Let your talent shine when you finish your very own crochet parasol. Use it to create lasting memories for special events or just take it out to the sun to provide some shade. Your friends and family will go “WOW” once they see what you have made from thread! This pattern is written row-by-row using US crochet terms with crochet diagrams, photos, and a conversion chart to UK terms. To provide an example, here is a demonstration that explains how to equip your parasol with a traditional rain umbrella and how to secure your crochet covering when finished.
FORMAT & LANGUAGE: • English, German (Deutsch) • PDF, 21-23 pages and 15-16 MB (depending on the language)
CROCHET LEVEL & SKILLS: • Intermediate • Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, shell, cluster, picot, back post single crochet, pineapple stitch, working with thread, working in the round, increasing, blocking, sewing
SIZE: Adult size umbrella, approximately 48” (122 cm) around the top of the opened canopy
MATERIALS: • Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread Size 10; Weight: 0 / Thread; Fiber content: 100% Mercerized Cotton; Length per ball: 350 yd (320 m); Qty: 3 1⁄2 balls of any color or 1200 yd (1100 m) total • Tapestry needle • Stitch markers • Safety pins • Liquid Stitch or any other fabric glue for securing the thread ends • Crazy Glue or any other instant glue for gluing the tips • Regular stick-umbrella with 8 ribs & 23 1⁄2” (59.7 cm) rib length • Steel hook 2.25mm (US-2), or any hook size to obtain the gauge
