Melody Scarf

PLEASE NOTE: the written instructions have been updated and a chart has been added on December 31st, 2018.

Hello everyone! the weather has been miserable these past few days where I live. It has been snowing and raining non stop. To cheer myself up, I made a summery scarf. It only took two days to finish.

Skill level: Easy

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Materials: 

• Yarn: Alize Diva Baby, 100% microfiber acrylic, 3.5 oz (100 g), 383 yards (350 m), in the color 143: 1 skein. 
• Crochet hook, size US D (3 mm).
• Tapestry needle.

Measurements: width = 6.3" (16 cm), length = 55.3" (140.5 cm), approx.

Gauge: 30 sts and 16 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet stitch.

Yardage: 383 - 394 yards (350 - 360 m).

Crochet terms (US): 

• ch: chain.
• chs: chains.
• sc: single crochet.
• dc: double crochet.
• tr: treble crochet.
• picot: ch 3, slip stitch to first chain.
• shell pattern: dc 3, 1 picot, dc 3.

Instructions:

Make a knot and ch 46, then work pattern as follows:

Row 1: sc in the second ch from hook, skip 3 chs, ch 1, *1 shell pattern in the next ch, skip 5 ch, ch 1, repeat from * five more times, 1 shell pattern in next ch, skip 3 ch, ch 1, sc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: ch 4, *(tc, ch 1, tc) in ch 1 space, skip the shell pattern, ch 4, repeat from * six more times, (tc, ch 1, tc) in ch 1 space, tc in first ch of previous row, turn.

Row 3: ch 5, *sc in ch 1 space, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch 4 space, ch 3, repeat six more times, sc in ch 1 space, ch 2, dc into the fourth ch of previous row, turn.

Row 4: ch 4. tc in first st, ch 3, *(tc, ch 1, tc) in ch 1 space, skip (ch 3, sc, ch 3), ch 4, repeat from * five more times, (tc, ch 1, tc) in ch 1 space, ch 3, tc in third ch of previous row, turn.

Row 5: ch 1 and sc in first st, ch 1, Skip ch 3 space, *1 shell pattern in ch 1 space, skip ch 4 space, ch 1, repeat from * five more times, 1 shell pattern in ch 1 space, skip ch 3 space, ch 1, sc in the fourth ch of previous row, turn.

Repeat the rows 2-5 to the required length. l repeated the pattern 38 times.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 one last time, cut yarn, and weave in loose ends.

 

 

On the other end of the scarf, facing right, work one more row as follows:

Make a standing dc on the first ch (or bind on yarn and ch 3), ch 2, sc in the ch 3 space, *ch 3, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next ch, ch 3, sc in ch 5 space, repeat from * five more times, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next ch, ch 3, sc in ch 3 space, ch 2, dc in last ch. Cut yarn and weave in loose ends. 

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.

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