Crayon Scarf

A classic chevron stitch pattern shows off the bold rainbow colors in a self-striping yarn to create a lightweight and delightfully drapey summer scarf.

This pattern is available as a PDF download from Ravelry and as a blog post on margaretmakesthings.com.

Sizing

• Sizing – The scarf when laid flat measures approximately 12” wide by 72” long.
• Gauge to get the sizing is (8 ¼ rows and 22 sts in pattern = 4” x 4”) with a suggested 4.5 mm crochet hook.

Techniques

• Stitches used – chain, double crochet, double crochet 2 together (“dc2tog”). Instructions for dc2tog are included.
• Construction – The scarf is worked in a single piece, with the rows running the short way across the scarf. If you are using the recommended self-striping yarn, you don’t need to change colors. If you are using a different yarn and want to make stripes, you should know how to join new yarn into a project.

Materials

• Yarn – Queensland Collection Rainbow Cake, which is a 100% cotton fingering weight yarn that comes in a 200 g skein containing 875 yd and has an expected gauge of (4 sc sts = 1”).

• 4.5 mm crochet hook – Or size needed to meet gauge.

• Tapestry needle

• Scissors