Asymmetric crochet wrap with a gradual ombré color shift. The body is worked in alternating bands of solid and open double crochet stitches, creating visual contrast and texture. A decorative edge runs along one side.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yarn: Ombré-effect yarn (e.g., Cherubínka from egalanteria.sk), 3-ply, 500 m (1 x Cake 1: Colorway: 110-560-120 — light tones), 1 × Cake 2: Colorway: 120-125-205 — darker tones)
Hook: 3 mm
Finished Size: approx. 110 × 170 cm
Stitches (US Terms):
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
ss – slip stitch
Edge (E): In ch-space: 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc
Fan (F): 5 dc into one st or ch-space
W: In 3 sts: 4 dc in 1st st, ch 1, skip 1 st, 4 dc in 3rd st
Pattern
Section I – Solid Pattern (Cake 1, starting from lightest color)
Start from the narrow corner. Increase 1 or 2 stitches in every row along one edge of the wrap. On the opposite edge, work a decorative border. Turn work at the end of each row unless instructed otherwise.
Row 1: Ch 3. Into the first ch: (dc, ch 1, 2 dc)
Row 2: Ch 3, dc into 2nd dc, ch 1, work edge. Turn. (2 body sts)
Row 3: Ch 3, work edge, ch 1 above space, dc to end, into 3rd ch: 2 dc. Turn. (3 body sts)
Row 4: Into 1st dc: ch 3 + 2 dc, dc across to end, ch 1, work edge. Turn. (5 body sts)
Row 5: Ch 3, work edge, ch 1 above space, dc to end, into 3rd ch: 2 dc. Turn. (6 body sts)
Repeat Rows 4–5 until Row 29 is completed, increasing by 1 or 2 stitches per row.
Section II – Alternating Solid and Fan Pattern
Switch to Cake 2 (starting with beige) for solid rows and continue using Cake 1 for fan rows.
Row 30 (Cake 2): Work as Row 4
Row 31 (Cake 2): Work as Row 5
Row 32 (Cake 1): Into 1st dc: ch 3 + 2 dc, dc, skip 3, (W, ch 5, skip 7) repeat to last 6 body sts, ch 2, skip 3, 3 dc, ch 1, work edge. Turn.
Row 33 (Cake 1): Ch 3, work edge, ch 1 above space, 3 dc, ch 2, (F in center of W, ch 3, sc in ch-5 space, ch 3) repeat to last F, ch 2, 2 dc into 3rd ch of previous row. Turn.
Row 34 (Cake 2): Into 1st dc: ch 3 + 2 dc, 4 dc, 2 dc in ch-space, 5 dc over W.
Repeat (2 dc in ch-space, 2 dc in next ch-space, 6 dc over W) to end.
3 dc over last 3 dc in body, ch 1, work edge. Turn.
Row 35 (Cake 2): Ch 3, work edge, ch 1 above space, 2 dc, (dc2tog, 3 dc, 2 dc in next st, 4 dc) repeat to last F, dc to end, 2 dc in 3rd ch. Turn.
Row 36 (Cake 1): Into 1st dc: ch 3 + 2 dc, dc, ch 1, half W, ch 5, skip 7, W repeat to last 6 body sts, ch 2, skip 3, 3 dc, ch 1, work edge. Turn.
Row 37 (Cake 1): Ch 3, work edge, ch 1 above space, 3 dc, ch 2, (F in center of W, ch 3, sc in ch-5 space, ch 3) repeat to end.
Finish with half W (= 3 dc), 3 dc, 2 dc in 3rd ch. Turn.
Repeat Rows 34–37, continuing to add 1 or 2 stitches to the body in each row to maintain the asymmetric shape.
Optional: Add a tassel to the narrow point of the wrap for a finishing touch.
