Make this adorable scarf for your loved one on Valentine's Day. Even if it's not close to February 14, the Stripes and Hearts Scarf is a great way to show someone that you care.
Materials:
- RED HEART® “Soft Yarn”: 1 ball each 4604 Navy A, 4601 Off-White B, 9522 Leaf C and 9925 Really Red D.
- Crochet Hook: 5 mm [US H-8]
- Stitch marker, yarn needle
Size: One size. Scarf: 6” x 65” excluding pompoms
GAUGE: 14 hdc = 4”; 12 rows = 4” in hdc. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Special Abbreviation: Inc (increase) – 2 sc in next sc.
Abbreviations: A, B, C, D = Color A, B, C, D;
ch = chain; hdc = half double crochet; inc = increase;
mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es);
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.
Instructions:
HEART (make 4)
With D, ch 17.
Round 1: 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc in next 6 ch, skip
2 ch, sc in next 6 ch, 3 sc in next ch; continuing to work
along underside of ch, sc in next 6 ch, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2
space, sc in next 6 ch, place marker to indicate beginning
of round.
Round 2: Inc in next 3 sc, sc in next 5 sc, skip 2 sc, sc in
next 5 sc, 2 sc in next 3 sc, sc in next 7 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in
ch-2 space, sc in next 7 sc.
Round 3: [Inc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next 4 sc, skip
2 sc, sc in next 5 sc, [inc, sc in next sc] 3 times, sc in next
7 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in next 8 sc.
Round 4: Sc in next sc, [inc, sc in next 2 sc] 3 times, sc in
next 2 sc, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sc, [inc, sc in next 2 sc]
3 times, sc in next 8 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in
next 9 sc.
Round 5: Sc in next 2 sc, [inc, sc in next 3 sc] 3 times,
skip 2 sc, sc in next 3 sc, [inc, sc in next 3 sc] 3 times, sc
in next 9 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in next 10 sc.
Fasten off.
SCARF
With A, ch 212.
Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Row 2: Change to B, Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc across.
Change to C and continue in this manner, working in color
sequence A, B, C, until 18 rows are complete. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Gather one end of scarf. Sandwich scarf ends between 2
hearts and sew together, using overcast stitches around
edges of heart and sewing through all layers to secure
ends of scarf. Repeat for other end of scarf.
Make two 1
1/4” pompoms each in A, B and C. *Cut a 24”
long piece of A, fold in half, insert hook into tip of heart,
pull up center for starting chain; ch 10. Fasten off, then
attach to A pompoms. Repeat from * with B and C for B
and C pompoms. Repeat for 3 pompoms at other end of
scarf. Weave in ends.
