Women’s crochet scarf using 100% alpaca yarn - in violet

This is an easy scarf pattern by Shara Lambeth (click here for pattern). It makes up light and drapey using an 8 ply yarn and the recommended 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  Rowan’s alpaca colour yarn (50g, 120m, 100% alpaca, 8 ply, colour violet). Recommended needle size 4.0 mm. This was a lovely yarn to work with, and created a soft and warm finish that I’m very pleased with.

Using a 4.0 mm hook, and starting with 32 chain, the scarf used 4 skeins of yarn, and had a finished size of 6.25 inches wide and 80 inches long.

This pattern is suitable for any size yarn or hook. Simply start with any number of chain divisable by 7 plus 4, which gives the desired width, and then work the pattern to the desired length.

Make a man’s scarf using an easy crochet pattern suitable for beginners – free pattern

This is a really easy scarf to make and has a nice solid texture.

 The scarves in the picture were made using the following Aran and Chunky weight yarns:

• Light grey scarf – James C Brett Chunky with Merino yarn (3 x 100g balls, Chunky)
• Dark grey scarf – Bergere de France Recycline (5 x 50g balls, Aran, colour Beton)
• Dark blue scarf - Bergere de France Recycline (5 x 50g balls, Aran, colour Marin)

The light grey scarf was made using a 5.5mm hook and had a finished size of 6.25 inches wide by 77 inches in length. These Chunky weight 100g balls have a yarn length of 150m or 164 yards, and the scarf used almost three balls of this yarn.

The other two scarves were made using a 5mm hook and had a finished size of 6.75 inches wide by 71.5 inches in length, with no yarn remaining, using about 425m (465 yards) of Aran yarn each.

This scarf pattern can be made using any weight yarn, just use the recommended hook size for that yarn and adjust the number of beginning chain to achieve the desired width.

The first two rows are a bit fiddly if crocheting into the ‘butt’ loops as recommended, however this is not essential.

For a downloadable pdf pattern (at a small cost) go to click here, otherwise, a free pattern is below.

Pattern (US terminology):

sc = single crochet

ch = chain

Ch 29 (or a sufficient odd number of beginning chain to achieve a length slightly longer than the desired width), turn.

Row 1: (working into the “butt” loop of each chain – see below for explanation) sc into the 3^rd chain from hook. *ch1, skip 1 chain, sc into the next chain. Repeat from * to end. Ch2, turn.

Row 2: sc into the first chain space (into the “butt” loop of the beginning chain below Row 1’s chain space). *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, sc into the next chain space. Repeat from * to end, with a sc into the last “butt” loop/chain space.  Ch2, turn.

Row 3: sc into the first chain space. *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, sc into the next chain space.  Repeat from * to end, with a sc into the last chain space.  Ch2, turn.

Repeat Row 3 until the scarf reaches your desired length. On the last stitch of the last row, make a slip stitch instead of a sc. Fasten off yarn and weave in ends.

Be careful not to increase or decrease the number of stitches in each row.

(The “butt” loop is the little bump on the bottom, or back side, of the chain stitch. Working into this gives the scarf’s beginning and ending edges the same finish/look. If this is too fiddly, just work into the chain or chain space instead.)

Women's long cardigan using a No Seams crochet pattern

This is an easy cardigan to make, using a pattern purchased from AnniesCatalogue.com (click here for pattern). The pattern includes very clear instructions and caters for various sizes from small to 6X, with options for length and sleeve style. The cardigan is worked in one piece with no seams to sew, and makes up very quickly using a 5.5 mm hook.

For this cardigan, I used the recommended yarn – Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable. I actually made up 3 of these cardigans, one for each of my daughters. The pictured cardigan is made in the Dragonfly colour in size small (about a women size AU 10) and it finishes just above the knee (which used 7 balls of yarn). I made up the other cardigans using the Polo and Echo colours (love all three colours) and made these slightly longer to end just below the knee.  

The cardigans are really soft and drape beautifully.