER FREE CROCHET BLANKET PATTERNS

1. Crochet Color Block Blanket / 2. Crochet Seedling Blanket / 3. Crochet Cake Stripe Blanket

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An easy crochet blanket with a fun, new stitch – my Crochet Old Fashioned Throw Blanket – is a free pattern here on the blog! Read through my inspiration, design process, and lots of info on the perfect yarn I chose. Or scroll on down for the free pattern.

The Inspiration + Design

I had a stash of Lion Brand’s Touch of Cashmere yarn in the gorgeous color Brandy, just sitting on my shelf, begging to be used for something as stunning as she is. When I came across this mini bean stitch, I knew this yarn would be the perfect thing for it. This stitch worked up in any yarn will create a squishy fabric and a drape like you’ve never seen. But then combine it with this also very squishy, soft, dreamy yarn – and you’ve got a match truly made in the crochet heavens.

This crochet old fashioned throw blanket is just warm and cozy enough, as well as light enough to use year round. I’ll just say this: if there’s a blanket you should splurge on and invest time in making, it’s this one.

One blanket, so many sizes

Although I am in love with this crochet old fashioned throw blanket in the throw size, I have written this pattern to work for blankets of just about any size!

Within the pattern below you’ll find a table of blanket sizes that are included in the pattern as well as their measurements and the yardage required to make them (provided you’re using the yarn I used or a similar worsted weight yarn).

Another fun aspect of this blanket is that you can sort of create your own crochet old fashioned throw blanket! Using yarn of any weight, you can just follow the pattern making the foundation chain as wide as you’d like your blanket to be and continuing with row repeats until it’s long enough.

You could make it in a solid color like I did here, or create a striped pattern, a two-tone stripe effect – anything goes. The crochet old fashioned throw blanket is totally customizable and my favorite kind of project!

The Mini Bean Stitch

This fun stitch creates a beautiful, drapey finished piece that I am just in love with. It’s really simple and easy to learn – then you just repeat it for the whole blanket! So once you get the hang of the stitch, this crochet old fashioned throw blanket is the perfect Netflix-able project. Watch my video tutorial below to make the pattern, or apply it to your own unique project!

Yarn + Substitution

I used a blend of Lion Brand’s Touch of Cashmere in Brandy, which is a worsted weight yarn.

A note on substituting yarns for this project: there is a lot of variation in the yarn industry within the world of worsted weight category 4 weight yarn. The best way I know to compare yarns of different origins, fiber contents, and brand are to look at the yardage per gram. On the yarn label for any yarn (from a big box store or from an independent dyer), the yardage for the ball or skein is listed.

The Touch of Cashmere yarn I used from Lion Brand is an 100 gram ball with 219 yards. 219/100=2.19 yards per gram.

I try to make sure any yarns I’m substituting are absolutely no more than 0.5 yards per gram difference from the yarn originally used in the pattern. The lower this number is, the closer these comparative yarns will be in gauge, resulting in a seamless finished project!

PATTERN

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Description

This crochet old fashioned throw blanket includes an easy free pattern and video tutorial featuring the mini bean stitch in 12 sizes!

Yarn

–Lion Brand – Touch of Cashmere
(weight 4 / medium, 3.5oz/100g, 219yds/200m)
Color: BRANDY
See yardage via table below

Notions

–Size 7 4.5mm Crochet Hook

–Darning needle

Gauge

7 sts x 12.5 rows = 4″ in pattern (mini bean stitch, see below)

Finished Size

Notes

–See chart above to choose the size blanket you’d like to make!

-See chart within pattern below to determine your number of foundation chains (A), row stitch count (B), and number of total row repeats (C).

-Chain stitches throughout the pattern do no count as a stitch, nor are they included in total stitch counts.

-Substitute other yarns of any weight by using it’s recommended hook size and following the same stitch pattern with a foundation chain that’s the width of your desired blanket size and working row repeats until you’ve reached the length you desire. Alterations may affect yardage.

-Use worsted weight yarns following the yardage chart below. See “Yarn & Substitution” section above for additional guidance.

