How to Crochet a Scarf Using Double Crochet
The scarf is the easiest and most basic crochet project. This is perfect for beginners. Your first scarf may come out a little wavy, but the practice of repeating the same stitch over and over will help you to improve your consistency. You will probably notice that the scarf is much more even towards the end. You can use any size or type of yarn for a scarf. Fuzzy yarn tends to be a little more difficult, but will make for a soft and cozy finished product if you're up for the challenge. When you purchase your yarn, the label should indicate what size crochet needle you will need. You should get at least two skeins of yarn in your selected color. Buy these together to ensure that they are from the same dye lot and will not vary in color.
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Instructions
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The Double Crochet Stitch
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As you begin each stitch, there should be one loop of yarn around your needle. Wrap the yarn over the needle one more time.
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With these two loops around your needle, pass it through the next stitch.
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Wrap the yarn over your needle again and bring it through the stitch. You should now have three loops on your needle.
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Wrap the yarn over your needle and draw this through two of the loops. You now have two loops on your needle.
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Wrap the yarn over your needle again and draw it through the remaining two loops. You have now completed a double crochet stitch.
Putting it All Together
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Begin your scarf by making a chain. It should be about 30 chains long, but you can adjust this depending on the size of the scarf you want. The length of the chain will determine the width of the scarf. To make a chain, make a loop and draw the yarn through this, creating a loose knot. Continue drawing the yarn through the loop to make successive chains.
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Add three more chains after you have determined the width.
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Complete your first double crochet in the fourth stitch from your needle.
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Double crochet in each chain across the scarf.
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Chain three at the end of the row.
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Turn your scarf, and double crochet in the last double crochet of the previous row.
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When your scarf has reached the desired length, slip stitch in each double crochet across the bottom of the scarf. Do this by simply taking your needle through a stitch and pulling one loop of yarn through both that stitch and the loop on the needle.
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Knot the end of the scarf, snip off the thread, and weave the remaining length of thread through the last few stitches to hide it.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to add a pattern to your scarf, change colors of yarn every few rows. Simply cut off the current color and knot the thread to the next color. Then continue your crochet.
You should count your stitches every few rows to make sure that you are getting every stitch and not missing or adding a few.
