How to Crochet a Stunning Triangular Scarf

Materials

400m (437 yards) lace weight yarn (I used Rowan fine lace – a lovely soft mix of baby alpaca and merino wool)

2.00mm crochet hook (or size needed to get gauge)

St markers (optional)

Blocking materials

Gauge

Gauge is not critical for this project; however, if your gauge is larger than mine was, you will need more than one skein of yarn.

In the main sprig pattern, I worked 2.5 repeats in 10 cm.

In the squares portion of the edging, I worked 14 “squares” in 10 cm.

These are my pre-blocking gauge measurements.

Pattern

This scarf is worked in two sections. First, the main triangular section is worked by making a foundation row, and then the rows are decreased to create the triangular shape. The pattern is a simple 1 row repeat!

The edging is then added along the two shorter sides.

Main Body

Begin by making a ch 386 + 1. (Alternatively, you can begin by making 386 fsc and skip row 1)

R1: turn, sc in second ch and then in each ch to the end (386 sts).

R2: Ch 5 (counts as being worked in the very first sc), turn, [sk 3 sts, *sc, ch3, repeat from * 2 more times, sc, ch3, sk3 sts, (dc, ch2, dc) in next st, ch3] repeat [] 33 times, sk 3 sts, *sc, ch3, repeat from * 2 more times, sc, ch3, sk 3 sts, dc in final st. Turn work. (35 pattern repeats total).

R3: ch 4, sk first 2 ch-sps, (dc, ch2, dc) into next ch sp, *ch3, sk 2 ch-sps, (sc, ch3, sc, ch3, sc, ch3, sc) into next ch sp (between dc’s), ch3, sk 2 ch-sps, (dc, ch2, dc) into next ch sp repeat from * to end, finish with a dtr into either ch5 (1st row 3) or ch2 sp between dc’s (all remaining repeats). Turn work and sl-st into dtr just made, sl-st into ch2 sp, sc into ch2 sp.

Repeat row 3 until the piece has decreased to the penultimate row – there will be two (dc, ch2, dc) sets.

Final row: ch4, sk first 2 ch-sps, (dc, ch2, dc) into next ch sp (this will be the central ch-sp), ch4, sk 2 ch-sps, sl-st into final ch-sp, fasten off.

You may wish to mark the centre ch-sp in the final row with a st marker.

Edging

The edging is worked in two sections – a simple square mesh followed by a scalloped, picoted edging.

The mesh is worked by working 2 dc into every ch4 sp, and 1 dc into every ch2 sp as you work along the edge. The dc’s are all separated by a ch2.

Re-join the yarn to the end of the long edge on the foundation row.

R1:

Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc, ch 1), dc in same space, ch 2, dc in top of ch3 of first row on main body, ch 2, dc in ch2 sp (i.e., on the second row of main body). *ch 2, dc, repeat from * all the way along the edge working 2 dc in each ch4 sp (dtr post counts as ch4) and 1 dc into each ch2 sp.

At the central ch sp, work 2 dc (separated by a ch 2) and then continue in pattern along the second edge until 2 ch-sp remain. You should have just worked a dc into a ch 2 sp.

Ch 2, dc into next ch sp, ch 2, dc into the corner of the foundation row, ch 1, dc. (211 ch-sps).

R2:

Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), turn, dc in next dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc, repeat till centre ch-sp, ch 2, dc in centre ch-sp, ch 2, dc in very next dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc, repeat to end (212 ch-sps).

R3:

Ch 5, turn, dc in same st, *ch 2, dc in next dc, repeat till centre dc, work an extra ch 2, dc in central dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc, repeat to end, ch 2, dc in same st (215 ch-sps).

The mesh section is now completed. The final 3 rows make the scalloped edging.

R4:

Ch 1, turn, sc in same st. *Ch 4, sc in next dc, repeat from * to end (continue to mark the centre ch-sp).

R5:

Ch 4, turn, sc in ch-sp, *8 dc in next ch sp, sc in next ch-sp, ch 4, sc in next ch-sp, repeat from * until there is one ch-sp left before the central one, 8 dc in next ch-sp, sc in central ch-sp, 8 dc in next ch-sp, **sc in next ch-sp, ch 4, sc in next ch-sp, 8 dc in next ch-sp, repeat from ** until there is one ch-sp remaining, sc in final ch-sp.

R6:

Ch 2, turn, dc in same st, ch 4, sk first two dc, dc, picot, sk 2 sts, dc, *ch 4, sc into ch-sp, ch 4, sk next two dc, dc, picot, sk 2 sts, dc, repeat from * to central st, ch 1, picot, ch 1, sk 5 sts (two dc, one sc and two dc) dc, picot, sk 2 sts, dc, ch 4, sc into ch-sp, **ch 4, sk next two dc, dc, picot, sk 2 sts, dc, ch 4, sc into ch-sp, repeat from ** to end.

Fasten off and weave in ends.