Special stitches

-Mini Bean Stitch: insert hook in next stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook back into the same stitch, pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all loops, ch 1, skip one stitch, and repeat sequence.

CROCHET OLD FASHIONED THROW BLANKET

Ch A (or any number +2), sk 2 sts.

Row 1: Mini bean st across, turn <B>

Row 2: Ch 1, mini bean st across, turn <B>

Rep row 2 until you’ve finished C rows.

Finish off & weave ends.

Abbreviations (US terms):

ch – chain
rep – repeat
sk – skip
st(s) – stitch(es)
<> – stitch count

OTHER FREE CROCHET BLANKET PATTERNS

1. Crochet Color Block Blanket / 2. Crochet Seedling Blanket / 3. Crochet Cake Stripe Blanket

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Read below about the inspiration, the perfect yarn I chose, and this beautiful stitch or scroll on down for the free pattern, video and photo tutorial.

Crochet Coasters that are perfect for every table!

I recently discovered a stitch called the thermal stitch and I’m in love! In playing with it I figured out an easy way to crochet this stitch simply and easily – check out the video tutorial here! I loved the texture and thickness of the stitch and immediately wanted to figure out a way to bring this woven look into my home with it’s own pattern.

We all have that end table or coffee table that we set our coffee, tea, lemonade, (or if we’re being responsible adults) water down on right? My favorite end table has a glass top and I can’t stand when a glass sweats and makes a ring of moisture on the table, yuck! NOT TO MENTION IF A MUG WERE TO SCRATCH MY GORGEOUS WEST ELM END TABLE. Good grief, that stresses me out just thinking about it.

So when I thought about how to bring the thermal stitch to life and what my home could use – a crochet coaster pattern felt just right!

Crochet Coasters make the best gifts

These crochet coasters make great holiday or hostess gifts (they take about 20 minutes per coaster to make!) – I’ll be giving sets of these along with my favorite tea tied up with a fluffy piece of scrap yarn. Gift giving season never looked so good – or was so utilitarian!

Think of what a happy neighbor gift that would make!

The Yarn

I had quite a few skeins of Lion Brand’s new cotton blend yarn Re-Up lying around the house and I loved them for these crochet coasters. The color lineup has some great neutrals to go with my home decor – that rustic grey has a bit of heather to it and is so pretty in person!

I held two strands of yarn together for this pattern to make the crochet coasters EVEN thicker – I love the texure it gives! I held together two strands of the Ecru color but you could hold together a strand each of two different colors to get a marled effect. That’s actually what I did with my crochet potholders pattern that matches this set and they turned out gorgeous!

I highly recommend using cotton yarn for this pattern – Re-Up is a wonderful option due to the color choice and the price point ($1.99 per skein, 2 skeins make 4 crochet coasters!) but other cotton yarns would work too. Just make sure to stay away from acrylic or primarily polyester yarns to be sure hot beverages don’t melt the fibers. Cotton also performs better than other fibers when wet should you encounter a spill!

PATTERN

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DESCRIPTION

The most versatile, necessary kitchen pattern to add to your library. A simple textured stitch makes these crochet coasters thick and durable. Pro tip: gift alongside tea or a homemade batch of lemonade!

YARN

-Lion Brand Re-Up Cotton Yarn
(weight 4 / worsted, 70g, 114yds/105m)
2 skeins = 5 coasters
held double stranded throughout

NOTIONS

–Size k 6.5mm crochet hook
–Darning needle
–Optional – 6.5mm knitting needle

GAUGE

12 sts x 12 rows = 4” in thermal stitch
(see pattern)

NOTES

Finished size: 4 x 4″

Solid – two strands same color
Marled – one strand each of two colors

Scroll to the bottom of the pattern for photo tutorial.

Textured Crochet Coasters

Ch 13

Row 1 : 3rd loop sc in 2nd st and across, turn <12>

Row 2 : Ch 1, BLO sc across, turn <12>

Row 3 : Ch 1, thermal sc across, turn <12>

Rep row 3 until you’ve finished 12 rows.

Finish off, weave ends.

