Star fish wrap

Take the seaside with you with Siân Brown’s lace and starfish wrap

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS YOU WILL NEED

■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 50g/125m)

4 balls of Yarn A Coconut (69) 1 ball of Yarn B Mustard (64) ■ A pair of 4mm needles

■ A 4mm crochet hook

TENSION

15 sts and 12 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over main pattern using 4mm needles

ABBREVIATIONS

kw2 Knit next st wrapping yarn twice around needle

kw3 Knit next st wrapping yarn three times around needle ch Crochet chain dc Double crochet (US single crochet)

htr Half treble crochet (US half double crochet)

STARFISH WRAP

Cast on 57 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn A. Work 5 rows in garter st.

PATTERN ROWS

Cast off all sts.

tr Treble crochet (US double crochet)

For a full list see page 95

MEASUREMENTS

40cm wide x 175cm long Row 1 (RS) K4, turn, K4, turn, K4, K1, *kw2, (kw3) twice, kw2, K2; rep from * to last 4 sts, K4, turn, K4, turn, K4.

Row 2 K4, K to last 4 sts, dropping all extra loops from previous row, K4.

Row 3 K4, turn, K4, turn, K4, kw3, *kw2, K2, kw2, (kw3) twice; rep from * to last 4 sts, K4, turn, K4, turn, K4.

Row 4 Work as for Row 2.

Rep these 4 rows until wrap measures approx 174cm.

Work 5 rows in garter st.

STARFISH (MAKE 10)

Using a 4mm crochet hook and Yarn B throughout, make Starfish as folls:

Round 1 Make a slip knot, 5 ch, join with a sl st to the first st to form a ring, 10 dc into the ring. Join the 1st dc of the round with a sl st. Round 2 Ch1, *2dc in same st, 1 dc in next st; rep from * to the end of the chain, join using a sl st.

POINTS (MAKE 5)

*Ch 7, dc in 2nd ch from hook, htr in next 2 sts, tr in next st, skip 2 sts, sl st in 3rd st; rep from * to end.

MAKING UP

Attach five starfish to each end of the wrap using leftover yarn. Lay out the wrap to measurements provided and press at the edges under a dry cloth. Visit www.gathered.how/knitting-and-crochet/crochet/simply-crochet-abbreviations-and-conversions/ for help with crochet abbreviations.