Crocheted asymmetrical triangular wrap with ombre effect. The body of the wrap is crocheted using a double crochet pattern, alternating rows of openwork pattern and solid lines.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Material: Ombre-effect yarn. Example: Cherubínka from egalanteria.sk. Cake 1: 1 x 3-ply, 500 m “Madam”, cake 2: 1 x 3-ply, 500 m, colors (215, 370, 775, 240)
Hook: 3 mm
Dimensions: Approx. 110 x 170 cm
Sitches (US terms):
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
ss – slip stitch
V – (dc, ch, dc)
W – (2 dc, ch, 2 dc)
Edge: Into ch space, work W (2 dc, ch, 2 dc)
Instructions
Section I – Solid Pattern (Cake 1, start with yellow)
Begin at the narrow corner. Gradually add 1 or 2 stitches on one side with each row. Crochet a decorative edge on the opposite side. Turn the work at the end of each row.
Row 1: 3 ch, in the first ch: dc, ch, 2 dc
Row 2: 3 ch, dc to 2nd dc, ch, edge, turn (2 stitches in the body)
Row 3: 3 ch, edge, ch above space, dc to end, 2 dc in 3rd ch of previous row, turn (3 stitches in the body; +1 stitch)
Row 4: To 1st dc: (3 ch + 2 dc), dc to dc until end, ch, edge, turn (5 stitches; +2)
Row 5: 3 ch, edge, ch above space, dc to end, 2 dc in 3rd ch of previous row, turn (6 stitches; +1)
Rows 6–19: Repeat Rows 4 and 5
Section II – 4 rows openwork pattern (Cake 2, with yellow), and 2 solid rows (Cake 1 with orange)
Row 20 (yellow): To 1st dc: (3 ch, dc, ch), repeat (dc, ch, skip 2, V, ch, skip 2) till prelast stitch, dc in last stitch, ch, edge, turn
Row 21 (yellow): 3 ch, edge, ch, W over V, ch between, repeat, 2 dc in 3rd ch previous row, turn
Row 22 (yellow): Repeat Row 20, with dc into W ch spaces and V into ch spaces between W, dc in last stitch, ch, edge, turn
Row 23 (yellow): Repeat Row 21
Row 24 (orange, solid): To 1st dc: (3 ch + 2 dc), dc to dc (the nr. of dc at the beginning depends on the pattern below), 3 dc into W ch space, 3 dc into ch space between W, rep
eat till prelast stitch, dc in last stitch, ch, edge, turn
Row 25 (orange, solid): Repeat Row 5
Repeat Rows 20–25
three times. When changing color, cut yarn and sew in ends securely.
Section III – 4 rows openwork pattern (Cake 2 and Cake 1)
Row 38 (A3): Repeat Row 20, Row 39 (A4): Repeat Row 21
Row 40 (A1, solid): Repeat Row 24
Row 41 (A2, solid): Repeat Row 25
Repeat Rows 38–41 seventeen times plus 3 additional rows, finishing on Row 40: When changing color here, do not cut yarn; carry it along the work.
Section IV – Pattern over 2 rows (Cake 2), 1 solid row (Cake 1)
Rows A3 and A4: Same as Rows 38 and 39; V is worked over dc from previous pattern row
One solid row: same as Row 24 (A1) or Row 25 (A2)
Add 1 or 2 stitches per row as before. Repeat this section until yarn is nearly finished. (In the model there are 7 repeats plus 2 rows.)
Final Row – Picot Edge (Cake 2)
Work sc with picots into every W chain space, placing 5 sc between picots. Sew in all yarn ends. Optionally, attach a tassel to the narrow corner.
