Introduction to Crochet/Sea scarf
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This scarf was designed with the California coastline in mind. Think of an outdoor restaurant table by the beach at sunset, or a stroll through the sand during a cool offshore breeze, or maybe just imagine getting strangled by a fashionable piece of seaweed. Suitable for sweater weather in spring and fall.
Materials
[edit | edit source]- 1 6mm hook (U.S. size J)
- 2 skeins Bernat Bamboo Natural Blends, Dill color 161092
- 1 skein Caron Pizazz ribbon yarn, Meadow color 0005, article PZ1000
Construction
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Only two stitches are needed to make this scarf: chain stitch and double crochet. Actually the pattern is quite simple; it's a basic offset filet. The fancy effect is created by weaving ribbon yarn through the gaps after the crochet work is done.
The yarn is 88% bamboo, which looks like raw silk and behaves something like rayon.
Instructions
[edit | edit source]- First row: chain stitch 154, plus 2 for the turning chain.
- Second row: double stitch 2, chain stitch 2. Repeat 38 times. At end of row, double stitch 2.
- Third row: chain stitch 4. Make two double stitches wrapping around the previous chain, then chain stitch 2. Repeat. At end of row, chain stitch twice followed by 1 double crochet into the previous row turning chain.
- Repeat rows 2 and 3 for as long as there's enough yarn to complete a row.
Should make 10 rows total, with 9 sets of gaps between them. If the yarn runs short then it can be a 9 row scarf (not much different). Gauge is not important as long as it remains even.
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Measure ribbon yarn into strips two feet longer than the crochet. Cut enough pieces to fill each row. Weave ribbons through gaps, taking care to minimize twist. Secure at endswith a simple knot. Stagger the ribbon weave to create a diagonal effect.