Simple Scarf with Optional Hood

Use whatever type and color of yarn you want and whatever size crochet hook you want to use with that yarn. Change colors in whatever stripe pattern you desire, or keep it solid. The scarf is crocheted across its width.

The scarf pictured above uses 4-ply worsted acrylic yarn and M and L crochet hooks.

Starting chain: with larger hook, ch 29 (or whatever odd number of chains that makes the desired width)

Row 1: sc in 3rd chain from hook (the first 2 chains count as 1 turning ch and first ch-1 space), (ch 1, skip 1 ch, sc) to end (mark row as right side)

Row 2: ch 2, turn; skip first sc, sc in ch-1 space, (ch 1, skip 1 st, sc in ch-1 space) to end

Repeat Row 2 until the scarf is the desired length; finish off

Seam for hood (optional; do before border): fold scarf in half with wrong side facing and join the two sides for about 6-8 inches as follows: join with sc in one side at first sc at folded crease, ch 1, sc in same stitch on second side, * ch 1, sc in next sc in first side, ch 1, sc in next sc on other second side *, repeat from * to * until desired length of back of hood is reached; finish off

Border: with right side facing and smaller hook, join with sc in last sc of Row 1; (ch 2, sc in second ch from hook (short picot made), skip 1 st, sc) across width, continuing down length counting each row end as one stitch, then across the width of the other end, and down the legnth of the last side; join with sl st to first st; finish off

(These instructions are written by memory and have not been tested. Please let me know if you find errors or have questions.)

Copyright © 2005 Cheryl Lambert. Free for personal use. Objects made using this pattern can be sold. Pattern cannot be sold without my express permission.