Saturday, 19 November 2016

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.


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  1. Hi Jenny, it is a beautiful scarf! thank you for sharing. I went directly to "knitrowan" just to find out the "alpaca colour" has been discontinued :(
    Any recommendations of another yarn that can be used to make this scarf, hopefully a soft acrylic yarn e.g. Red Heart Unforgettable Yarn. Thanks again

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    1. Hi Edgar. I'm sorry to hear this yarn has been discontinued. The scarf would also be lovely made with Red Heart Unforgettable yarn. You would simply need to use a slightly larger hook and adjust the beginning chain to achieve the desired width.

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