Maroma Wrap

Maroma Wrap can be dressed up or down. It's formal enough to pair with a dress and heels, but comfy enough to curl up on the couch with on cold nights.

Materials:

• Yarn: Naturally Caron.com Spa (75% Microdenier acrylic, 25% Bamboo; 3 oz/100 g, 251 yds/231 m ball) #0003 Soft Sunshine; 18 oz
• One pair each sizes US 6 and 8 (4 and 5 mm)
• Crochet hook size US – G/6 (4mm)
• Yarn needle
• Row counter

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Wrap measures approximately 22"/56 cm wide by 68"/172 cm long

GAUGE

Gauge is not critical for this project.

In Lace pattern, using smaller needles, 20 sts and 29 rows = 4"/10 cm

ABBREVIATIONS

dcd (double centered decrease): Slip 2 sts together,knitwise, to right-hand needle, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over (p2sso).

k2tog (right-slant decrease): Knit 2 sts together through the front loops.

sk2p (double left-slant decrease): Slip 1, k2tog, pass slipped st over knit st.

ssk (left-slant decrease): Slip 2 sts, one at a time KNITWISE to right-hand needle, return sts to left-hand needle in turned position and knit them together through the back loops.

yo (increase): With the yarn in the knit position, bring it to the front between the needles, [to the purl position], then carry it over the needle, ready to knit the next stitch.

STITCHES USED

Garter stitch (Garter st)

Instructions:

Lace Pattern (multiple of 8 sts + 1; 2 sts in Garter st each side = edge sts)

Row 1 (RS): K4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, * k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, k4.

Row 2 and all WS rows: K2 (edge sts), purl across to last 2 sts, k2 (edge sts).

Row 3: K3, * k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k1; repeat from * across to last 2 sts, k2.

Row 5: K2, k2tog, yo, k5, * yo, sk2p, yo, k5; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, yo, ssk, k2.

Rows 7 and 9: K2, ssk, yo, k5, * yo, dcd, yo, k5; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, yo, k2tog, k2.

Rows 11 and 17: K4, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, * k3, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, k4.

Rows 13 and 19: K5, yo, sk2p, yo, * k5, yo, sk2p, yo; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, k5.

Row 15: K3, * yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k1; repeat from * across to last 2 sts, k2.

Rows 21 and 23: K5, yo, dcd, yo, * k5, yo, dcd, yo; repeat from * across to last 5 sts, k5.

Rows 25 and 27: Repeat Rows 3 and 5.

Row 28: Repeat Row 2

Repeat Rows 1 – 28 for Lace patt.

WRAP

Using larger needles, cast on 109 sts.

(WS) Begin Garter st; work even for 3 rows, end with a WS row.

Change to smaller needles and Lace patt; work even for 490 rows (work Rows 1 – 28 a total of 17 times, then Rows 1 – 14 once), end with a WS row.

(RS) Change to larger needles and Garter st; work even for 2 rows.

Bind off all sts loosely.

FINISHING

Crochet Edging

Rnd 1: Using crochet hook, join yarn with a slip st; sc evenly around entire edge of piece, working 3 sc in each corner, join with slip st in beg sc.

Rnd 2: * Work [sc, ch 3, sc) in next st, skip next st; repeat from * around, end join with a slip st in beg sc.

Fasten off.