Oct. 12, 2005 Volume 2, No. 14

Indian Summer Wrap Click on image for larger view.

FINISHED MEASUREMENT
19 x 72 inches

MATERIALS

• Patons Grace or fine (sport) weight cotton yarn (1.75 oz/50g per skein): 8 skeins #60603 apricot (MC)
• Patons Cha Cha or novelty eyelash yarn (1.75 oz/50g per skein): 3 skeins #2005 tango (CC)
• Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or  size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE
Working in pattern: (dc, petal) = 2 1/4 inches; petal row and sc row = 1 inch

WRAP
Row 1 (RS):  With MC, ch 77, sc in 12th ch from hook (counts as first dc and ch-4), [ch 6, sc in same ch as last sc] 3 times, ch 4, sk next 4 chs, dc in next ch, *ch 4, sk next 4 chs, sc in next ch, [ch 6, sc in same ch as last sc] 3 times (petal made), ch 4, sk next 4 chs, dc in next ch, rep from * across, turn. (7 petals, 8 dc, 14 ch-4 sps made)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, sk next ch-4 sp, *(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2) in each of first 2 ch-6 sps on next petal, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-6 sp, ch 1**, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sk next 4 chs, sc in next ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1), sc in first ch-3 sp, *ch 4, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 6, sc in same sp as last sc made] 3 times, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 sp**, ch 2, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 1, dc in last sc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, sk next ch-4 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2) in each of next 2 ch-6 sps, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-6 sp, ch 1, sk next ch-4 sp**, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in third ch of first ch-4, turn.

Rows 5 - 169: Rep rows 3 and 4 alternately, ending with row 3.

Row 170: Ch 1, sc in first dc, *ch 1, sk next ch-4 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2) in each of next 2 ch-6 sps, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-6 sp, ch 1, sk next ch-4 sp**, sc in next ch-2 sp, (sl st, ch 4, sl st) in next dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in third ch of first ch-4, turn.

Row 171: Ch 7 (counts as first dc and ch-4), *dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp**, ch 3, tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 4, dc in last sc. Fasten off.

EDGING
Rnd 1: Join CC with a sl st in last st of row 171, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 4 dc in same st (corner made), *dc evenly spaced across long edge to next corner, 5 dc in corner, dc evenly across short edge to next corner*, 5 dc in corner, rep from * to * once, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.