This summer weight asymmetrical wrap will be a unique, one-of-a-kind accessory for a show-stopping addition to your warm-weather wardrobe! The Watercolors Wrap features sport weight yarn and is created using basic stitches for a light and textured accessory showcasing the artisanal touch that only hand-dyed yarn can give.
I feel like all my blog posts include a description of the current weather, but when you design things to wear, it’s really just product research! Here in central North Carolina, we are starting that climb into summer, when the weather is literally different from one day to the next and sometimes from one hour to the next. Layering pieces are crucial pretty much any time of the year, but especially in the middle of summer when it’s freezing cold in the AC but surface-of-sun hot outside, and we need accessories and garments we can shed off between the building and the car.
And so, I am excited to introduce the asymmetrical Watercolors Wrap to my closet (and yours)! I love the look of an asymmetrical wrap, it’s such a versatile shape. You can wear this as a wrap across your shoulders or as a scarf with the points of the triangle all in front.
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THE DESIGN
An asymmetrical wrap is created by increasing by one stitch every row on the same side. This design uses basic stitches like half double crochet and double crochet in different combinations that make a light and textured finished project. Even though this is a larger piece than a traditional neck scarf or triangle scarf, using lightweight sport yarn keeps the wrap from getting too bulky or heavy. The row repeats are easy to follow and once you have worked the color change combination a few times, the project really starts to come together as you work more rows and the wrap gets longer. And the tassels are the perfect finishing touch to showcase the colors of the hand-dyed yarn I chose for my project.
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LET’S CHAT ABOUT HAND-DYED YARN . . .
. . . BECAUSE ITS MY FAVORITE. I would probably make everything with hand-dyed yarn if my budget could support it. Independent dyers are so intentional with their color choices and this really speaks to my artist’s heart. This variegated yarn is from Bad Sheep Yarn in the colorway Water Lilies and is inspired by Monet’s painting of the same name. Most definitely an impulse purchase, this colorway practically jumped off my computer screen and smacked me in the face. I paired this with WeCrochet Shine Sport in Hydrangea, and I love the way these different #2 weight yarns work together for this asymmetrical wrap; the combination of Superwash Merino and Pima Cotton/Modal makes for an incredibly soft finished project.
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But the real beauty of this design is how easy it is to make your own! Don’t want to make this asymmetrical wrap with hand-dyed yarn? The color and yarn choices are endless and this project would be gorgeous with your favorite self-striping or variegated yarn in #2 sport weight. Use several solid colors that change for each section to create an ombre look with coordinating colors or go with lots of contrasting colors to use up some of your scrap yarn. Happy creating, friends!
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The Watercolors Wrap – Asymmetrical Wrap Crochet Pattern
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
MATERIALS:
US Size 7/4.50 mm crochet hook
Yarn used for the pictured design:
COLOR A: Hand-dyed yarn from Bad Sheep Yarn: #2/Sport Weight (100% Superwash Merino – 328 yards/100 grams)
- Water Lilies – 3 hanks (approximately 984 yards)
COLOR B: WeCrochet Shine Sport: #2/Sport Weight (60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal – 110 yards/50 grams)
- Hydrangea –3 skeins (approximately 330 yards)
Scissors
Yarn needle
GAUGE: 15 double crochet X 10 rows = 4 inches
Gauge was determined by working double crochet rows using Color A.
NOTE: Gauge is not particularly important for this project as long as the drape of your project is as desired. If the wrap is stiff and the stitches are working too tightly, consider going up a half or whole hook size. For comparison, at row 12 my wrap was 12.5 inches long.
Finished Wrap: approximately 44” wide and 72” long down the side that does not increase
ABBREVIATIONS:
ch – chain
st – stitch
sts – stitches
dc – double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sk – skip
ch1-sp – chain 1 space
tch – turning chain
YO – yarn over
SPECIAL STITCHES:
WRAPPED STITCH: Work one double crochet into the stitch indicated. YO, insert hook around the post of the double crochet stitch just worked, YO and pull up a loop (3 loops on the hook). YO, pull through 2 loops, YO and pull through the remaining 2 loops on the hook.
PATTERN NOTES:
- There is no wrong side or right side to this reversible asymmetrical wrap.
