One Evening, One Skein Infinity Scarf - FREE Crochet Pattern

Hello world! 

I am thrilled to share my first free crochet pattern! I made this infinity scarf for my coworker's birthday and learned that if it wraps around only once, it's called a cowl. If it wraps around more than once, it's an infinity scarf. 

The pattern is super straightforward - there's only one stitch! I finished it in one evening and loved how it turned out.

While trying to pick the yarn for this, I spent a looooong time at Michael's looking at their Caron Cakes yarn but as much as I love the idea of self-striping yarn, I didn't like the idea of sudden colour changes in the yarn. 

There are a lot of crocheters out there who break up a skein of self-striping yarn into smaller bobbins to better control the colour changes but that defeats the purpose of it to me. 

Next to the shelf of Caron Cakes were Caron Swirl Cakes which when wound, looked like solid colours separated by candy cane striped yarn. Turns out the candy cane stripes creates an ombre effect when worked!

The official description for this yarn on the Michael's site doesn't mention the ombre effect at all and Googling it did not give me much more information. I wasn't able to find many pictures of finished projects using this yarn so I hope this will help others looking for an accessible ombre yarn. 

The colour blend is very aesthetically pleasing and I am very happy with how this turned out. This was my first time using a roving style yarn and as someone who will frequently pull a project apart because I didn't like the way it worked up, a roving yarn made this challenging. The yarn often caught on itself when I pulled rows back. It helped to pull back slower but if you are unlike me and do not do this, it should be fine. 

I also noticed the darker parts of the yarn were a consistent size but the lighter parts would have parts with significant variation in size.

That said, I'm super happy with the end result! And now, onto the pattern.

Materials:

• 1 skein Caron Lovely Layers Swirl Cakes - Toasted Almond (category 5)
• 8 mm crochet hook
• tapestry needle
• scissors

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

Pattern:

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

Chain 14.

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 (13 sts).

Row 2: Ch 1, turn. work HHDC in each stitch to end. 

Repeat row 2 until scarf is 54 cm long, fasten off and leave a long end for sewing.

Finishing:

Bring ends of scarf together and sew together stitch for stitch with tapestry needle. Work tapestry needle through inner loops only, as pictured.

Feel free to add/remove beginning chains to adjust the width and add/remove rows to your personal preference. 

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