Hiedra Triangle Wrap

It is October, my most preferred month of the year. Here where I live, October means, chestnuts, walnuts, edible mushrooms, the smell of leaves decaying in the forest and colours. Many many colours!

I had to make something inspired by what we see all around us and so here it is: the Hiedra Triangle Wrap. Hiedra is Spanish for Ivy, the last flowering plant to nourish our bees. Although Ivy is not always changing colours, it does belong to autumn. In our forest, Ivy is now happily covering up the ground, making our search for mushrooms rather a challenge! ;-)

The wrap is worked as a mesh with added surface crocheting to obtain the woven colour effects. It is a very simple technique to obtain interesting colour results and is explained in the special stitches section as well as with a photo tutorial at the end of the pattern.

How long you make this wrap is up to you. I used this pattern as a stash buster of leftover yarns, starting off with gradients of yellows, via beige and brown to greens, ochre, oranges and reds, ending with a deep wine red for the last row and the edge. A colour scheme is included in this pattern to see the exact colour changes used. You can make this wrap in any type of yarn you like, and just add or exclude rows to make it the right size. I used crochet hook F/4mm with DK weight yarn.

As usual, if you need help while making this pattern, you are welcome to ask for it below in the comments, contact me personally or come and find me on Ravelry or Facebook. These are places where we, crochet enthusiasts, help each other out.

There is a Pdf of the full pattern available on Etsy, Ravelry, and Love Crochet. I hope you will enjoy it!

Happy crochet,
Lili

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