PHOTO TUTORIAL

Row 1

Row 2

Thermal Stitch

Abbreviations (US terms):

blo – back loop only
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
<> – stitch count

Other Free Crochet Patterns for the Kitchen

1. Crochet Ruffled Trivet / 2. Crochet Double Thick Potholders / 3. Crochet Betty’s Coasters

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Read below about the inspiration, the perfect yarn I chose, and this beautiful stitch or scroll on down for the free pattern, video and photo tutorial.

Crochet Potholders that are perfect for every kitchen!

I recently discovered a stitch called the thermal stitch and I’m in love! In playing with it I figured out an easy way to crochet this stitch simply and easily – check out the video tutorial here! I loved the texture and thickness of the stitch and immediately wanted to figure out a way to bring this woven look into my home with it’s own pattern.

After designing a WHOLE bunch of wearable pieces over the last couple of years I’ve been itching to work on some smaller projects as a creative palate cleanse. My little family also recently moved into a new house with a big gorgeous kitchen that was desperately lacking some warmth and texture. I love cozy spaces with layers of decor and this kitchen was looking a little… hallow.

So when I thought about how to bring the thermal stitch to life and what my home could use – a crochet potholder felt just right!

Crochet Potholders make the best gifts

These crochet potholders make great holiday or hostess gifts (they take about an hour to whip up!) – I’ll be giving sets of these along with my favorite cookbook tied up with a fluffy piece of scrap yarn. Gift giving season never looked so good – or was so utilitarian!

The Yarn

I had quite a few skeins of Lion Brand’s new cotton blend yarn Re-Up lying around the house and I loved them for these crochet potholders. The color lineup has some great neutrals to go with my home decor – that rustic grey has a bit of heather to it and is so pretty in person!

I held two strands of yarn together for this pattern to make the crochet potholders EVEN thicker – no way was I going to burn my hands on those hot pots coming out of the oven! I made one potholder each in the grey and cream colors and then made a third potholder holding one strand of each color together to achieve a marled look. I love the way all three look as a set.

I highly recommend using cotton yarn for this pattern – Re-Up is a wonderful option due to the color choice and the price point ($1.99 per skein!) but other cotton yarns would work too. Just make sure to stay away from acrylic or primarily polyester yarns to be sure hot pots and pans don’t melt the fibers. Cotton also performs better than other fibers when wet should you encounter a spill!

PATTERN

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DESCRIPTION

The most versatile, necessary kitchen pattern to add to your library. A simple textured stitch makes these crochet potholders thick and durable – with a simpler version of an I-cord loop for hanging within reach.

Pro tip: gift alongside cookbooks and utensils!

YARN

-Lion Brand Re-Up Cotton Yarn
weight 4 / worsted
2 skeins = 1 potholder
held double stranded throughout

NOTIONS

–Size k 6.5mm crochet hook
–Darning needle
–Optional – 6.5mm knitting needle

GAUGE

12 sts x 12 rows = 4” in thermal stitch
(see pattern)

NOTES

Finished size: 7 x 7″ (excluding I-cord loop)

Solid – two strands same color
Marled – one strand each of two colors

Scroll to the bottom of the pattern for photo tutorial or see video tutorial below

THICK CROCHET POTHOLDERS

Ch 21

Row 1 : 3rd loop sc in 2nd st and across, turn <20>

Row 2 : Ch 1, BLO sc across, turn <20>

Row 3 : Ch 1, thermal sc across, turn <20>

Rep row 3 until you’ve finished 34 rows.

Do not finish off.

Modified i-cord loop

Row 1 : ch 2, skip first ch, pull up a loop from 2nd ch, remove hook holding the loop in place (optional – hold dropped loop on knitting needle), ch 1, reinsert hook in dropped loop, ch 1

Row 2 : skip first ch, pull up a loop from 2nd ch, remove hook holding the loop in place (optional – hold dropped loop on knitting needle), ch 1, reinsert hook in dropped loop, ch 1

Rep two 2 until you’ve finished 12 rows.

yarn over, pull through two loops.

Finish off leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew I-cord tail to the last st of the potholder to secure. Weave all ends.

