Crochet Old World Scarf

Skill Level: Intermediate

Size: 6" x 62" (before blocking); 6" x 69" (after blocking)

Materials

Yarn:

330 yds. DK or worsted wt. wool, wool-blend or yarn of choice that works to gauge.

Sample shown in Moda Dea Washable Wool (100% merino wool superwash, 166 yds/100 g ball) in color Real Teal, 2 balls, 332 yds

Crochet hook size US I/9 (5.50 mm)

Tapestry needle

Gauge: 1 motif = 3" square. Always take time to check your gauge.

Pattern Notes

Assembly Sequence

The scarf is made of 38 squares arranged two squares across by nineteen squares long.

After the first square is complete, subsequent squares are created and attached by the join as you go method.

• Make Square 1.
• Make Square 2, joining to the side of Square 1 with single-sided join.
• Make Square 3, joining to the top of Square 1 with single-sided join.
• Make Square 4, joining to the side of Square 3 and top of Square 2 with double-sided join.
• Additional rows are added with pairs of squares. The first square of the row is attached with single-sided join, the second square of the row is added with double-sided join.

Stitches Used

Chain (ch), Slip Stitch (sl st), Single Crochet (sc), Half-Double Crochet (hdc), Double Crochet (dc)

Abbreviations

Beginning (beg), Each (ea), Hook (hk), Loop (lp), Repeat (rep), Round (rnd), Skip (sk), Stitch(es) (st/sts), Together (tog)

Scarf Pattern

First Row (Squares 1 & 2)

Square 1

Rnd 1: Ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring, ch 1, work 8 sc in ring, join with sl st. (8 sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, *ch 5, sk next sc, sc in next sc, rep from * 3 times, ending last rep ch 5, sl st in beg sc. (four ch-5 lps)

Rnd 3: Sl st into first ch-5 lp, ch 1, *in ch-5 lp work (sc, hdc, dc, ch 2, dc, hdc, sc)(corner completed), ch 2,* rep from * to * around, join with sl st.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in ch-2 sp to the right of join, ch 5, *in corner work (sc, ch 3, sc), ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in same sp, ch 5,* rep from * to * around, ending with sc in ch-2 sp, ch 3, join with sl st. Fasten off.

Square 2

Rnds 1-3: Repeat rounds 1-3 of Square 1.

Rnd 4 (single-sided joining rnd): Ch 1, sc in ch-2 sp to the right of join, ch 5, sc in corner, ch 3, sc in the same corner; ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in same sp; ch 5, sc in next corner, ch 1; holding squares with wrong sides together, sl st in corner on the previous square, ch 1, sc in the same corner on the current square; ch 2, sl st in next ch-5 lp on previous square, ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp on the current square; ch 1, sl st in next ch-3 lp on previous square, ch 1, sc in the same sp on the current square; ch 2, sl st in next ch-5 lp on previous square, ch 2, sc in next corner on the current square, ch 1, sl st in corner of the previous square, ch 1, sc in the same corner on the current square.

Finish the current square as follows: ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in the same sp, ch 5, sc in next corner, ch 3, sc in the same corner, ch 5, sc in last ch-2 sp, ch 3, sl st in beg sc. Fasten off.

Second Row (Squares 3 & 4)

Square 3

Rnds 1-4: Rep Square 2, joining to the top of row 1.

Square 4

Rnds 1-3: Rep Rnds 1-3 of Square 2.

Rnd 4 (double-sided joining rnd): Ch 1, sc in ch-2 sp to the right of join, ch 5, sc in corner, ch 3, sc in the same corner; ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in the same sp; ch 5, sc in next corner, ch 1; holding squares with wrong sides together, sl st in corner of the previous square, ch 1, sc in the same corner on the current square; *ch 2, sl st in next ch-5 lp on the previous square, ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp of the current square; ch 1, sl st in next ch-3 lp on the previous square, ch 1, sc in the same sp on the current square; ch 2, sl st in next ch-5 lp on the previous square, ch 2, sc in next corner on the current square, ch 1, sl st in corner of the previous square*, sl st in corner of the next previous square, ch 1, sc in the same corner on the current square; rep from * to * once.

Finish the current square as follows: ch 1, sc in the same corner, ch 5, sc in last ch-2 sp, ch 3, sl st in beg sc. Fasten off.

Rows 3-19

Repeat instructions for the second row until the scarf is 19 squares long, joining the first square of each pair with single-sided join (as in Square 2) and the second square of each pair with double-sided join (as in Square 4).

Finishing

Weave in ends. Block the scarf by dampening and laying it out on thick towels, spreading out the lace pattern. Cover with another towel and leave to dry.