How To Make A Planned Pooling Scarf

TOOLS & SUPPLIES

• RED HEART® Super Saver®: 2 skeins 3957 Neon Stripes
• Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6 mm [US J-10]
• Extra hooks in neighboring sizes (see notes)
• Yarn needle
• GAUGE: 4 Vsts = 4" (10 cm); 5½ rows = 4" (10 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.
• RED HEART® Super Saver®, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); prints, multicolor and heather 5 oz (141 g), 236 yd (215 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins

SPECIAL STITCH

V Stitch (Vst): (dc, ch 2, dc) all in same st.

NOTES

1. It is highly recommended that you watch Marly Bird’s tutorial videos on planned color pooling before beginning this project
2. You may have to tighten or loosen some stitches as you go in order to keep the color pooling intact, and to keep the number of Vsts in each color correct. Keep a variety of hook sizes on hand to help resize your stitches, as different dye lots of the same colorway may change exact length of any given color._x000B_
3. Each color segment of the yarn will create 9 Vsts; it is important to ensure that these are created with each color. The color change should occur at the last yo & pull through of the last dc of the 9th Vst made of each color._x000B_
4. Edge of scarf may not be perfectly straight as each row begins and ends with a Vst, causing a slight waviness._x000B_
5. Most of the beginning chain will not be used; unravel the unused chain sts after completing the scarf (see finishing section)_x000B_

SCARF

Beginning with black in the yarn color repeat, ch through at least one full color sequence, with the last loop on hook being the first loop of a new color (not black) just after a color change in the yarn.

Row 1 (Right Side): Ch 5 with new color, dc in 6th ch from hook (counts as 1 Vst), [skip 3 ch, Vst in next ch] 9 times, leave remaining ch sts unworked, turn – 9 color Vsts, 1 black Vst, 10 Vsts total.

weave in all ends.

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Fringes

Attach 10 fringes at each short edge of scarf as follows:

Cut 3 strands of yarn, 12" (30.5 cm) each. Fold strands at center. Use hook to pull center of strands through edge st, then pull ends of strands through the resulting loop and pull tight.

FINISHING

Unravel unused foundation ch sts and weave in all ends.

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ABBREVIATIONS:

ch = chain; 

dc = double crochet; 

st(s) = stitch(es); 

yo = yarn over; 

[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.

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