Crochet Leafy Lace Prayer Shawl Chemo Wrap

This Crochet Leafy Lace Prayer Shawl Chemo Wrap is perfect to give to someone who needs a bit of comfort. Life happens and we can show others that we care, by making them a lovely wrap to use during chemo, or a time of bereavement. You can purchase the ad free pdf of the Leafy Lace wrap at RAVELRY or ETSY

This Leafy Lace Chemo Wrap Prayer Shawl has a beautiful texture and drape.

 The leafy lace stitch was created by Stacy Wilkinson of Handmade by StacyJ. You really need to watch this video so that you understand why she made this stitch.

Crocheting the Border on the wrap is a delight.

It uses a Double Wrapped Double Crochet Cluster stitch. I came across this stitch in the early 1980’s. There was an advertisement in a craft or crochet magazine, not sure which. A check was sent in the mail to purchase pattern number 1178 from Alice Fowler’s family. When the pattern arrived in the mail there was a catalog included.

Quite a few of Alice Fowler’s beautiful crochet patterns were purchased.

Many of her designs have come off my hook over the past few years, and this little Double Wrapped Double Crochet Cluster Stitch has stuck with me. A few of my designs feature this stitch. 

Watch the video tutorial on how to make this Crochet Leafy Lace Prayer Shawl Chemo Wrap.

Row by row charts will help you along. The instructions will help you make this wrap. 

One more thing about the Leafy Lace Stitch.

Stacy was waiting for me to finish the Leafy Lace Wrap, she started playing with her new stitch. My heart was filled with joy, when she showed me the 4 day Afghan. It uses the leafy lace stitch.

Later Mary Maxim picked up her design.

They put it in a kit and is sold on their website! Check it out at this link. Feel free to purchase the 4 day throw kit. Stacy will benefit from your purchase.
Leafy Lace 4 day throw kit.

You can purchase the ad free pdf of the Leafy Lace wrap at RAVELRY or ETSY

Yarn Used:

Lion Brand Mandala Ombre in colorway “Chi” (4 medium worsted) 344 yd, 314m; 100% acrylc, machine wash & dry. Any soft worsted weight yarn would do. Approximately l050 – 1100 yds is needed.

4 cakes or balls were used in the making of this project.

Hook Size:

I 9/5.50mm

Gauge:

Yarn label states: 14 sc x 20 r using an I 9/5.50mm
Each leaf sequence measures 4”x4”. That is the measurement between each modified post stitch.

Special Stitches:

2wdc = Double Wrapped Double Crochet Cluster
3 dc in/under ch5 sp, two dc stitches wrapped around the post of all three dc stitches. Video on how to crochet the Leafy Lace Crochet Stitch

Left Handed Video Tutorial for the Leafy Lace Wrap

Picot = ch3, slp st in 1st ch made

 fptr 3 tog = Front Post Treble 3 together
*yo 2x, insert hook around the front post of the st indicated in pattern; yo, pull thru 2, yo, pull thru 2; leave remaining loops on the hook*. Repeat between the stars 2 more times; yo pull thru all loops on the hook. (please refer to chart)

bptr 3 tog = Back Post Treble 3 together
*yo 2x, insert hook around the back post of the st indicated in pattern; yo, pull thru 2, yo, pull thru 2; leave remaining loops on the hook*. Repeat between the stars 2 more times; yo pull thru all loops on the hook. (please refer to chart)

mfptr = Modified Front Post Treble
yo 2x, insert hook around the front post the of the stitch indicated in the pattern, yo, pull up a loop, yo pull thru 2, yo pull thru 2, with the remaining two loops on the hook, insert hook under the top two loops of the stitch where you are executing a fptr. Proceed execute a dc, and pull thru all loops on the hook at the last pull thru of the dc.

mbptr = Modified Back Post Treble
yo 2x, insert hook around the back post the of the stitch indicated in the pattern, yo, pull up a loop, yo pull thru 2, yo pull thru 2, with the remaining two loops on the hook, insert hook under the top two loops of the stitch where you are executing a fptr. Proceed execute a dc, and pull thru all loops on the hook at the last pull thru of the dc.

The finished wrap measures 80” long and is 16.5” wide.
Each leaf will measure approx. 2”x 4”h
The Border will measure 8.5” long.
The wrap without the border on each end measures 64” long

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 Thank you so much for your support.I hope you will give this wrap a try. Make it for someone you love or someone who you know could use a little hug. 

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