rainBOOM! Wrap

Welcome!

I’ve updated the the rainBOOM! Wrap pattern, just in time to kick off the #rainBOOMMAL in collaboration with Scheepjes. Is this the first you’ve heard of it? All the info can be found in this post.

Before we start, if you’re looking for the version which uses UK terms go here, and the Dutch translation can be found here.

In this version you can find the pattern using UK terminology. I also have a tips and tricks post (which will be online Wednesday 30th Jan) which talks about all the little things that you may find to be a bit challenging, including a couple of short videos which should help if you get stuck at all.

Ready to go?

Materials

One Stone Washed River Washed Colour Pack (all fifty colours)
5mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Blocking mats/pins

Measurements

Original version: 200cm point to point (78 ¾ in) x 50cm (19 ½ in) wide
Extended version: 220cm point to point (86 1/2 in) x 50cm (19 ½ in) wide

Tension

16 stitches by 8.5 rows in 10cm by 10cm (4in) using a 5mm (H) hook in pattern.

Abbreviations

(US Terms)
DC double crochet
Ch chain stitch
Inc increase – two double crochet stitches in one stitch
DC2tog decrease – double crochet made over 2 stitches from previous row.
(…) repeat instructions between brackets as directed.
[801] denotes colour number from the yarn label.

Notes

This is a beginner friendly pattern, designed touse all 50 colours of the Scheepjes Stone Washed and River Washed colourpack.

The wrap will be constructed in two pieces,working back and forth in rows. First making two triangles, then diagonal rows,and finally joining the two pieces and adding tassels from the leftovers. There will be minimal yarn left over, so do payattention to your tension. Use either colour 801 or 803 and make a swatch.

At the start of each row you should ch2, thiswill not count as a stitch throughout. At the end of each row you should turnyour work. The instruction is only mentioned in rows 1 and 2, as a reminder.

While making the triangle, the rows willincrease by 3 stitches each side (6 per row), with an increase at the flatedge, and in the ch space. Weave in your ends as you go, this will vastlyreduce the amount of work at the end of the project.

Where the colour number is noted at the beginning of a row [801], you should tie off at the previous row and start using the next colour.

Find the Yarn

There are loads of fabulous retailers all over the world where you can buy your yarn packs. Scheepjes has a complete list on their website and I have a few recommendations for you too:
Wool Warehouse* ships all over the world
Deramores* also ships globally
Black Sheep Wools* in the UK
Caro’s Atelier* is my local yarn shop here in Almere
Be Inspired in South Africa
Knotty House* in North America
Yarn Inspired, BelleMae Yarns and Knit Spin Weave in Australia

Original Colour Pack Instructions

[801] ch2 (does not count as a stitch here or throughout), 2DC, ch2, 2DC in a magic ring, turn.
Ch 2, inc in the 1st st, DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, DC, inc in the last, turn.
Inc, 4DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 4DC, inc
[821] Inc, 7DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 7DC, inc
Inc, 10DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 10DC, inc
Inc, 13DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 13DC, inc
[820] Inc, 16DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 16DC, inc
Inc, 19DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 19DC, inc
Inc, 22DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 22DC, inc
[836] Inc, 25DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 25DC, inc
Inc, 28DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 28DC, inc
Inc, 31DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 31DC, inc
[835] Inc, 34DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 34DC
Inc, 37DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 37DC, inc
Inc, 40DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 40DC, inc
[943] Inc, 43DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 43DC, inc
Inc, 46DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 46DC, inc
[945] Inc, 49DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 49DC, inc
Inc, 52DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 52DC, inc
[942] Inc, 55DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 55DC, inc
Inc, 58DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 58DC, inc
[807] Inc, 61DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 61DC, inc
Inc, 64DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 64DC, inc
[946] Inc, 67DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 67DC, inc
Inc, 70DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 70DC, inc
[823] Inc, 73DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 73DC, inc
[944] Inc, 76DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 76DC, inc
[816] Inc, 79DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 79DC, inc
[947] Inc, 82DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 82DC, inc
[834] Inc, 85DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 85DC, inc
[817] Inc, 88DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 88DC, inc
[833] Inc, 91DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 91DC, inc
[809] Inc, 94DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 94DC, inc
[832] Inc, 97DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 97DC, inc
[812] Inc, 100DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 100DC, inc

