Spin-Off – September 2019

Fall 2019 • Spin Off 77

PROJECT

Notions Tapestry needle.

Gauge 9 sts = 3" and 4 rows = 2" in hdc. Gauge is not

critical for this project.

Finished Size 16 " x 65" blocked.

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terms you don’t know.

Stitch Guide

V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp.

Shell (sh): 5 dc in indicated st or sp.

Large fan (lg fan): ([Tr, ch 2] 4 times, tr) in indicated

st or sp.

Small fan (sm fan): ([Tr, ch 2] 2 times, tr) in indicated

st or sp.

Hdc patt (multiple of 2 sts + 1)

Ch 18 for swatch.

Set-up row: (WS) Hdc in 3rd ch from hook

(skipped 2 ch count as hdc now and throughout), hdc

across, turn—17 hdc.

Row 1 (RS) Ch 2, *hdc flo in next st, hdc blo in next

st; rep from * across row, hdc in top of tch, turn.

Row 2 (WS) Ch 2, *hdc blo, hdc flo; rep from *

across, hdc in top of tch, turn.

Rep Rows 1–2 for patt.

Lace patt #1 (multiple of 4 sts + 6)

Ch 18 for swatch.

Set-up row: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each

ch across, turn—17 hdc.

Row 1 Ch 5 (counts as hdc, ch 3 throughout), tr in

first hdc, sk next 3 sts, *(hdc, ch 3, tr) in next st, sk next 3

sts; rep from * across, hdc in last st, turn.

Row 2 Ch 4, tr in first hdc, *(hdc, ch 3, tr) in next

ch-3 sp; rep from * across, ending with (hdc, ch 3, tr) in

ch-5 sp, turn.

Row 3 Ch 5, tr in first tr, sk first ch-3 sp, *(hdc, ch 3,

tr) in next ch-3 sp; rep from * across, hdc in last tr, turn.

Rows 4–5 Rep Rows 2–3.

From the moment I saw the Mixlace Poncho as a new

Interweave staffer in 2016, I knew it would look fabulous

in handspun yarn. Originally published in Interweave

Crochet Fall 2016, it is one of those projects that just sticks

with you. Once I was ready with hook in hand and a pile of

bouncy handspun Rambouillet singles, I decided to adapt

the pattern to make a wrap, a style I find more wearable.

Spinning Notes

For my handspun version, I chose to spin a thick-

and-thin, bulky-weight singles yarn out of a semisolid

hand-dyed top in a deep, rich purple from Lisa Souza

Dyeworks. Chatting with Lisa at Interweave Yarn Fest

in Loveland, Colorado, I learned that the Marionberry

colorway is one of her personal favorites, too.

I adapted the pattern from a poncho to a wrap by

working extra lace repeats and omitting the assembly

and edging instructions. The springy Rambouillet yarn

blocked to the original pattern measurements of 18" wide

but shrank a bit over time to 16" wide.

Materials

Fiber 8 oz Lisa Souza Dyeworks 100% Rambouillet Top

in Marionberry.

Yarn Singles; 563 yd (510 yd used); 1,125 ypp; 9 wpi;

bulky weight.

Hook Size K/10½ (6.5 mm). Adjust hook size if neces-

sary to obtain the correct gauge.

Mixlace Wrap

Design by Denise Lavoie; handspun version by Elizabeth Prose