There is nothing like a handmade scarf for gift-giving, or simply to show off your crocheting skills. You can crochet your own homemade scarf following these basic instructions. The half-double crochet stitch is used throughout the scarf, making it simple to follow. The estimated time for this project is 8-10 hours.
Begin by tying a knot in your yarn to create a loop. Insert the crochet hook in the first loop and chain 25 stitches. Count them to ensure that you have indeed chained 25. For more information on the chain stitch, see the resource section below.
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After you have completed your chain of 25, begin working back across your chain in a half-double crochet stitch (abbreviated hdc). A half-double crochet stitch requires that you "yarn over," or pull the yarn around the crochet hook. Then insert the hook into the first chain. Yarn over again and bring the yarn back up through the chain to create a loop. There should now be 3 loops on the hook. Yarn over and draw the yarn through all three loops.
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Once you have worked a half-double crochet through each loop of your chain and reached the end, chain twice and turn the work. Repeat a row of half-double crochets, remembering to chain twice and turn the work at the end of each row. The pattern that will result is in the image to the left.
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To make a solid scarf, continue to work with the same color yarn. To make a block scarf as in the image to the left, change the color of yarn when you reach a square. You can determine when to change the color after each "square" is created by measuring the work to ensure the height matches the width, or simply change the yarn after every 15 rows of half-double crochet. Continue in this pattern until the scarf is the desired length.
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The scarf in the photo was made using Caron Simply Soft Eco Nature Spun yarn, made from recycled plastic bottles. The colors are dark denim, pine, wine country and chocolate. The crochet hook used was 5.5 mm.
