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designed by Lisa Gentry

TECHNIQUE USED: Crochet

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Wrap measures approximately 20”/51cm wide by 54”/137cm long, unstretched.

MATERIALS
Caron International's Simply Soft  (100% acrylic; 6 oz/170 g, 315 yds/288 m skein):
15 oz.

Shown in:#9727 Black

One size US I-9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Stitch marker

Yarn needle

GAUGE

In pattern stitch, 2 pattern repeats = 4 1/2"/11.5cm and 8 rows = 4"/10cm.

STITCHES USED

Chain (ch), double crochet (dc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl st), treble crochet (tr)

SPECIAL TERMS

dc2tog: Double crochet 2 stitches together—[Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

dc3tog: Double crochet 3 stitches together—[Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

picot-shell: (3 dc, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook, 3 dc) in end of indicated row.

NOTES

Wrap is worked in two halves, from center back to front edge. The first half is worked from center back to pointed front edge. The second half begins by working across the opposite side of the foundation ch of the first half, and is worked towards the other pointed front edge.

WRAP

First Half

Ch 84.

Row 1: Dc in 5th ch from hook, ch 3, sk next ch, sc in next ch, ch 5, sk next 3 ch, sc in next ch, *ch 3, sk next ch, dc3tog over next 3 ch, ch 3, sk next ch, sc in next ch, ch 5, sk next 3 ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across to last 3 ch, ch 3, sk next ch, dc2tog over last 2 ch, place a marker in last ch to indicate where 2nd half of wrap will begin, turn—8 pattern repeats.

Row 2 (RS): Ch 1, sc in first dc2tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk last ch-3 sp, sk next dc, sc in top of turning ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 6 (counts as tr, ch 2), sc in first ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last sc, ch 2, tr in last sc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in first tr, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-sps, sc in next dc3tog, *ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc3tog; repeat from * across to last 2 ch-sps, ch 5, sk next ch-sp, 3 dc in turning ch-sp, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, *ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, dc2tog over last 2 dc, turn.

Rows 6–41: Repeat Rows 2–5 nine times.

Rows 42 and 43: Repeat Rows 2 and 3. Place a marker in ch-6 sp at beginning of Row 43 to indicate where edging of straight side of shawl should begin.

Shape Point

Row 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in first tr, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-sps, sc in next dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in last dc3tog, turn; leave remaining sts unworked.

Row 2: Ch 3, sc in first ch-5 sp, *ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, dc2tog over last 2 dc, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc2tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in last dc3tog, turn; leave remaining sts unworked.

Row 4: Ch 3, sc in first ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last sc, ch 2, tr in last sc, turn.

Rows 5–24: Repeat Rows 1-4 five times.

Row 25: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in first tr, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-sps, sc in next dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in last dc3tog, turn; leave remaining sts unworked.

Row 26: Ch 3, sc in first ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc2tog over last 2 dc, turn.

Row 27: Ch 1, sc in first dc2tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in last dc3tog, turn; leave remaining sts unworked.

Row 28: Ch 3, sc in first ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, tr in last sc, turn.

Fasten off.

Second Half

With WS facing, working across opposite side of foundation ch, join yarn with sl st in marked ch.

Row 1: Ch 6, sk next 2 ch, sc in next ch (at base of sc), ch 3, dc3tog over next 3 ch, ch 3, sc in next ch, *ch 5, sk next 5 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, dc3tog over next 3 ch, ch 3, sc in next ch; repeat from * across to last 3 ch, ch 2, sk next 2 ch, tr in last ch, turn.

Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in first tr, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-sps, sc in next dc3tog, *ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc3tog; repeat from * across to last 2 ch-sps, ch 5, sk next ch-sp, 3 dc in turning ch-sp, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, *ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, dc2tog over last 2 dc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first dc2tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc3tog, ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, 5 dc in center ch of next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk last ch-3 sp, sk next dc, sc in top of turning ch, turn.

Row 5: Ch 6 (counts as tr, ch 2), sc in first ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp, *ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc3tog over next 3 dc, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * across to last sc, ch 2, tr in last sc, turn.

Rows 6–41: Repeat Rows 2–5 nine times. Place a marker in ch-6 sp at beginning of Row 41 to indicate where edging of straight side of shawl should begin.

Shape Point

Work same as shape point of first half. Do not fasten off at end of last row.

Edging

Round 1: Ch 1, *sc in first tr, sk next dc3tog, picot-shell in next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp; do not turn, working in the ch-3 sps across diagonal edge of shawl, [picot-shell in next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp] across diagonal edge; working in ends of rows across long straight side of shawl and beginning in end of marked row, [picot-shell in end of next row, sk next row, sc in end of next row, sk next row] across straight side to point at other end of shawl; repeat from * once more to edge other point, diagonal edge, and long side of shawl; join with sl st in first sc.

Fasten off.

FINISHING

Weave in ends.