Beginner Friendly Men's Scarf - FREE Crochet Pattern

 

I am a big fan of the herringbone half double crochet and it is the only stitch used in this entire project!

Unlike the last scarf I made with a HHDC, this one is worked length wise. 

It can definitely be made in one evening and it is already in the post sent to an old friend of the family's. He never wants or needs much and seems to appreciate the hand written card more so than the actual gift. A homemade scarf seemed perfect for him and living in Canada, we all need scarves.

I am a sucker for the texture and feel of yarn and had wanted to make something with Caron x Pantone yarn because it is so squishy and soft. 

I Googled it extensively before committing to it because it seems to be quite a polarized yarn. Many on the internet really cannot come to terms with the quantity for the price. They are also wound in individual balls looped together to look like a hank. Each colour will need to be wound with a yarn winder. 

My personal opinion is for a small project like a scarf, I did not mind winding up each colour especially since I was creating stripes. I can definitely see how a bigger project would end up being quite pricy and annoying to have to wind each colour. I purchased my skeins on sale from YarnCanada. I'm not sure I would have bought them at full price. That being said, for this project and the sale price I am happy with the final result!

Definitely poke around the internet and see what others have said before deciding whether you want to use this yarn or not. I did not end up using every colour and have a few balls of yarn leftover. If you do choose to use every single colour, you may be able to get away with only 3 skeins of yarn.

And now, onto the pattern!

Materials:

• Caron x Pantone - Olive Oil (4 skeins)
• 6.5 mm crochet hook 
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

Stitch used:

• Herringbone half double crochet (HHDC): Yarn over (YO), insert hook into stitch, YO, pull through (3 loops on hook), pull through second loop on hook (imagine a slip stitch), YO, pull through remaining 2 loops

Finished dimensions:

• 175 cm x 14 cm

Pattern:

Note: I did not end up using any of the cream colour (yarn closest to the hang tag).

Ch 1 at beginning of each row does not count as a stitch.

Colour change occurs on final yarn over of previous round. 

With grey, chain 225.

Row 1: In second chain from hook (I like to crochet into the "bump" behind the chain though this is not necessary), work herringbone half double crochet. Work one HHDC in each stitch to end. When you reach the last stitch, work a HHDC until the final yarn over. Stop and pull through final yarn over with olive green (224 sts).

Row 2: With olive green now attached, ch 1, turn. Work one HHDC into each stitch to end. 

Row 3: Repeat row 2 until final stitch. Work HHDC until final yarn over. Stop and pull through final yarn over with chartreuse. 

Row 4-6: Ch 1, turn and HHDC in each stitch across with chartreuse. On final yarn over of HHDC of row 5, pull through with off white.

Row 6-9: Ch 1, turn and HHDC in each stitch across with off white. On final yarn over of HHDC of row 9, pull through with olive green. 

Row 10-12: Ch 1, turn and HHDC in each stitch across with olive green. On final yarn over of HHDC of row 12, pull through with grey.

Row 12-13: Ch 1, turn and HHDC in each stitch across with grey. On final yarn over HHDC row 13, pull through with chartreuse. 

Row 13-14: Ch 1, turn and HHDC in each stitch across with chartreuse. 

Fasten off and weave in ends. 

Here is the number of rows of each colour at a quick glance:

• Chain + first row: Grey
• 2 rows of olive green
• 3 rows of chartreuse
• 4 rows of off white
• 3 rows of olive green
• 2 rows of grey
• 2 rows of chartreuse

That's it! Easy, right?

Feel free to change up the colour combination or width of each stripe!

I would love to see your finished project - share them with me at @offthehooksco