Namaste friends, 🙏
Hope you and your loved ones are healthy and joyful.
The year 2022 just flew by, but for all the good reasons.
After being under lockdown for almost two years, last year I travelled with a vengeance. 😀
But then it meant I couldn't blog, as access to the internet was an issue.
March is National Crochet Month (US) and it seemed like a good time to plunge back into the blogosphere.
And I come bearing gifts, I mean a free crochet pattern. :)
The free pattern is for a crochet scarf which I am going to call the Sharad Ritu scarf.
Sharad Ritu is the Sanskrit name for the Autumn season. So you may call this scarf Autumn Leaves scarf or Falling leaves scarf as long as you please give this pattern a try and make the scarf.
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This pattern is very easy and uses only chain stitches and double crochets.
So here goes the Sharad Ritu scarf pattern:
Skill Level:
Size: Scarf measures approximately 72 inches and 9.5 inches
wide ( 182 cms by 24 cms).
Materials:
· Yarn - DK weight yarn* around 190 gms/ approx. 6.70 oz
· Hooks - US G/6 (4.00 mm),* UK 8
Gauge: 8 rows and Two Leaves in pattern = 4".
Notes:
· This pattern uses US terminology.
· Ch 2 at beginning of the row counts as first Dc.
· The pattern is worked in multiples of 16 + 7.
. The pattern consists of 6 rows viz Row 2 to Row 7.
Abbreviations:
beg – beginning,
ch - chain,
st - stitch,
sk - skip
sp - space
nxt - next,
sc – single crochet,
dc – double crochet,
dc2tog - double crochet 2 stitches together,
dc3tog - double crochet 3 stitches together,
rep – repeat
Instructions:
Row 1: Ch 56, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch till the end. (55 sc)
Row 2: Ch 2, sk 1st st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, * ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt 5 sts, (ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st) 3 times, rep from * once, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt 5 sts, (ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st)twice, ch 1, sk 1, dc in last 2 sts. (29 dcs, 14 sps)
Row 3: Ch 2, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, 2 dc in nxt st, * ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, dc in nxt st, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 3dc in nxt st, rep from * once, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, dc in nxt st, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 2dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in nxt 2 sts.
Row 4: Ch 2, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in nxt st, 2dc in nxt st, * ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc3tog in nxt 3 sts, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt st, 2dc in nxt st, rep from * once, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc3tog in nxt 3 sts, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 2dc in nxt st, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in last 2 sts.
Row 5: Ch 2, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in nxt 3 sts, * ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt 5 sts, rep from * once, (ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st) 3 times, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt 3 sts, ch 1, sk 1, dc in last 2 sts.
Row 6: Ch 2, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in nxt st, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, * ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 3dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, dc in nxt st, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, rep from * once, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 3dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc in last 2 sts.
Row 7: Ch 2, dc in nxt st, ch 1, sk 1, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, * ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 2dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc3tog in nxt 3 sts, rep from * once, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, 2 dc in nxt st, dc in nxt st, 2dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc in nxt st, ch 2, sk 2, dc2tog in nxt 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1, dc in last 2 sts.
Repeat Row 2 to Row 7 till you reach your desired scarf length.
Then work Row 2 once.
Last Row: Ch1, sc in 1st st and every st across. (55 sc)
I hope you will try this pattern.
Please let me know if you find a mistake or typo, which I'm sure I must have made in my excitement of "plunging" back. Haha!
Enjoy making your Sharad Ritu scarf.
Thank you for your time.
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That's a lovely scarf. We were able to finally travel last year, too, so made up for lost time. Looking forward to more this year. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Tammy. Yes, let's hope 2023 is a Joyful year with lots of travel and fun activities. I love your posts on Instagram. Take care.
DeleteRow 3 is very confusing. The previous row has chains, but all row 3 says is skip stitches. Are we stitching into the chains? It's each chain stitch a stitch? Intermediate crocheter here
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