It’s almost Valentine’s Day, so I’m about due for a red scarf. I found a gorgeous red cranberry in Vanna’s Choice® yarn. It’s the perfect color for Valentine’s Day. The texture of the Crochet Sweetheart Scarf is shaped by working three basic crochet stitches — single, half double, and double crochet — in a single crochet stitch, skipping the next two stitches, then repeating the pattern. I used two skeins of yarn, but you can increase the length of the scarf by adding a third skein. The vibrant color of this scarf also makes for a great Christmas gift.
General Instructions
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SKILL LEVEL: Easy
MATERIALS:
- Lion Brand ® Yarns, Vanna’s Choice®, Cranberry, 3.5 oz (100 g), 170 yards (156 m), 2 skeins
- Crochet hook, size J (6.0 mm)
- Plastic yarn needle
- Yarn scissors
GAUGE: 4″ = 16 stitches
ABBREVIATIONS:
Begin (beg)
Chain (ch)
Double crochet (dc)
Half double crochet (hdc)
Foundation Row (fr)
Single crochet (sc)
Skip (sk)
Slip (sl)
Space (sp)
Stitch (st)(sts)
Top of turning chain (tch)
Yarn over (yo)
STITCH GUIDE: Single crochet: insert hook in st, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru both loops on hook. Half double crochet: yo, insert hook in st, draw up a loop, yo, draw thru all three loops on hook. Double crochet: yo, insert hook into st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw yarn thru two loops, yo, draw yarn thru last two loops on hook.
PATTERN STITCH: For pattern stitch, work one sc, hdc, and dc in same sc st.
PATTERN NOTES:
- This pattern is written in American Standard crochet terms.
- Use medium yarn weight 4.
- Block before finishing.
- Length is about 2 skeins of yarn.
CARE: Machine wash on a gentle cycle. Layout horizontally for drying. Any dry cleaning solvent other than trichloroethylene may be safely used. No bleach product may be used. Do not iron.
BLOCKING: Fill a small spray bottle with cold water. Spray cowl until damp. Layout long cowl on blocking mats, smooth evenly, and pin in place until dry.
MEASUREMENTS: 9″ (22.86 cm) x 62″ (157.48 cm)
Crochet Sweetheart Scarf Tutorial
Ch 32.
FOUNDATION ROW: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each st across. Turn.
ROW 1: Ch 2, [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] in 1st sc, skip next 2 sc, *[1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] in next sc, skip next 2 sc, rep from * across, ending with 1 sc in last sc. Turn.
ROW 2: Ch 2 [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] in 1st sc, *skip next 2 sts, [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] in next sc, rep from * across, ending with 1 sc in top of turning ch. Turn.
Repeat ROW 2 for the pattern. Weave in loose ends.
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When making the single crochet, you only grab the top of the single crochet but for the half double and the double crochet you pick up two loops on the hook. Is this correct because it is a little difficult to do.I am crocheting the Sweetheart Scarf and my question applies to Row 1.
For single crochet, you insert the hook in the stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull thru both loops on hook.
In the first row, you will make a single crochet, then a half double crochet, and followed by one double crochet in the first single crochet, skip the next 2 single crochet stitches, and repeat across, ending with 1 sc in last sc. Turn.
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