The Sugar Plum Pocket Wrap is a cozy wearable blanket that’s perfect for chilly spaces and fickle weather! Originally designed for the December 2020 Furls Crochet Along, I can now share this pattern on Moogly as well!
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Made for the Furls December 2020 CAL
The Sugar Plum Pocket Wrap was the Furls December Crochet Along in 2020 – and it was shared in three parts! Be sure to check out the latest CAL and all their amazing hooks, needles, and crochet swag on Furls!
Tons of Texture
The Sugar Plum Pocket Wrap features a four-row repeat that I came up with just for this pattern. It creates tons of texture on both sides of the fabric – so it looks great no matter how you wear it! The variety of angles used create interest and flattering lines.
With all that texture, I decided to make a quick video tutorial to show off this stitch pattern. It’s linked and embedded below along with lots of other helpful tutorials!
Always Unique with Caron Cakes
I used Caron Cakes Lovely Layers to design the Sugar Plum Pocket Wrap – a self-striping yarn available exclusively at Michaels. With a self-striping yarn, every project is a little different! This is a seasonal yarn though, so you can use any of the Caron Cakes to make this pattern – or any Worsted Weight yarn you like!
Sugar Plum Pocket Wrap
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US – J, 6.0mm hook – Furls
1700 yds Caron Lovely Layers Cakes (4 – Worsted; 80% acrylic, 20% wool; 8.5 oz/ 240 g; 445 yds/ 407)
Colorway shown: Sugar Plums (4 cakes used)
Gauge: 14 sts x 9 rows =4” in pattern
Finished Size: 79” x 21”
Helpful Links and Tutorials:
Sugar Plum Pocket Wrap Stitch Tutorial
FDC – Foundation Double Crochet
CSDC – Chainless Starting Double Crochet
Notes:
If you prefer to skip the Fdc, you can instead work Row 1 as follows: Ch 231, dc in the 4th ch from the hook, dc in each rem ch to end; turn. (229 sts)
If you prefer to skip the Csdc, you can instead ch 3 and count that as the first dc of the row.
For the Horizontal Rows, Rnd 1 works around 3 sides of the piece, and, the pattern returns to Rows.
Instructions
Vertical Rows:
Row 1 [WS]: Fdc 229; turn. (229 dc)
Row 2 [RS]: Csdc in first st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st; rep from * across, turn. (115 dc)
Row 3: Csdc in first st, dc in next ch, *fpdc around next dc, dc in next ch; rep from * across until 1 st rem, dc in last dc, turn. (229 sts)
Row 4: Csdc in first st, *skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, fpdc around skipped st working in front of the previous sts, dc in next dc; rep from * across, turn.
Row 5: Csdc in first st, fpdc around each rem st until 1 st rem, dc in last st; turn.
Rows 6 – 45: Rep Rows 2 -5.
Row 46: Rep Row 2.
Row 47: Csdc in first st, dc in each rem st to end; turn.
Row 48: Ch 1, sc in each st across; do NOT turn.
Horizontal Rows:
Turn work 90 degrees to work along the ends of the previous rows.
Rnd 1 [RS]: Ch 1, sc evenly across ends of rows, ch 1, sc in each foundation ch across, ch 1, sc 73 evenly across other ends of rows stopping at Row 47; turn.
Row 2: Csdc in first st, fpdc around each rem st until 1 st rem, dc in last st; turn. (73 sts)
Row 3: Csdc in first st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st; rep from * across, turn. (37 dc)
Row 4: Csdc in first st, dc in next ch, *fpdc around next dc, dc in next ch; rep from * across until 1 st rem, dc in last dc, turn. (73 sts)
Row 5: Csdc in first st, *skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, fpdc around skipped st working in front of the previous sts, dc in next dc; rep from * across, turn.
Row 6: Csdc in first st, fpdc around each rem st until 1 st rem, dc in last st; turn.
Rows 7 – 26: Rep Rows 3 – 6.
Edging Section 1: Ch 1, sc evenly across sides of Rows of Horizontal Rows; join with a sl st to first st of Row 48, fasten off.
Edging Section 2: Rejoin yarn on the other side of Horizontal Rows from RS, ch 1, sc evenly across sides of rows, ch 2; join with a sl st to first st of Horizontal Row 26.
Pockets: Make 2
Row 1: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), 3 dc in first ch made; turn. (3 dc)
Row 2: (Csdc, dc) in first st, ch 1, dc in next st, ch 1, 2 dc in last st; turn. (5 dc)
Row 3: (Csdc, dc) in first st, [fpdc around next st, dc in next ch] twice, fpdc around next st, 2 dc in last st; turn. (9 sts)
Row 4: (Csdc, dc) in first st, *skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, fpdc around skipped st, dc in next st; rep from * across, dc again in last st, turn. (11 sts)
Row 5: (Csdc, dc) in first st, fpdc around each rem st until one st rem, 2 dc in last st; turn. (13 sts)
Row 6: (Csdc, dc) in first st, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st; rep from * across, dc again in last st, turn. (9 dc)
Row 7: (Csdc, dc) in first st, *fpdc around next dc, dc in next ch; rep from * until 2 sts rem, fpdc around next st, 2 dc in last st, turn. (17 sts)
Rows 8 – 15: Rep Rows 4 – 7.
Row 16: Rep Row 4.
Row 17: Ch 2, dc2tog in first 2 sts, fpdc around each rem st until 2 sts rem, dc2tog in last 2 sts; turn. (33 sts)
Row 18: Ch 2, dc2tog in first 2 sts, *ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st; rep from * until 3 sts rem, ch 1, skip next st, dc2tog in last 2 sts; turn. (16 sts)
Row 19: Ch 2, dc2tog in first st and ch, *fpdc around next st, dc in next ch; rep from * until 2 dc rem, fpdc around next st, dc2tog in last ch and st; turn. (29 sts)
Row 20: Ch 2, dc2tog in first 2 sts, *skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, fpdc around skipped st, dc in next st; rep from * until 3 sts rem, skip the next st, dc2tog in last 2 sts; turn. (26 sts)
Row 21: Ch 2, dc2tog in first 2 sts, fpdc around each rem st until 2 sts rem, dc2tog in last 2 sts; turn. (24 sts)
Pocket Edging: Ch 1, sc evenly around pocket, working ch 2 at each corner; join and fasten off.
Assembly Instructions:
Block shawl to 79” x 21”.
Sew pockets to shawl with remaining yarn and yarn needle, at each end, as shown – approximately 4.5” from each end, centered width-wise – or where desired.
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Sonya Hall
Good Morning,
Are you aware of how this wrap works up using Caron Cotton cakes (the current larger cakes). I’m wondering if 4 cakes is still applicable based on unavailability of the ones you used. I’m also wondering if they will be sufficiently warm and cozy for fall or if a standard cotton cake would be better. This will be my first wrap. I’ve been finally venturing out from blankets, and I don’t want to invest time and money into a project I won’t be able to complete due to product availability. 🙂
Tamara Kelly
Hello! You can certainly use whatever yarn you like and prefer! If you choose a yarn with a different yardage, you may very well need to adjust the number of cakes or skeins.
Wanda K
Please clarify the gauge. 14 stitches x 9 rows = 4 inches. The first 5 rows are different stitches. So this is 14 stitches and 5 rows of the pattern and the pin repeat the first 4 rows again for a total of 9 rows? I really want to make this for a friend’s Christmas present…
Thank you, Wanda
Tamara Kelly
Yes! 🙂