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Samurtasuna


March already! The sun has surprised us early this year and here on the homestead, that means getting out, seeding the veggies, turning the ground, building a poly tunnel and taking care of the terrain. Lots and lots to do in the coming months but that doesn't keep me from crocheting! I am full of colourful inspiration and you will hear a bit more from me this month because there are some exciting things going on here.

This time, I worked something new: a rectangular wrap, which you can customize to either a shawl, an infinity scarf or a ruana, as you like. And on top of writing up the pattern, I charted the stitch pattern for the very first time! Many hours went into getting to know the crochetchart software but it was all worth it. Because really, once you have your project started, repeating rows becomes so much easier when glancing at a chart than reading lines and lines of abbreviations, don't you think?

If you are not familiar with crochet charts... this is your chance to learn how to read them! It was one of my testers who pointed out that the written instructions and the chart together, can really help to figure out how to read a chart. Isn't that a lovely compliment?

Now for the wrap itself. It is lace. It is rectangular (I believe we have a lack of rectangular wraps these days! Triangular wraps are all over the place.). I made my version with a lovely mohair and it is called Samurtasuna.

Samurtasuna is Basque for ‘tenderness’. When first seeing the Kid Mohair used for this pattern, I knew straight it had to be a wrap and it had to be a design as soft as the yarn itself. The open lace flowers of this pattern make sure that the yarn drapes well and shows off the lush halo aspect of the mohair. An (optional) ultra-thin thread of white merino is added to every other pattern repeat to make the pattern stand out and give an illusion of length through subtle coloured stripes.

I had seven fantastic testers this time. They were sharp as a knife in pointing out every little detail of the pattern and they used a wide variety of yarns with beautifully different results. You can see their projects on Ravelry. We hope it inspires you to find your own yarn preferences. Kid Mohair is classified as a light worsted weight yarn, you can easily substitute this yarn with a fingering or dk weight yarn. A lightweight yarn works very well with the openness of the pattern and a light and soft yarn assures a supple and lightweight wrap.

Don't you just love this pattern with the backlight like that? ;-) There is a Pdf of the full pattern available on Ravelry, Etsy and Love Crochet.

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. On both platforms I have groups as well where I love to help you out.

Happy crocheting,
Lili 
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