The Tendril Wrap for Interweave Crochet Winter 2011

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It is wonderful to be included in the Winter Issue of Interweave Crochet.  The Tendril Wrap, is the first piece I have done for one of their Winter Issues, and it is also the largest piece I have ever designed.  I was inspired by their call for chunky lace designs, and began swatching some patterns that were originally meant for thread crochet.  Once I got a feel for what I liked, I combined the elements of a few swatches and enlarged them to work with chunky yarn.   This wrap is seamless and made in one piece.  My original design submission was not!  I was planning to make it in 8 panels and then stitch them together.  The connection between the pattern repeats was quite different.  It was a kind of zig-zag pattern.  After I sent off the submission, I decided to make the wrap for myself to test the pattern.  After I tried stitching the panels together, I decided it was very labor intensive and too many ends to weave in and nobody would want to make it!  I then set to work redesigning it, and came up with the little circles between the pattern repeats.  I like it much better, because the circles echo the scrolled ends on the trim.  I emailed a photo of the revised design to Interweave before they had made their selections for this issue, and thank goodness, the revision was well received!

Original Design Sketch

Photo By Interweave Crochet

Photo By Interweave Crochet

Photo By Interweave Crochet

Before I sent the sample to Interweave, I took a few photos.  They show other ways it could be worn, as well as close-ups of the fringe.  I enjoy creating unique fringes for projects and, this scrolled fringe is one of my favorites!

I have also created a child's version of the Tendril Wrap.  Here is the blog post with the details of the changes I made to the pattern.

This pattern is now available for individual sale from Interweave for $5.50.

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