Moebius Wrap
INTERMEDIATE
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
141/2 inches wide x 36 inches in circumference
MATERIALS
• Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop light (DK) weight cotton/bamboo yarn (31/2 oz/292 yds/100g per ball):
2 balls #205 brilliant blues • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
(Sc, ch 1, shell, ch 1, sc) = 2 inches; 4 rows = 2 inches, after blocking
PATTERN NOTES
Wrap is worked in joined, turned rounds. Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated. To change the size of Wrap, reduce or add to the number of foundation single crochet in a multiple of 6 for the circumference; add or reduce number of rounds for width by repeating rounds 2–5, ending with round 4. Then continue following the pattern starting on round 29. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
First foundation single crochet (first foundation sc): Ch 2, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (see illustration A—ch-1 completed), yo, pull through both lps on hook (see illustrations B and C— sc completed). Next foundation single crochet (next foundation sc): [Insert hook in last ch-1 made
(see illustration A), yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (see illustration B—ch-1 completed), yo, pull through both lps on hook (see illustrations C and D—sc completed)] as indicated in instructions. Beginning half shell (beg half shell): Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), dc in the same st as join. Shell: (Dc, ch 1, tr, ch 1, dc) in the indicated st or sp. Y-stitch (Y-st): Tr in the indicated st or sp, ch 1, dc in the 2 strands of the first pull through 2 lps in the tr that was just made.
WRAP
First foundation sc (see Special Stitches), work next foundation sc (see Special
Stitches) 137 times. Hold the foundation strip with the sc sts on top being careful not to twist foundation yet; bring the 2 ends tog, giving a half twist to the end of the foundation strip, join (see Pattern
Notes) to bottom end of the foundation (moebius twist
made), turn. (138 sc)
Rnd 1 (WS): Beg half shell (see Special Stitches), ch 1, sk the next 2 sts, sc in the next st, ch 1, *sk the next 2 sts,
shell (see Special Stitches) in the next st, ch 1, sk the next 2 sts, sc in the next st, ch 1, rep from * around, sk last 2 sts, dc in same st as beg half shell, ch 1, join in the 3rd ch of beg ch-4 (first shell com
pleted), turn. (23 shells, 23 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st as join, ch 1, Y-st (see Special
Stitches) in next sc, ch 1, *sc in tr of next shell, ch 1, Y-st in next sc, ch 1, rep from * around, join in first sc, turn. (23 Y-sts, 23 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in the same st as join, ch 1, shell in ch-1 sp of next Y-st, ch 1, *sc in next sc, ch 1, shell in ch-1 sp of next Y-st, ch 1, rep from * around, join in first sc, turn. (23 shells, 23 sc)
Rnd 4: Ch 4, dc in the same st as join, ch 1, sc in tr of next shell, ch 1, *Y-st in next sc, ch 1, sc in tr of next shell, ch 1, rep from * around, join in the 3rd ch of beg ch-4, turn. (22 Y-sts, 23 sc, 1 {dc, ch 1, dc} group) Rnd 5: Beg half shell in the same st as join, ch 1, sc in the next sc, ch 1, *shell in ch-1 sp of next Y-st, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1, rep from * around, dc in the same st as beg ch-4, ch 1,
join in the 3rd ch of beg ch-4 (first shell completed), turn. (23 shells, 23 sc) Rnds 6–25: [Rep rows 2–5] 5 times. Rnds 26–28: Rep rows 2–4 once. Rnd 29: Ch 1, sc in the next ch-1 sp, sc in each sc, ch-1 sp and st of Y-st around, turn. (138 sc)
Border
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in same st as join, *sk next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st, rep from * around, join in the first sc. Fasten off. Join yarn and rep in opposite side of foundation sts.
FINISHING
Weave in ends and block.