Monday 22 August 2016

MY MADRIGAL FLORAL WRAP

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MY MADRIGAL FLORAL WRAP

I told my family and friends that I was going to participate in the Ravellenics Games and I got a load of ideas and requests.. so yaay! It seems to have filled up all the Games slots for me.. and I ain’t complaining at all .. loving every minute ! This pattern has been chosen by my lovely niece – and she made it so easy for me by even choosing the pattern. 

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The name for this pattern : Well, it almost chose itself.  The yarn I’m using is Madrigal I Love This Yarn.  So I just googled to check the meaning of Madrigal and find that it has a *similar* meaning in both English as well as Hindi .. a part-song for several voices. 

Part of my wrap (the body trellis part) is with this Madrigal yarn, and then the lovely floral tassels which my niece loved, is in our Indian Vardhaman Milennium yarn – and together they are making some really sweet music! This wrap has been such a lovely project !

Materials used : Today I’ve used one skein of 4000 Madrigal, I Love This Yarn and about 100 gms of our lovely Indian Vardhaman Millenium acrylic yarn,  with a 4 mm crochet hook

Skill level : Easy to Intermediate.  

Abbreviations :
sc : Single crochet                   yo : Yarn Over                          
st(s) : Stitch(es)                        hk : hook
lp(s) : Loop(s)                          dc : Double crochet
sl-st : Slip Stitch
sc-blo : Single Crochet Back Loop Only   
fsc : Foundation single crochet
hdc : Half Double crochet     
                              

Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw

Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot.  https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs

What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY

What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw

Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps.  One sc made.  Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k

First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. 
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M

Half Double Crochet : Hdc :  yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ; 
yo, draw through all 3 lps.  One hdc made.  
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg

Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8 

Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice.  One dc made. 
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo

Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0


Pattern instructions : (Using U.S terminology)  
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog (as well as through the blog) for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.                   

This pattern is from http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/coral-flame-wrap or Love of Crochet, Summer 2016.



The only thing(s) that I did differently was starting with the foundation single crochet instead of a chain start and I also increased the number of flowers on the tassel – as I felt that this was so wonderful (as did my niece) that it *just* needed a few more than the designer had written up for 

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