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Picot Fan Wrap: Pattern Overview

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Multicolored striped lacy crochet wrap displayed on a dressmaker mannequin in a cozy room, shown once hanging open and once wrapped around the neck like a long scarf.

Project introduction

Two floral-patterned dress forms in an indoor room beside a window, one wearing a long striped lacy crochet wrap with scalloped picot edges in coral, cream, mustard, teal and gray-blue, the other with a matching striped wrap draped over its
A colorful striped crochet wrap in turquoise, purple, orange, coral and cream draped around the neck of a floral-patterned dress form against a plain textured background
Multicolored lacy crochet wrap with fan and picot texture draped over a floral-patterned dress form, shown outdoors in a garden with potted plants and a stone wall

This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. The Picot Fan Wrap is a lacy rectangle shawl from Sunflower Cottage Crochet, and the design leans on two elements named right in the title: picot stitches and fan motifs, which the source describes as shells with spacing. The result reads delicate, yet the designer found it warm enough for chilly Kansas air during a photo shoot outdoors.

Because the shape is a simple rectangle, the wrap also works as a Super Scarf, and the source notes it can be worn many ways. That versatility is the main draw here. If you want the actual row-by-row instructions, the Original designer’s pattern and instructions is the place to go. Below you will find the supplies, gauge, sizing, stitch notes and a construction summary so you know what you are getting into before you begin.

What I Used

Finished round crocheted mat in solid mustard yellow yarn with concentric textured rounds and a scalloped edge, resting on a dark wood table next to dried lavender stems and a gold crochet hook.

The sample wrap was made with Lion Brand Mandala yarn in Pixie, the colorway shown in the designer’s photos. Two cakes were used, roughly 1000 yards of DK or Light weight #3 yarn. The hook was a Furls Streamline Galaxy in 4mm. The designer also suggests that a single color of light weight yarn, perhaps one with sparkles, would look equally lovely.

Here is the full supply checklist as listed by the source:

  • Lion Brand Mandala yarn in Pixie, 2 cakes, around 1000 yards of DK or Light weight #3 yarn
  • Furls Streamline Galaxy hook, 4mm
  • Scissors
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch markers, optional, to mark the first and last stitches so edges stay straight

Gauge Needed

Gauge is checked with a 4″ x 4″ swatch of double crochets. The source measured 15 double crochets across 8 rows to reach that 4″ square. You can begin the swatch with 15 foundation double crochets, or chain 14 plus 3 (17) and work a double crochet into the 4th chain from the hook, counting the 3 skipped chains as a double crochet. A video on foundation double crochets is available here.

Keep working double crochet rows until you have 8 rows, then measure. If you land at or near 4″, you are on target. If your square runs a little small, move up to a 4.5mm or 5mm hook, or tighten your tension while staying with the 4mm. If it runs too big, drop to a 3.75mm or 3.5mm hook, or loosen your tension with the 4mm.

Sizing

The finished wrap measures 75″ long by 28″ high. The source calls this standard sizing for a rectangle shawl and notes it is not far off for a super scarf. Length and width are flexible: you can make the wrap narrower or longer, or wider or shorter, depending on how you plan to wear it.

Special Stitches Used

Close-up of a blue crochet hook pulling up a light green chain loop to form a picot above rows of orange and green crochet fabric on a brown leather surface.
Close-up of a dark blue crochet hook holding a loop of sage green yarn while working a picot stitch, with a green and orange crocheted swatch resting on a light beige fabric surface.
Close-up of a crochet picot in progress: a blue crochet hook is inserted into the top of a mint green double crochet to close the picot, above rows of mint green and orange lace stitches, with blurred balls of yarn and a cup in the backgrou
Close-up of crocheted fan and picot stitches in teal, orange and tan yarn, with a dark crochet hook inserted in the top picot row, resting on a light grey fabric background.

Only one special stitch appears in this design, the Picot. The source works it as follows: double crochet in the next double crochet, chain 3, insert the hook down through the top of the double crochet just made, then slip stitch to close. Broken into steps, that is a double crochet in the next stitch, a chain 3, and a slip stitch through the top of the double crochet to finish.

The original page includes four figures showing the chain, the insertion point, a second angle of that insertion, and the completed Picot. Those photos are worth a look before you start, since the placement of the hook is the part that trips people up.

Abbreviations

The source uses a short abbreviation key. These are standard US crochet terms:

  • Ch(s) - chain(s)
  • Ss - slip stitch
  • St(s) - stitch(es)
  • Sk - skip
  • Rep - repeat
  • FO - fasten off
  • Sc - single crochet
  • DC - double crochet

Picot Fan Wrap Pattern Overview

Construction moves in a five-row cycle across a long starting chain. Row 1 builds chain-5 spaces along the foundation. Row 2 works shells of 8 double crochets separated by chain-5 spaces. Row 3 forms the Picot fans, with single crochets between them. Row 4 returns to chain-5 spaces, and Row 5 repeats the shell structure of Row 2.

From there, Rows 6 through 40 repeat Rows 3 through 5 until the wrap measures about 28″ high when blocked. The source notes 40 rows were obtained, then the wrap is fastened off and ends are woven in. Exact stitch counts, chain counts and placement details live in the original pattern, so follow the designer’s row-by-row text rather than reconstructing it from this summary.

Where To Get The Ad-Free PDF

An ad-free PDF version of this pattern is offered through the Sunflower Store, Ravelry, LoveCrafts and Etsy. The free web version and the paid printable are separate options, so check each listing for what is included before buying.

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If this style appeals to you, the designer’s related patterns include the Kate Wrap, the Paige Triangle Shawl and the Paige Convertible Mod Scarf. Each one plays with a similar idea of wraps that can be styled more than one way.

For more lacy wrap inspiration, see our overviews of the Ravelry: Lacy Feather and Fan Wrap pattern by A. Westbrook: Pattern Overview and the Peppermint Wrap Holiday Scarf: Pattern Overview.

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