Women’s crochet scarf using Chevron pattern, plus headband and other bits

This is an easy scarf pattern by Dena Stelley click here for pattern). It makes up light and drapey using an 8 ply yarn and 3.5 mm hook. This type of pattern is great when you’re not sure if you have enough yarn for a long scarf because you just decide the width and then keep crocheting until the yarn runs out.

For this scarf, I used Lincraft’s Splendour yarn (50g (135m), 50% wool and 50% acrylic, 8 ply, colour Monet). This yarn was a bit tricky to work with as it had lots of light wispy bits which caught on the hook. Nonetheless, it was so worth it. The colour and the self striping produced a really nice finish that I am very very happy with. Would definitely use this type of yarn again.

Using a 3.5mm hook, and starting with 42 chain, the scarf used almost 4 balls of yarn, and had a finished size of 6.5 inches wide and 71 inches long.

This pattern includes 3 widths to choose from, and has a base pattern of 10 chain. Because I was using an 8 ply yarn and a 3.5mm hook, I chose to use the widest 42 chain option.

The scarf is really soft and drapes beautifully. I could have used a larger hook which would have given a looser finish that would still have been very nice, and would have been somewhat quicker to make; using a 3.5mm hook meant that lots of hours went into making this scarf.

Because I had some yarn left over, and it was so pretty, I decided to make a headband, wrist band, and hair band.

For the headband, I chose the Genious Headband pattern by Elizabeth Alan (click here for pattern), which is very net like and has lots of stretch. I left off the flower, and increased the width to about 5 inches. Nice tension and feels very secure without being tight.

For the wristband, I chose the Spokes Crochet Cuff pattern by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark (click here for pattern). I modified this slightly and used the net stitch from the headband rather than the band and button used in the Spokes pattern. Easy to slip on and off, and it sits comfortably on the wrist.

I tried to make 2 of these, but did not have enough yarn, so made the second one smaller to use as a hair band.

Had lots of fun crocheting with this yarn. Looking forward to giving these as a present.

Women’s crochet scarf using Spring Petals pattern

This is a quick and easy scarf pattern by Ragamuffin (click here for pattern). It will be loose or chunky depending on the yarn and hook used. This type of pattern is great when you’re not sure if you have enough yarn for a long scarf because you just decide the width and then keep crocheting until the yarn runs out. In addition, it has a nice scalloped edge along the length.

For this scarf, I used Mondial’s Merino Special Superwash yarn (50g (75m), 60% wool and 40% acrylic, 12 ply, colour 359 [teal]). This was a beautiful and soft yarn to work with.

Using a 6mm hook, and starting with 25 chain, the scarf used 4.75 balls of yarn, and had a finished size of 6.5 inches wide and 70.5 inches long.

Note that this pattern starts with 25 chain, and has a base pattern using 4 chain in multiples plus 5 chain. Therefore, if using a different size yarn and/or hook, increase or decrease the starting chain in multiples of 4 to reach the desired width for your scarf. 

The scarf is lovely and soft, holds its shape, and is slightly chunky. I’m happy with the size of the hook used for this yarn and pattern, though it would be interesting to try this pattern in a lighter yarn and smaller hook to see what results.

Scarves like this one are great weekend projects as they only take about 4 to 5 hours to make, so do not need a lot of staying power to complete.

I’m making a lot of scarves at the moment to give to my family at Christmas. Hopefully they enjoy wearing them as much as I am enjoying making them.

Women’s crochet scarf using Isar pattern in blue

This is a quick and easy scarf pattern by Julia Vaconsin (click here for pattern). It makes up loose or chunky depending on the yarn and hook used. This type of pattern is great when you’re not sure if you have enough yarn for a long scarf because you just decide the width and then keep crocheting until the yarn runs out. In addition, the original pattern includes fringes.

For this scarf, I used Lincraft’s Lucciola yarn (50g (48m), 60% wool and 40% acrylic, 10-12 ply, colour 4). This was an ordinary yarn to work with, having a somewhat ropey feel to it. Nonetheless, the finished product still looked nice, thanks to the shiny ribbon that was woven into the yarn.

Using a 6mm hook, and starting with 20 chain, the scarf used 5 balls of yarn, and had a finished size of 5.5 inches wide and 70 inches long.

Note that the Isar scarf pattern starts with 40 chain, and has a base pattern using 8 chain in multiples plus 8 chain. Therefore, because I used a thicker yarn and hook, I opted for 1.5 x 8 chain for the base pattern plus 8 chain = 20 chain to start. 

