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The rich hues of evergreens mix with the vibrant greens of new growth in the Budding Conifer Wrap. Crocheted in rows from the bottom up, this wrap is covered in stitches worked one row below to create a unique colorwork pattern. Colors are carried up the rows, so you won’t have many ends to weave in once you’re finished.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 1

Finished Size 18” tall and 72” wide, blocked.

Yarn Mrs. Crosby Train Case (55% superwash Merino wool, 30% Outlast viscose, 15% nylon; 425 yd 389 m/ 3 ½ oz 100 g): Great-tailed Grackle (A) and A New Leaf (B), 2 skeins each.

Hook Size 7 (4.5 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions Yarn needle.

Gauge 9 sc and 7 rows = 2”, blocked.

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NOTES

• This wrap is worked back and forth in rows in one piece from the bottom up.

• All treble crochets a re worked in front of the chain-1 space one row below and into the indicated skipped stitch two rows below.

• Colors are carried up the side of the wrap. Simply catch the unused color under the first stitch of each rightside (RS) row.