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Golden GLOW

Worked in a neat woven crochet stitch, the textured fabric of this cosy wrap is completely reversible and a pretty shell border adds the perfect finishing touch.

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MATERIALS

Berroco Comfort (50% nylon/50% acrylic; 193m/210yds per 100g/3½oz ball) aran-weight yarn

7 x 100g (3½oz) balls in shade 9743 Goldenrod

5mm (US H/8) crochet hook

Tapestry needle

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

53cm (21in) wide x 185cm (73in) long

TENSION

20 sts and 16 rows to measure 10cm (4in) over woven stitch

ABBREVIATIONS

See page 9.

FOR THE WRAP

Foundation: Using 5mm (US H/8) hook, make 103ch. 1dc in third ch from hook (missed 2ch count as ch-sp), *1ch, miss 1 ch, 1dc in next ch; rep from * to end, turn. (51 sts and 51 ch-sps)

Row 1: 2ch (counts as ch-sp), *1dc in ch-sp, 1ch; rep from * to last ch-sp (the 2ch of previous row), 1dc in last ch-sp, turn.

Row 1 sets the woven stitch pattern.

Work repeats of Row 1 until piece measures 183cm (72in).

FOR THE EDGING

Round 1: 1ch, 1dc in each st and row end around entire outer edge working [1dc, 1ch, 1dc] in each corner, join with sl st in first st.

Round 2: Sl st in first st, *miss 1 st, 3tr in next st, miss 1 st, sl st in next st; rep from * to end working 6tr in each corner ch-sp. Fasten off.

MAKING UP AND FINISHING

Weave in all loose ends and block to measurements.

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Make it yours

This woven stitch can be made even more dramatic by working with a chunkier weight yarn and pairing it with a larger crochet hook.

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Tips

Once the first few rows of this wrap have been worked the stitch pattern is easy to remember and you can keep track of where you are by looking at the stitches on the row below.

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This design is completely reversible – there is no wrong or right side on the finished make – so be sure to weave in all ends as neatly as possible so they are not visible from either side.