PHOTO TUTORIAL

Row 1

Row 2

Thermal Stitch

abbreviations

blo – back loop only
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
st(s) – stitch(es)
<> – stitch count

OTHER FREE CROCHET ACCESSORY PATTERNS YOU MIGHT LOVE

1. Crochet Vanilla Wrap Scarf / 2. Crochet Avery Hat / 3. Crochet Collar Topper

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A truly beginner friendly pattern

A crochet baby hat might be the sweetest thing to make – and some of the easiest! For those of you that might be brand new to crochet, don’t worry! I’ll walk you through this pattern with written instructions as well as a full video tutorial. I chose really simple stitches for this pattern so you can follow along without expert-level ability. Just be patient with yourself and have fun!

The Inspiration + Design

When I was pregnant with my son Parker, I wanted to make a cute newborn set for him! I had trouble finding a boyish set that I loved so I set out to design my own. This was one of the very first patterns I posted on my blog and I’m so glad you’ve loved it as much as I have over the years. I made only a newborn hat in the original post but I’ve scaled the pattern to include hats for all baby sizes, preschoolers and children! Yay!

This crochet baby hat is part of a set – see the matching baby booties here & the matching diaper cover here.

This set is a great gift for baby showers or new additions to family and friends’ families, and it’s a very gender neutral pattern. I’ve got it pictured here in the classic blue and pink as well as a gorgeous grey marble. I love modern baby items that are simplistic in design and can work for any mom’s style! Click here to check out all my kids crochet patterns.

I wish I’d been able to get some photos of Parker in this set when he was born, but he weighed in at a whoppin’ 10 lb. 2 oz and was too chunky to fit into them! Lol!

The Yarn

I decided to use Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice yarn for this pattern as it’s a very versatile worsted weight yarn with a stunning color range. There are colors to match any baby shower or nursery theme, as well as any individual style.

However you can use any worsted weight yarn for this project! There are wonderful wool based worsted weight yarns to use for this project as well as other natural and synthetic fibers. Really, anything goes as long as you can meet the gauge listed in the pattern below.

I do have a video tutorial for the newborn size of this hat for all my visual learners below – enjoy!

PATTERN:

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To sum it up: The perfect basic baby hat that’s simple to make and easily customizable – in all kids sizes!

Materials:

Sizes:

Gauge:

Skill Level:

Notes:

Abbreviations (US Terms):
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
sc – single crochet

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This crochet wrap has everything!

It’s got color, it’s got neutrals, it’s got easy-peasy stitches, it’s a free pattern. It’s the Wishing Well Wrap crochet wrap pattern!

This versatile crochet wrap accessory is one of those projects that takes a little getting used to at first. Then after about the 5th row you’re zooming along watching the latest season of New Girl and your hands are on autopilot. Isn’t that the BEST kind of pattern?

I love this crochet wrap because it’s SO customizable. Make it smaller, make it bigger, watch the color changes, let it go, make it solid. Add tassels, no tassels, multi-colored tassels, fringe, anything goes.

Basically the world (and this wrap) are your oyster. So go for it!

Beginner friendly and netflix-able.

Both beginner crocheters and experienced makers, rejoice! This crochet wrap is simple. Once you get the hang of the repeats (it should start to make sense fairly quickly as we basically repeat the same two rows dozens of times) you’ll be ready to put on a movie and relax into a mindless project.

The result will not look quick or easy, even though it was both! It looks lacy and intricate and the color changing yarn just adds to the effortless simplicity of this project. The initial impression is that this wrap took an expert level crafter. It’s really just a series of double crochets and chain stitches to create little eyelets. You’ll be amazed at how simply this crochet wrap comes together!

However, let me tell ya a bit about this awesome yarn and other cake options first –

I like eating, I mean crocheting, CAKE!

I chose to use Lion Brand Yarn’s Mandala Baby yarn for this crochet wrap! I first saw this colorway in New York City during the Lion Brand Yarn Blogger’s Bash and as soon as I saw it, I turned it over to see the colorway name. Anybody else do that? The name of the color pretty much decides if I’ll use it or not, ha! It was called Wishing Well! As if I couldn’t love it any more.

