Hello, my little dewdrop! It’s time for another sister pattern! Inspired by its knitted sister, Wine Country, is the crocheted pattern, Trade Winds.

Trade Winds is a beautiful easy and versatile crochet pattern designed by Jane Vanselous. This Adventurous Beginner to Intermediate level pattern us for those crocheters who are ready to learn some new skills or stitch combinations. Stitches include: sc, dc, changing colors, creating i-cords.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”  – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Jane was inspired by this quote and says, “I love the essence of this quote and think that we should all try to challenge ourselves to try new things. It also seems very appropriate, as this yarn has me dreaming of sparkling turquoise waters somewhere in a tropical paradise.”

This project utilizes a simple technique that may be used to produce a wide variety of effects. By using 3 different yarns and crocheting just one row with each, the correct yarn is always where it needs to be to work the next row. The yarns may be different colors and different weights. In this design, we chose 3 different yarns that are all in the same color. With the addition of a few crocheted i-cords and/or well placed seams, this may be worn as a scarf, shawl, cowl, 2 styles of poncho, head scarf, and shrug. The stitch pattern is very easy to work and produces a soft, stretchy fabric.

Make it with of our soft and cuddly 3 skein kits for a warm but light treat! Don’t be afraid to mix and match the weights of different yarns. The kit features 1 skein of each: (A) Resilient Sock (4 oz, 400 yds), (B) Sparkle DK (3.5 oz, 275 yds), (C) Pearlescent Fingering (4 oz, 550 yds).

We have filmed a video tutorial for you showing you how to work this pattern and how to make the i-cords.

Have a look:

You can also check out our video on how to style this wrap here:

We sincerely hope you love making this wrap and then styling it in whatever way you choose. This shawl will be perfect for those cool days ahead!

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Talk to ya soon.

XOXOXO  Chandi