Crocheting a luxurious looking ribbed scarf for a man or boy in your life can be oh so simple with the right yarn and one very simple crocheting technique that you may not have tried. What might that be you ask? Well, I'll let you in a little technique, namely crocheting half double crochet stitches using the "third loop" of the previous row of half double crochet stitches.
Hmmm, you say, what exactly is the "third loop?" Not to worry, I've put together a little diagram for you to make this oh so simple!
Okay, now that you know where that "third loop" is located, lets get started! Oh, and one more thing, the type of yarn you choose will dictate the kind of scarf you'll end up making. I wanted something a bit on the dressy side, something that would look great with my husband's grey/blue suit, and something more delicate as opposed to chunky, so I used an aran weight yarn and a 5mm crochet hook. Heavier weight yarns will produce a much thicker/chunkier result on account of the ribbed effect, so do take that into account!
You''ll Need:
- 2 100g/200m balls of yarn, mine is 30% wool, 70% acrylic
- A 5mm or 4.5mm crochet hook, try both and see which results you prefer
Instructions:
The scarf I made is roughly 180 cm long and 12cm wide. Decide what scarf lenght you'd like to make, the width can be decided as you proceed as the scarf is crocheted with rows going the length of the scarf.
Make a chain that is the length of the scarf you'd like to make. If you want to be exact, add 2 more chains to that initial chain.
Row 1: hdc into third chain from hook and into every chain until end. chain 2 and turn.
Row 2: hdc into third loop of last hdc from previous row, which will now be on the back side of the work. hdc into third loop of every stitch from row 1 until end, and hdc into first chain of initial ch 2 of row1.
Row 3: Repeat row 2 until scarf is desired width. The scarf shown here consists of 14 rows.
Important Note: As you may or may not have noticed, the ends of my scarf are not straight, but rather slightly diagonal. If you like the way this looks, simply do not crochet into the ch2 at the end of each row, thus decreasing each row by one stitch resulting in a slanted edge. I still can't decide if this gives the scarf a slightly feminine look or if I truly like it?
Enjoy! I truthfully already crocheted a child sized version of this scarf with the left over wool, and then another scarf using the same techique but different yarn, because we're expecting snow! A fantastic reason to spend more time crocheting, don't you think?