All of the new Mandala Baby line are available only at Walmart Stores and LionBrand.com & they were created with little ones in mind. Soft colors and neutrals perfect for tiny babes with the cutest colorway names you guys! Some include Neverland, Echo Caves, Pixie Hollow, and Unicorn Cloud – how cute is that?! Browse them all here.

This wrap would be stunning in any of the Mandala Baby yarns or even the original Mandala line of yarns. Those have some deeper hues and equally fun colorway names – like Wizard, Harpy, Pegasus, and Brownie. Check those out here (so many more options online than in stores!)

Lion Brand even come out with a third extension of the self striping yarn cake extravaganza called Cupcake. Theses are the brightest of the family and they really pack a punch! There are tons of Cupcake colorways and they might have the cutest names of all – Apple Picking, Sand Castle, Jelly Bean, and my favorite Coffee Break – are you kidding me?! Can it get any cuter?! See those cuties here.

Why Cake?

Before picking up this Mandala Baby project, I’d never used a cake yarn before. And when I say “cake yarn” I mean one of the many variations of self striping yarns that have been flying off the shelves of craft stores in the last few years. They have big chunks of color that suddenly change to the next color and usually have several different hues in one cake.

I love this concept because it takes a lot of the guesswork out of picking out colors that work nicely together. The yarn companies do it for us! (Thanks, LB). So even though the Wishing Well Wrap has stunning tones of blue and tan with just the right amount of white thrown in. I am not completely responsible for creating that magic, a lot of it was done for me by the yarn!

Cutting the Cake

I will tell ya that I cut and spliced the yarn a tiny bit to make the stripes in my wrap lay how I wanted. I only did this in 3 places. I saw a color change coming up and decided it was too abrupt to change in the middle of a row of stitches. So I opted to go ahead and snip that yarn before beginning my next row, set aside the few yards of that last color to get to the next color, join the yarn with my new color, and keep on stitching.

Most of the color transitions worked out just fine for me and my wrap, the color changed either right when I started a new row or right around that area,. And since I wasn’t too worried about the stripes being absolutely perfect, I rolled with it. I’m pretty happy with the result!

And for those of you thinking “Sewrella! You wasted all that yarn cutting and splicing!” Fear not friends, each time I skipped a few yards of yarn I set it aside and made tassels for another project (more on that to come) from the leftover bits! Which was really just my frugal attempt to use anything I could from those cuttings set aside. Clever, no?

Clover ate all the Cake!

(Get it? My hook is a Clover brand hook and I used all the yarn cake? Heh heh. Don’t worry, I won’t go into stand up comedy anytime soon)

I wound up with only a tiny bit of my 2 cakes leftover after making this wrap. So although you can continue on with the pattern repeat to make the wrap as large as you want, beware that you’ll definitely need a 3rd cake if you plan to make this wrap more than a couple of rows larger than mine!

On that same note, you may only need one cake if you make this crochet wrap for a child. To do that just follow the same pattern below for adults, and stop repeating the rows when you’ve got a wrap just larger than the child’s wingspan! Done and done.

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WISHING WELL WRAP CROCHET WRAP PATTERN

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To sum it up:

The Wishing Well Wrap is the softly striped, simply made, triangle scarf + wrap that summer nights were made for. It’s perfect company around the campfire with a s’more in hand or layered over easy basics for a warm day of shopping. Designed with the beginner in mind, this pattern consists of easy double crochets and skipped stitches to create beautiful drape and a mindless bingewatch-friendly pattern. 

Materials:

–Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Baby in Wishing Well – 2 cakes

Click HERE to grab the kit from Lion Brand with everything you need!

–Size J 6mm crochet hook

–Scissors

–Tapestry needle

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Gauge:

14 sts x 9 rows in Double Crochet = 4″

Dimensions:

75″ x 33″

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

sl st – slip stitch

sk – skip

st(s) – stitch(es)

rep – repeat

t – turn

Difficulty Level:

Level 2 – Easy

Pattern Notes:

UPDATED 4/30 — After many questions from you guys, I reworked this pattern and added a chart to make it easy as pie. Enjoy!

