How to Crotchet Scarves
Crocheting began to make its mark on Europe in the late18th century. The relative simplicity of basic stitches and the small number of necessary tools make it an easy craft to pick up and learn. All you need is a ball of yarn and a crochet hook and you can make countless accessories for yourself and your friends. A scarf is a popular item to crochet for experts and novices alike.
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Instructions
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Tie a slipknot at the end of your yarn and secure around the crochet hook. You tie a slipknot as if you were tying a regular knot but, instead of pulling the loose end of the yarn through, you make a loop in the other end and pull that through.
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Begin your chain stitch by holding the hook in your right hand and draping the yarn in your left. Hook the yarn with the crochet hook and pull the hooked yarn through the looped yarn that is already around the hook. In doing this, you release the original loop from the crochet hook and replace it with a new one. Each time you do this, it is a stitch.
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Continue your stitches until you are satisfied with the width of your scarf. Count so that you know how many stitches wide your scarf will be.
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Begin your second row of stitching by using the stitch at the end of your row as if it were the loose thread. Pull it through the loop on your hook until it is resting in its place. You have now turned to begin your second row.
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Continue stitching until you are satisfied with the length of your scarf. Cut the scarf free from your ball of yarn.
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Tips & Warnings
Choose thicker crochet hooks for thicker yarns and thinner hooks for more delicate yarns to achieve the best results.
Be sure to pull each stitch equally tight throughout the scarf. Often beginners will forget to pay attention to this and end up with scarves that are wider at the end than the beginning.
Once you become more comfortable crocheting, you can move on to more advanced stitches and patterns to create a variety of designs.
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