The Gradual Beginner Wrap was designed to teach makers the basics of crochet! It includes the four basic stitches (chain, single crochet, half double crochet, and double crochet), and a variation on each of those stitches. The pattern includes a standard crochet pattern, a full photo tutorial (both right and left handed versions are included), as well as a descriptive written pattern perfect for beginners.

This pattern was inspired by my friend Penny Stricklin (part of the wife-and-wife team at Cesium Yarn) and her knit design, the Gradual Beginner Shawl. I had the pleasure of test knitting her pattern, and I learned so much from it! While her design was created to teach people the fundamentals of knitting, mine is designed for the fundamentals of crochet. Both patterns were created to give beginners an approachable but beautiful finished project that they can both learn from and want to wear.

Basic Information:
Pattern is written in US crochet terms.
Yarn: DK weight (weight 3). Approximately 685 yards. I used approximately 600 yards of Cesium Yarn Merino DK in the color Fuchsia Flower. Note that tester yardage varied widely (as low as 470 yards, and as high as 760 yards) - having extra yarn available is never a bad thing!
Hook: I used a 5mm hook.
Finished size: 67” long, 14” wide, after blocking.
Gauge: Gauge is not critical for this project. My personal gauge was approximately 8 stitches by 10 rows of single crochet = 2”, before blocking.