Wrapped

&
in crochet Scarves,
Wraps,
Shawls

Kristin Omdahl
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Medallion Triangular Shawl
materials
Yarn: DK weight (#3 Light)
Shown: Patons Grace, (100% mercerized
cotton; 136 yd [124.3 m]/1.7 oz [50 g]):
champagne 60011, 7 balls.

tools & notions

Tapestry needle; scissors.

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hook
F/5 (3.75mm) and H/8 (5mm)

gauge
Years ago, and long before I began
In hdc-tbl and larger hook, 4 sts and
designing shawls, I came across a famous
2 rows = 1", 16 sts and 8 rows = 4"
Italian designer’s crocheted shawl with cir-
cular motifs along the bottom edge of the finished size
otherwise simple, mesh triangular shawl. 44 x 72" (112 cm x 1.8 m)

I fell in love with the relationship of simplic-

ity to complexity in the shawl, and created
my own interpretation of the concept in
The Maya shawl. The body of the shawl
features half double crochet through the
back loops, leaving a lovely, sharp, linear
detail where the free front loops parallel
the more complex motifs along the border.
The motifs are joined as you go and the
triangular section is picked up from the top
of the motifs, therefore–no sewing!

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Hairpin Lace Scarf
materials
Yarn: Worsted weight (#4 Medium)
Shown: Rowan Bamboo Tape (100% bamboo;
82 yd [74.9 m]/1.7 oz [50 g]); # 704 lolly,
4 balls.

tools & notions

Hairpin lace frame, set to 4" (10 cm)
wide; tapestry needle; scissors; split ring

R
stitch marker.

hook
H/8 (5mm)
Romantic and delicate, the Tressa scarf
is the perfect accessory to showcase your
gauge
most beloved ribbon yarn. Ribbon yarns About 2 x 90" (5 cm x 2.3 m) = 1 strip of
hold a dear place in my heart. I love the hairpin lace. Hairpin lace is very stretchy so
look of the yarn, but the texture is mostly the strips may vary slightly.

lost when you stitch (knit or crochet) with

finished size
it, so I thought–hairpin lace! Hairpin lace
90 x 6" (2.3 m x 15 cm) without fringe
was the perfect expression for this soft
and silky ribbon yarn because the pattern
highlights the lovely texture. The chevron
shaping I used for joining the strips may
seem cumbersome at first, but once you
get the hang of it you will be delighted
with the results!

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Gallery

Farrah Shawl

Zeena Wrap

Hypnotize Shawl

Labyrinth Scarf

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Heidi Scarf

Guenivere Shawl

Blaze Scarf

Gali Wrap Ayla Wrap

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Contents
Take a fresh approach to crochet
Scarves Create stunning crocheted scarves, wraps, and shawls using clever stitch motifs,
Labyrinth
innovative and traditional shaping methods, and a variety of crochet techniques
Blaze
and embellishment ideas. Projects highlight unusual edgings and motifs,
Heidi
colorwork, crocheting with beads, lace, ruffles, tiers, and more.
Starlet
Ivy
Tressa Wrapped in Crochet features:
I Techniques for every skill level and projects for

Wraps every budget.

I Charts for every stitch pattern and motif, and each
Gali pattern includes diagrams for all constructions.
I New and innovative techniques including: lace stitch
Zeena
patterns, colorwork, Tunisian crochet, hairpin lace,
Ayla broomstick lace, corkscrews, motifs with several
Prima Ballerina types of joining, post stitches, free form, and
Geisha applied edgings.

Shawls Created for beginning to intermediate crocheters, these

one-of-a-kind pieces invite crafters to take a fresh approach
Guinivere to crochet.

Maya
Stella
Kristin Omdahl designs and distributes her own line of
He Loves Me…
patterns and kits from her website, www.styledbykristin.
Farrah com. Her designs have been featured in numerous books and
Mother Nature magazines, including Interweave Crochet magazine
and Crochet Me (Interweave).
Hypnotize

Paperbound, 8½ x 10¼, 128 pages

75 photographs
25 illustrations, 10 charts
ISBN 978-1-59668-076-0
$22.95
October 2008

interweavebooks.com