TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® With Love®:1 skein 1621 Evergreen
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook:5mm [US K-10½]
- Yarn needle
- GAUGE: 4 pattern repeats = 8” [20 cm]. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
RED HEART® With Love®, Art. E400 available in solidcolor 7oz (198 g), 370 yd (338 m), multicolor 5oz (141 g), 230 yd (211 m) and stripes 5 oz (141 g) 223 yds (204 m) skeins
Scarf measures 8” (20 cm) x 72” (183 cm).
SPECIAL STITCHES
shell: [(dc, ch 1) 3 times, dc] in same st
v-stitch (v-st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st
SCARF
Ch 26.
Row 1: (Right Side) Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 1, skip 3 ch, shell in next ch, ch 1, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch; repeat from across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in first sc, * ch 2, skip 2 ch-1 spaces, (sc, ch 1, sc) in center ch-1 space of shell, ch 2, skip next 2 ch-1 spaces, v-st in next sc; repeat from across to last shell, ch 2, skip 2 ch-1 spaces, (sc, ch 1, sc) in center ch-1 space of shell, ch 2, skip next 2 ch-1 spaces, 2 dc in last sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, (dc, ch 1, dc) in 1st dc, ch 1, * skip ch-2 space, sc in center of next (sc, ch 1, sc) space, ch 1, skip ch-2 space, shell in center of next v-st, ch 1; repeat from * across to last (sc, ch 1, sc) group, sc in center of last (sc, ch 1, sc) group, ch 1, skip ch-2 space, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in top of turning ch, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st dc, * ch 2, skip next 2 ch-1 spaces, v-st in next sc, ch 2, skip next 2 ch-1 spaces, (sc, ch 1, sc) in center ch-1 space of shell; repeat from * across to last sc, v-st in last sc, ch 2, skip next 2 ch-1 spaces, 2 sc in top of turning ch, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, * ch 1, skip next ch-2 space, shell in center of next v-st, ch 1, skip next ch-2 space, sc in center ch-1 space of next (sc, ch 1, sc) group; repeat from * across to last v-st, ch 1, shell in center of v-st, ch 1, skip next ch-2 space, sc in last sc, turn. Repeat Rows 2-5 until piece measures 72” (183 cm) or desired length, ending with a Row 2. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in all loose ends. Wash and lay flat to block.
ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
mm = millimeters;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch (es);
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated. (183 cm).