How to Do a Specialty Stitch When Making a Scarf

A scarf can be made with rows of single crochet stitches, and it will serve its function very nicely. It will also be very plain, however, so a crocheter will often experiment with specialty stitches, forming designs or textures. Read on to learn how to do a specialty stitch when making a scarf.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Row counter
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

1. Try alternating the single stitch with the double and triple stitches in a regular pattern.

2. Work your stitches in the back loops only of the previous row to form a horizontal line. Turn and work in the front loops only to form a line in the next row or work in the back loops again to form lines in every other row.

3. Chain one or more times after turning and work single stitches in every other stitch to form an open weave. On the next row work a single stitch in each stitch and under each chain.

4. Insert your hook between stitches from front to back before the stitch and then from back to front before the next stitch to form a pattern of vertical lines. On the next row, insert your hook from back to front and then front to back.

5. Begin a new color at the end of the row by dropping the yarn and yarning over with the new color. Leave a tail of 4 inches in each color to weave in later.

Tips & Warnings

• Because a scarf consists of short rows, if you don't like the specialty stitches you've tried, you can simply pull them out and start again.