Candy Cane Scarf DESIGN by THERESA Mccune

Candy Cane Scarf DESIGN BY THERESA McCUNE

Easy high-relief cables give this super-soft, oversize cotton scarf extra-cozy warmth. Colorful stripes of spiraled bamboo yarn woven through give it a fun and festive holiday look.

Row 2: Ch 2 (see Pattern Note), fpdc Finishing SKILL LEVEL (see Stitch Guide) around each of next 2 Holding 1 each wine and dark rust tog, sts, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next FINISHED SIZE and 1 strand each of guacamole and olive st, [fpdc around each of next 3 sts, bpdc tog, weave in and out fpdc on RS of Scarf, 6 x 90 inches, excluding Fringe around next st] across to last 3 sts, fpdc alternating colors as shown in photo, around each of next 2 sts, dc in last st, turn. MATERIALS leaving ends long enough for working • Lion Brand Nature’s Choice Row 3: Ch 2, dc in each of next 2 sts, in with Fringe. [fpdc around next bpdc, dc in each of next Organic Cotton medium Fringe (worsted) weight organic cotton 3 sts] across, turn. yarn (3 oz/103 yds/85g per skein): Row 4: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next Cut strands each 14 inches long. Hold- 5 skeins #098 almond 2 sts, bpdc around next st, [fpdc around ing 2 strands of different colors tog, fold • Yarn Bee Bamboospun medium each of next 3 sts, bpdc around next st] in half, pull fold through st, pull ends (worsted) weight bamboo/ across to last 3 sts, fpdc around each of through fold. Pull ends tight. polyamide yarn (3 oz/148 yds/85g next 2 sts, dc in last st, turn. Attach Fringe evenly sp across short ends per skein): Next rows: Rep rows 3 and 4 until piece of Scarf using color combination of choice 1 skein each #05 olive and measures 90 inches, ending with row 3. and including ends of weaving yarns. Trim #07 dark rust At end of last row, fasten off. ends. C! • Red Heart Soft Yarn medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/256 yds/140g per skein): 1 skein each #4420 guacamole and #4608 wine • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle

GAUGE 16 sts = 5 inches; 9 rows = 5 inches

PATTERN NOTE Chain-2 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Scarf Row 1 (RS): With almond, ch 21, dc in 4th ch from hook (first 3 chs count as first dc), dc in each ch across, turn. (19 dc)

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When you sign up, you’ll get your first issue (and two-year archive access) immediately! For more complete inFormation, visit fReepatteRnS.CoM Stitch Guide Reverse Single Crochet (reverse S t I t CH aBBRevI atI onS sc): ch 1 . kips first st . [Working beg ...... begin/begins/beginning from left to right, insert hook in bpdc ...... back post double crochet next st from front to back, draw bpsc ...... back post single crochet up lp on hook, yo, and draw bptr ...... back post treble crochet through both lps on hook .] CC ...... contrasting color ch(s) ...... chain(s) ch- ...... refers to chain or space Chain (ch): Yo, pull front loop (front lp) Slip stitch (sl st): insert previously made (i .e ., ch-1 space) through lp on hook . Back loop (back lp) hook in st, pull through ch sp(s) ...... chain space(s) Front loop Back loop both lps on hook . cl(s) ...... cluster(s) cm ...... centimeter(s) dc ...... double. crochet (singular/plural) dc dec ...... double crochet2ormore stitches together, as indicated dec ...... decrease/decreases/decreasing dtr ...... double treble crochet Single crochet (sc): ext ...... extended insert hook in st, yo, front post stitch (fp): fpdc ...... front post double crochet pull through st, yo, Back post stitch (bp): Chain Color Change fpsc ...... front post single crochet pull through both When working post st, (ch color change) fptr ...... front post treble crochet lps on hook . insert hook from right Yo with new color, g ...... gram(s) to left around post st draw through last lp hdc ...... half double crochet on previous row . on hook . hdc dec ...... half double crochet 2 or more Back Front stitches together, as indicated inc ...... increase/increases/increasing post lp(s) ...... loop(s) of MC ...... main color stitch mm ...... millimeter(s) oz ...... ounce(s) Double Crochet pc ...... popcorn(s) Half double crochet Color Change (dc rem ...... remain/remains/remaining (hdc): Yo, insert hook color change) rep(s) ...... repeat(s) in st, yo, pull through Drop first color, yo rnd(s) ...... round(s) st, yo, pull through all 3 with new color, draw RS ...... right side lps on hook . sc ...... single crochet (singular/plural) through last 2 lps of st . sc dec ...... single crochet 2 or more stitches together, as indicated sk ...... skip/skipped/skipping sl st(s) ...... slip stitch(es) Double crochet (dc): sp(s) ...... space(s)/spaced Yo, insert hook in st, st(s) ...... stitch(es) yo, pull through st, tog ...... together [yo, pull through 2 lps] tr ...... treble crochet twice . trtr ...... triple treble treble crochet (tr): WS ...... wrong side Yo twice, insert hook yd(s) ...... yard(s) in st, yo, pull through yo ...... yarn over st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] 3 times . Ya R n ConveRSIon oUnCeS to GRaMS GRaMS to oUnCeS Double treble 1 ...... 28.4 25 ...... 7/8 crochet (dtr): Yo 3 2 ...... 56.7 40 ...... 12/3 3 ...... 85.0 50 ...... 13/4 times, insert hook in 4 ...... 113.4 100 ...... 31/2 st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] UnI teD StateS UnI teD KI n GDo M 4 times . sl st (slip stitch) = sc (single crochet) sc (single crochet) = dc (double crochet) hdc (half double crochet) = htr (half treble crochet) dc (double crochet) = tr (treble crochet) tr (treble crochet) = dtr (double treble crochet) dtr (double treble crochet) = ttr (triple treble crochet) skip = miss

Single crochet Half double crochet Double crochet treble crochet decrease (sc dec): decrease (hdc dec): decrease (dc dec): Yo, decrease (tr dec): Hold- (insert hook, yo, draw lp (Yo, insert hook, yo, insert hook, yo, draw loop ing back last lp of each through) in each of the draw lp through) through, draw through st, tr in each of the sts in- sts indicated, yo, draw in each of the sts 2 lps on hook) in each of dicated, yo, pull through through all lps on hook . indicated, yo, draw the sts indicated, yo, draw all lps on hook . through all lps on hook . through all lps on hook .

example of 2-sc dec example of 2-hdc dec example of 2-dc dec example of 2-tr dec