The scarf is soft though holds its shape, and is slightly chunky. It would probably have been better to have used a larger hook, which would have given the scarf a looser, more drapey, finish.

Women’s crochet scarf using Isar pattern

This is a quick and easy scarf pattern by Julia Vaconsin (click for pattern). It makes up loose or chunky depending on the yarn and hook used. In addition, the original pattern includes fringes.

For this scarf, I used Lincraft’s Allegro yarn (50g (70m), 30% wool and 70% acrylic, 10-12 ply, colour 07). This was a great yarn to work with, and its thin/thick texture was fabulous for hiding small errors in tension.

Using a 6mm hook, and starting with 24 chain, the scarf used 4 balls of yarn, and had a finished size of 6.5 inches wide and 72 inches long.

Note that the Isar scarf pattern starts with 40 chain, and has a base pattern using 8 chain in multiples plus 8 chain. Therefore, because I used a thicker yarn and hook, I opted for 2x8 chain for the base pattern plus 8 chain = 24 chain to start.

The scarf is soft though holds its shape, slightly chunky, and very warm.

Men's crochet scarf

This is a great pattern for a men’s scarf. It is easy to make and has a lovely texture. The pattern is by Suzanne Resaul (click here for pattern).

This scarf was made with Mondial Merino Special Superwash 50g balls (75m), colour 957; the yarn is about a 12 ply. The scarf used 5 and a half balls of yarn, with a finished size of 6.75 inches wide by 72 inches in length.

I used a 6mm hook for the scarf, though used a 7mm hook for the beginning chain. The first two rows are a bit fiddly, but from Row 3 on it is very easy crochet.

Close up view of the crochet pattern. It is basically a combination of single crochet and chain stitches, worked back and forth along the length of the scarf.

Finished scarf.

Hearts and Flowers Granny Square Single Bed Blanket

This granny square blanket is made of 54 granny squares which each measure about nine inches wide, in a 9 x 6 arrangement. It is large enough to use as a single bed bedspread.

The yarn used was Lincraft’s Double Knitting 8 ply acrylic. Each 100g ball contained about 250m of yarn. The blanket used about 15 balls of yarn, and was crocheted with a 4.5mm hook.

The granny squares are a selection of flower, heart and other patterns which were obtained free online from Pinterest and Ravelry. Some of my favourite granny square patterns are the Cow Parsley Afghan Square by Lettice Rose, Veronica’s Rose by Melissa Green, Spring Fling by April Moreland, Heart Mandala granny square, and the Grandma’s Heart Square by Carola Wijma. I particularly like the textured designs.

Once the granny squares were made, I laid them on the floor and spent time arranging them into a pattern that I liked. To stitch them together, I used single crochet. This is a really simple method that involves holding two granny squares wrong sides together, and carefully joining using a single crochet stitch through the top of each. Essentially a single crotchet stitch in each crochet stitch or space, but in both squares at once. Because it is a bit fiddly, I joined squares across the width (which was narrower), rather than the length, which meant joining the first row of six squares to the next row of six, and then joining on the next row and so on, working from the right side to the left side. Once all the rows were added, I then joined the squares down each length. This gives a nice raised single crochet finish and brings out the colour of the yarn chosen, which in this case was fuschia.  

For the border, I used the border pattern from 124-1 Bohemian Oasis by Drops Design, which is on Ravelry. It consists of 4 rounds. The first round is single crochet, with two single crochet in each corner. Because my squares all had a different number of stitches in the final row (varying from 26 to 45), I decided to make a uniform 40 single crochet along each 9” square, which meant counting the crochet stitches on the edge of each square and then spacing the 40 single crochet evenly. Row two is a round of double crochet, with one double crochet in each single crochet, and two double crochet in each of the two single crochet in each corner (giving four double crochet in each corner). Row three is another round of double crochet, with one double crochet in each double crochet, and two double crochet in each of the four double crochet in the corners (giving 8 double crochet in each corner). The final round has a scalloped edge. Start in a corner and chain 3, *skip 3 dc, 1 sc in next dc, skip 3 dc, 10 dc in next dc *, repeat from * to * to the end, finishing with 9 dc and a slip stitch into the third chain of the initial chain 3; adjust so that there is a scallop in each corner.

I really enjoyed making this blanket. It was fun finding new patterns to try, and making up lots of different patterns kept it interesting.