Tie off, start new triangle.
Repeat rows 1-35 inthe following order:

[803]ch2 (does not count as a stitch here or throughout), 2DC, ch2, 2DC in a magicring, turn.
Ch2, inc in the 1^st st, DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, DC, incin the last st, turn.
Inc,4DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 4DC, inc
[802]Inc, 7DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 7DC, inc
Inc,10DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 10DC, inc
Inc,13DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 13DC, inc
[829]Inc, 16DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 16DC, inc
Inc,19DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 19DC, inc
Inc,22DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 22DC, inc
[822]Inc, 25DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 25DC, inc
Inc,28DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 28DC, inc
Inc,31DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 31DC, inc
[804]Inc, 34DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 34DC, inc
Inc,37DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 37DC, inc
Inc,40DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 40DC, inc
[831]Inc, 43DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 43DC, inc
Inc,46DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 46DC, inc
[814]Inc, 49DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 49DC, inc
Inc,52DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 52DC, inc
[811]Inc, 55DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 55DC, inc
Inc,58DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 58DC, inc
[810]Inc, 61DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 61DC, inc
Inc,64DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 64DC, inc
[808]Inc, 67DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 67DC, inc
Inc,70DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 70DC, inc
[818]Inc, 73DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 73DC, inc
[830]Inc, 76DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 76DC, inc
[949]Inc, 79DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 79DC, inc
[941]Inc, 82DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 82DC, inc
[950]Inc, 85DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 85DC, inc
[805]Inc, 88DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 88DC, inc
[828]Inc, 91DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 91DC, inc
[813]Inc, 94DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 94DC, inc
[824]Inc, 97DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 97DC, inc
[952]Inc, 100DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 100DC, inc
[948]Inc, DC up to the 2^nd last stitch before the corner, DC2tog in lastst and ch space, turn
Ch2, DC2tog, DC to last stitch, inc in the last st, turn
Inc,DC up to the 2^nd last stitch, DC2tog in last 2 stitches, tie off

Repeat rows Repeat rows 38, 37 and 38 (as a setof three rows) 8 times, changing colour every 3 rows in the following order:

[815]
[825]
[953]
[951]
[954]
[826]
[806]
[819]

Make sure you always start your new colour on the long side, not where you tied off on the short side. This will ensure that you always have a straight edge on both sides.

Repeat rows 38 and then 37 with colour [827], then saving a long tail, whip stitch the two pieces together, with the long edge of piece two matching up with the point of piece one. Don’t pull the stitches too tight, otherwise a ridge will appear.

Extended Colour Pack Instructions

Since the original release of this Pattern,Scheepjes has added eight new river washed colours to their colour packs. To take full advantage of that, here are theinstructions to make the extended RainBOOM!

[801] ch2 (does not count as a stitch here or throughout), 2DC, ch2,2DC in a magic ring, turn.
Ch 2, inc in the 1^st st, DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the chspace, DC, inc in the last st, turn.
Inc, 4DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 4DC, inc
[821] Inc, 7DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 7DC, inc
Inc, 10DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 10DC, inc
Inc, 13DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 13DC, inc
[820] Inc, 16DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 16DC, inc
Inc, 19DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 19DC, inc
Inc, 22DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 22DC, inc
[836] Inc, 25DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 25DC, inc
Inc, 28DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 28DC, inc
Inc, 31DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 31DC, inc
[835] Inc, 34DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 34DC
Inc, 37DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 37DC, inc
Inc, 40DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 40DC, inc
[943] Inc, 43DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 43DC, inc
Inc, 46DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 46DC, inc
[945] Inc, 49DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 49DC, inc
Inc, 52DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 52DC, inc
[942] Inc, 55DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 55DC, inc
Inc, 58DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 58DC, inc
[807] Inc, 61DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 61DC, inc
Inc, 64DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 64DC, inc
[946] Inc, 67DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 67DC, inc
Inc, 70DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 70DC, inc
[823] Inc, 73DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 73DC, inc
[956] Inc, 76DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 76DC, inc
[944] Inc, 79DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 79DC, inc
[961] Inc, 82DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 82DC, inc
[816] Inc, 85DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 85DC, inc
[947] Inc, 88DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 88DC, inc
[960] Inc, 91DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 91DC, inc
[834] Inc, 94DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 94DC, inc
[817] Inc, 97DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 97DC, inc
[833] Inc, 100DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 100DC, inc

