Tropical Breeze Wrap – A Free Crochet Pattern

Red Heart generously provided me free samples of this great yarn to try and as a result you have a 2 new Free Crochet Patterns!  Thank you Red Heart! Please see my Crochet Yarn Review HERE.

I loved designing this shawl and watching the yarn do all the work by making these fun color changes! I only had a couple yarn ends to weave in which made it even better! I used a total of 600 yds (546 m) of Red Heart Super Saver Stripes Yarn to make this wrap. I had just enough leftover yarn to design and crochet the Double Crossed Hat pattern in a child size. You can get the free hat pattern here: Double Crossed Hat

The Tropical Breeze Wrap is lightweight and perfect for cool evenings in the summertime! You can substitute any Red Heart Super Saver Yarn (Regular, Stripes or Ombre) to crochet this project. The Tropical Breeze Wrap would also make a great stashbuster project. The wrap is crocheted in rows, all in one piece, from the top down. The finished dimensions are 57 inches wide by 20.5 inches tall. The Stitch Multiple for the basic wrap itself is chain a multiple of 4 + 1 and when you begin working back along the starting chain you need to add one more ch 1 (which counts as your first sc of the row). The Stitch Multiple for the edging is a multiple of 6 + 1 for this specific wrap. I did block this wrap using my blocking mats from Knit Picks and my blocking pins. I pinned the project to shape and spritzed it with tap water (lightly – just a tiny bit!) and then I let it air dry for a few hours.

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♥ Rhondda
Supplies

• Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Stripes (Color: Retro Stripe) [100% Acrylic, 5 oz/141 g; 236 yds/215 m] [4] Medium Weight Yarn
• Hook: 5.5 mm Clover Amour
• Scissors, Stitch Markers, Blocking Board, Blocking Pins, and Knitcellaneous Leaf Shawl Stick (optional)

Difficulty Level

EASY (Wrap) – INTERMEDIATE (Edging)

Finished Size

Width: 57 inches
Height: 20.5 inches

Gauge

approximately 10 rows in 4 inches (worked in pattern)
approximately 14 sts in 4 inches (worked in pattern)
edging adds approximately 2.5 inches in height

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

ch – chain
ch4sp – chain 4 space
ch7sp – chain 7 space
dc – double crochet
R – round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
RS – right side (good side of your work)
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
WS – wrong side
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials

Invisible Join

Stitch Anatomy

Notes

• since many of the chain stitches COUNT as stitches I will be including the instructions at the beginning of the row for which they COUNT as stitches; rather than at the end of the previous row after the instruction to turn.
• Ch 1 at the beg of a row counts as 1 sc (this means you will be working a stitch into the ch1sp on the next row – this technique will give you a streamlined edge)
• Ch 4 at the beg of a row counts as 1 dc and one ch 1
• Ch 3 (Edging Section) at the beg of a row counts as 1 sc and ch 2
• RS – your yarn end from your initial chain row will be on your left hand side if you are right-handed

Tropical Breeze Wrap – Pattern Instructions

R1: (RS) Ch 194, sk the first 2 ch (the sk chs count as 1 sk ch and 1 sc) and work 1 sc in each rem st across. Turn. [193]

R2: Ch 4 (Counts as 1 dc and ch 1), sk 2 sc and work 1 dc in the next sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc and work 1 dc in the next sc**.  Rep from * to ** across. Turn. [97 dc, 96 ch1sp]

R3: Ch 1 (Counts as 1 sc), sk the first dc. *1 sc in the next ch1sp, 1 sc in the next dc**. Rep from * to ** across. Turn. [193]

R4 to R41: Rep R2 and R3

Edging

You can click on the above image to enlarge it – I left it pretty big so you can see it close up.

R1: (WS) Ch 3 (Counts as 1 sc and ch 2), sk 3 sc and work 1 sc in the next sc. *Ch 2, sk 2 sc and work 1 sc in the next sc**. Rep from * to ** across. There should be one stitch left over. Sl st into this st. Turn. [64 sc, 64 ch2sp, 1 sl st]

R2: Ch 1 (Counts as 1 sc), sk the sl st, sk 1 sc and work 1 sc in the next ch2sp. *Ch 7, sk 1 sc, sk the next ch2sp, sk 1 sc and work 1 sc in the next ch2sp**. Rep from * to ** across to the last ch2sp. You should have 1 sc, ch2sp, 1 sc remaining. Ch 7, sk 1 sc, sk the next ch2sp and work 1 sc in the last sc.  (Note: the first ch we made in R1 of the edging counted as 1 sc). Turn. [33 sc, 32 ch7sp]

R3: Ch 1 (this is just a ch 1 and we are not counting this), sl st in the first sc, ch 4 and work 1 dc in the ch7sp, ch 4 and work 1 sl st in the next sc. *Ch 4, 1 dc in the ch7sp, ch 4 and work 1 sl st in the next sc**. Rep from * to ** across. (Note: the first ch we made in R2 of the edging counted as 1 sc). Turn. [33 sl st, 64 ch4sp, 32 dc]

R4: Ch 4 (this is just a ch 4), sk the ch 4, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next dc, sk the ch 4, ch 4 and work 1 sl st in the next sl st. *Ch 4, sk the ch 4, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next dc, sk the ch 4, ch 4 and work 1 sl st in the next sl st**.  Rep from * to ** across. Finish off and weave in your ends. [33 sl st, 64 ch4sp, 32 ch2sp, 128 dc]

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