-For reference, model is 5’5” tall with a 39″ bust.

-Ch 2 sts DO count as a st throughout the pattern.

-Pattern is worked beginning in the center of the wrap and worked in turned rows to expand the size. Close attention paid to increases at the beginning and end of each row are imperative.

-Each long side of the triangle (and each row) should always have the same number of stitches.

-Whether pulling from the center or outside of the cake, be sure you pull from the same place when you join a new cake to your project.

-I pull from the center and used up a good chunk of that dark blue yarn for my accent tassels. If you want tassels a different color than what you’ll end your wrap with, make tassels before beginning wrap.

-I cut the yarn to skip to the next color whenever I was beginning a new row and didn’t have enough of that color left to finish the next row. Cut yarn, set aside the rest of that color for tassels, and join new yarn where color abruptly changes in your cake before beginning another row. This will create more even striping without color changes in the middle of your rows. To conserve yarn or get a more randomly striped look, don’t splice yarn – just crochet as normal.

-To alter sizing, simply omit or add on repeats of the 2 Row stitch pattern to desired size. In general, this wrap is best sized as a few inches longer than your wingspan (middle fingers tip to tip when held out straight from your sides). 1 cake may be sufficient for toddlers and small kids, 2 cakes are enough for teens and most adults, plus sizes or any larger than my sample (70″ wide) may need a 3rd cake.

Wishing Well Wrap Crochet Wrap

Ch 4, sl st to 1st Ch (next to slip knot) to form a ring

Row 1: Working into center of the ring made from your Ch 4, Ch 2, 2 Dc, Ch 2, 3 Dc into ring (6)

Row 2: Ch 2, t, 2 Dc in 1st st, Dc, Dc, (Dc, Ch 2, Dc) into Ch 2 space, Dc, Dc, 3 Dc in last st (12)

Row 3: Ch 2, t, 2 Dc in 1st st, Ch 1, sk 1, Dc, Ch 1, sk 1, Dc, Ch 1, sk 1, (Dc, Ch 2, Dc) into Ch 2 space, Ch 1, sk 1, Dc, Ch 1, sk 1, Dc, Ch 1, Sk 1, 3 Dc in last st (18)

Row 4: Ch 2, t, 2 Dc in 1st st, Dc in each st to Ch 2 space (including Ch 1 sts), (Dc, Ch 2, Dc) into Ch 2 space, Dc in each st to last, 3 Dc in last st (24)

Row 5: Ch 2, t, 2 Dc in 1st st, Ch 1, sk 1, *Dc, Ch 1, sk 1, repeat from * to Ch 2 space (end with a Ch 1, sk 1), (Dc, Ch 2, Dc) into Ch 2 space, Ch 1, skip 1, *Dc, Ch 1, sk 1, repeat from * to last st (end with a Ch 1, sk 1), 3 Dc into last st (30)

Repeat Rows 4-5 until you’ve finished Row 60

Last Row: Ch 1, t, sl st loosely in each st across (including 1 sl st in Ch 2 space) to end, finish off, weave ends.

Tassels

*make 2

Use a hardcover book to help you here.

Wrap the yarn around the width of your book about 50 times (not too tight!)

Slide yarn loop off of book without dismantling your loop shape.

Cut your yarn loop through all the strands of yarn as pictured.

You should have about 50 pieces of yarn all the same length now.

Cut 2 pieces of yarn about 12″ long each.

Tie one piece of yarn around center of your yarn strands to secure.

Gather up into more of a tassel shape. Your first yarn tie should be at the top and all loose strands going in the opposite direction.

Lay your other cut piece of yarn under your tassel widthwise about 1″ below your first tie.

Straighten all loose strands and tie tightly to secure, You should have a much more recognizable tassel shape.

Wrap tails of second tie around the cinched spot until you run out of tail and use your hook to slip the remaining tail under the loop. Trim ends.

I like to straighten my tassels by steaming them! This is optional but will give your tassel a more polished look.

Attach 1 tassel to each end of your wrap and weave ends.

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