Tie off, start new triangle.
Repeat rows 1-35 in the following order:

[803] ch2 (does not count as a stitch here or throughout), 2DC, ch2, 2DC in a magic ring, turn.
Ch2, inc in the 1st, DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, DC, inc in the last st, turn.
Inc, 4DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 4DC, inc
[802] Inc, 7DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 7DC, inc
Inc, 10DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 10DC, inc
Inc, 13DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 13DC, inc
[829] Inc, 16DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 16DC, inc
Inc, 19DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 19DC, inc
Inc, 22DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 22DC, inc
[822] Inc, 25DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 25DC, inc
Inc, 28DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 28DC, inc
Inc, 31DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 31DC, inc
[804] Inc, 34DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 34DC
Inc, 37DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 37DC, inc
Inc, 40DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 40DC, inc
[831] Inc, 43DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 43DC, inc
Inc, 46DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 46DC, inc
[814] Inc, 49DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 49DC, inc
Inc, 52DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 52DC, inc
[811] Inc, 55DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 55DC, inc
Inc, 58DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 58DC, inc
[810] Inc, 61DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 61DC, inc
Inc, 64DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 64DC, inc
[957] Inc, 67DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 67DC, inc
Inc, 70DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 70DC, inc
[808] Inc, 73DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 73DC, inc
[818] Inc, 76DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 76DC, inc
[830] Inc, 79DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 79DC, inc
[949] Inc, 82DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 82DC, inc
[941] Inc, 85DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 85DC, inc
[950] Inc, 88DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 88DC, inc
[805] Inc, 91DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 91DC, inc
[828] Inc, 94DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 94DC, inc
[813] Inc, 97DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 97DC, inc
[824] Inc, 100DC, (2DC, ch2, 2DC) in the ch space, 100DC, inc
[952] Inc, DC up to the 2^nd last stitch before the corner, DC2tog in last st and ch space, turn.
Ch 2 DC2tog, DC up to the last stitch, inc, turn.
Ch 2, Inc, DC up to the 2^nd last stitch, DC2tog in last 2 stitches, tie off.

Repeat rows Repeat rows 38, 37 and 38 (as aset of three rows) 16 times, changing colour every 3 rows in the followingorder:

[948]
[815]
[825]
[953]
[958]
[955]
[951]
[954]
[826]
[806]
[819]
[827]
[962]
[812]
[959]
[832]

Make sure you always start your new colour on the long side, not where you tied off on the short side. This will ensure that you always have a straight edge on both sides.

Repeat rows 38 and then 37 with colour [809],then saving a long tail, whip stitch the two pieces together, with the longedge of piece two matching up with the point of piece one. Do not pull thestitches too tight, otherwise a ridge will appear.

Tassels

Separating the leftover colours from piece one and piece two, cut 30-40cm lengths, and double stranded, knot tassels in each stitch along both short (diagonal) sides. Adjust spacing according to the amount of remaining yarn. Block to size, enjoy!

Chart

Do note: the chart is just an example of how you should begin, and how the diagonal rows are worked. Please do not follow this exactly from the start, but instead use it as a guide

Still looking for your yarn pack? There are loads of fabulous retailers all over the world where you can buy your yarn packs. Scheepjes has a complete list on their website and I have a few recommendations for you too:
Wool Warehouse* ships all over the world
Caro’s Atelier* is my local yarn shop here in Almere
Be Inspired in South Africa
Knotty House* in North America
Yarn Inspired, BelleMae Yarns and Knit Spin Weave in Australia

Or you could check out my designer store on Deramores.com* – where you can get your hands on the kit AND a pdf of the pattern at the same time. They also ship worldwide, so that’s a win-win!

Now, I do hope you’re joining the #rainBOOMMAL that’s running through all of February 2019. In collaboration with the amazing people at Scheepjes, we’ll be crocheting together, from all corners of the world, bringing some more colour into our lives.