- The wrap is created by increasing each row by one stitch on the same side. You will work an increase (2 stitches into the same stitch as indicated in the pattern) either at the beginning of a row or at the end of a row.
- The ch 2 turning chain DOES count as a stitch; overall stitch counts are indicated in parentheses () at the end of each row.
- The wrap will curve slightly on the increase side by design, but if your wrap is curving too much, work your chain 2 turning chains a bit looser.
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THE PATTERN:
With COLOR A, ch 3.
Row 1: 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook (starting chain counts as a stitch), turn. (3)
Row 2: Ch 2, dc in 1st st and each st across ending with one dc in top of tch. Turn. (4)
Row 3: Ch 2, sk 1st st, dc in next st and each across until tch remains. 2 dc in top of tch, turn. (5)
Row 4 – 11: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 four times. (13) Switch to COLOR B.
Beginning of repeat rows:
Row 12: Ch 2, hdc in 1st st and each st across, ending with last hdc in top of tch. Turn. (14)
Row 13: Ch 2, sk 1st st, dc in next st. Dc around the post of the dc just created (wrapped stitch made). *Sk next st, dc in next st. Dc around the post of the dc just created (wrapped stitch made).* Repeat from * to * across until one st and tch remain. Sk last st, 2 sc in top of tch, turn. (15)
Row 14: Repeat Row 12. (16)
Row 15: Repeat Row 13. (17)
Row 16: Repeat Row 12. (18) Switch to COLOR A.
Row 17: Ch 2, sk 1st st, dc in next st and each across until tch remains. 2 dc in top of tch, turn. (19)
Row 18: Ch 2, dc in 1st st and each st across ending with one dc in top of tch. Turn. (20)
Row 19: Ch 2, sk 1st st, dc in next st. *Ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st.* Repeat from * to * until one st and tch remain. Ch 1, sk last st, 2 dc in top of tch. Turn. (21)
Row 20: Ch 2, dc in 1st st, dc in next st. *Dc in ch1-sp, dc in next st.* Repeat from * to * ending with one dc in top of tch. Turn. (22)
Row 21: Repeat Row 17. (23)
Row 22: Ch 2, dc in 1st st from hook. *Ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st.* Repeat from * to * until one st and tch remain. Ch 1, sk last st, dc in top of tch. Turn. (24)
Row 23: Ch 2, dc in ch1-sp. *Dc in next st, dc in ch1-sp.* Repeat from * to * ending with 2 dc in top of tch. Turn. (25)
Row 24: Repeat Row 18. (26)
Row 25: Repeat Row 19. (27)
Row 26: Repeat Row 20. (28)
Row 27: Repeat Row 17. (29) Switch to COLOR B.
Rows 28 – 155: Repeat rows 12-27 eight more times, switching colors where indicated (final stitch count 157). Fasten off and weave in ends.
CREATING TASSELS FOR YOUR ASYMMETRICAL WRAP:
Make 3 tassels and attach them to your asymmetrical wrap:
- Using Color A and a book (here I have used my crochet hook case), wrap the yarn around several times (PHOTO A).
- Slide the yarn off the book; you will have a nice circle of yarn. To create several long strands of yarn in a bunch, cut your yarn at one end (PHOTO B).
- Separate the yarn strands evenly into three sections, each with approximately 34 strands each. This can be adjusted as desired depending on how much yarn you have left and how large you want your tassels to be (PHOTO C).
- Cut a piece of yarn about 12 inches long (this will be used to tie your tassels to your wrap corners), and tie in a knot in the middle of your yarn bunch. To make the round top part of the tassel, cut another longer piece of yarn and tie around the upper third of your yarn bunch; leave a yarn tail a bit longer than your tassel when you tie your knot, so that you have a short yarn tail and a long yarn tail. (PHOTOS D AND E).
- Being careful to hold the short yarn tail away from the tassel, wrap the longer yarn tail around the yarn bunch until you have the desired thickness. Use your short yarn tail to tie a knot with the longer yarn tail to secure this band. If desired, use your yarn needle to work those yarn ends into the middle of the tassel (PHOTOS F AND G).
To finish your asymmetrical wrap, trim your tassels to the desired length. Attach a tassel to each corner of the wrap with the yarn needle and you are DONE. Lovely!!
