Things You'll Need:
- Worsted Yarn, 1 skein color of your choice
- I-9 crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Cardboard, 4 in. by 4 in. (optional for making fringe)
- Sharp scissors
- Stitch markers
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Step 1
Chain 25 stitches. Turn your work and chain two stitches (turning chain). Twirl the hook counterclockwise around the yarn and push the hook into the third chain away from the hook--make sure you put the hook under both strands of the "V". Wind THE hook around the yarn one more time and pull the strand through. You now have three loops on the hook. Wind the hook around the yarn again and pull it through all three loops on the hook. Keep stitching in this way until you reach the last chain. Do not crochet into the slip knot. Pull up the loop on your hook until it is about three inches around, then count each "V" on the half-double crochet stitches. You should have 25 half-double crochet stitches in the first row, as well as all of the following rows in this scarf.
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Step 2
After counting the first row, pull the last loop for row 1 back down to size--where it is loosely hugging the shaft of the crochet hook. Turn your work and crochet two turning stitches. Proceed as in the first row, crocheting half-double crochet stitches into each half-double crochet stitch of the first row. When you reach the end of the second row, count that row as you did the first row.
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Step 3
Turn your work and crochet two turning stitches. Crochet a half-double crochet stitch into the first half-double crochet of the second row and continue to crochet half-double crochet stitches into each half-double crochet stitch. Count each stitch after you finish crocheting this row. Check your work to make sure the edges are even. Continue to crochet half-double crochet in each row until the scarf measures approximately 48 inches long.
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Step 4
Give your work a nice, clean professional look. In order to achieve this with your scarf, you will crochet a simple slip stitch edge all the way around your scarf. You will still have a loop on the hook because you have not yet fastened off your final half-double crochet or cut the yarn. Keep this loop on your hook and slip your hook under the "V" of the first half-double crochet of your row. Twirl the hook around your yarn and pull the yarn through both the "V" and the loop on your hook. Slip a stitch marker into this first slip stitch. Keep making slip stitches into each half-double crochet all the way around your scarf until you reach the starting slip stitch. Fasten off the yarn and cut. Weave the end into your work neatly with the yarn needle.
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Step 5
Create a fringe for the scarf. This step is optional. Using the cardboard--or a CD case--anything firm and about 4 inches by 4 inches. Wrap the yarn around the case or cardboard until you have a very fat, wrapped bundle. Cut the bundle along one edge. Grab a few strands--4 to 6--and fold them in half. Now, grab a fairly big crochet hook and push it from front to back through a space in your scarf where you want to add the fringe. Hook the yarn strands at the fold and pull them through to the front of your scarf. Now, hook the whole batch of strands and pull them through to the front, all the way through the loop that's on the hook. Remove the hook and gently pull on the ends to tighten. Keep doing this until you have as much fringe on the ends of your scarf as you want. Trim the ends of your fringe until they are even, giving your scarf a more professional, finished look.
