December 29, 2010

SmoothFox's Off The Top Of My Head Square or Scarf - Free Pattern

SmoothFox’s Off The Top of My Head Square or Scarf

Created by Donna Mason-Svara aka SmoothFox ©2010 Version 1.0

Hobby Lobby “I Love This Yarn!” 4 ply medium worsted
Color A: Turqouise

Hook Size: H / 8 - 5.00 MM
Skill level: Advanced Beginner
Size: 6”x6” square or 4” wide for scarf
Yarn Needle

Special Stitches:
None

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Row 1: Ch 18, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 14 ch’s. (16 dc)

Row 2: Ch 4, turn, 3 dc around the ch 4, sk 2 sts, sc in next st, *(ch 4, 3 dc around the ch-4, sk 2 sts, sc in next st) repeat across. Ch 3, turn. (16 dc, 5 sc, 5 ch-4 sps)

Row 3: Sc in tip of ch-4 sp, *(ch 3, sc in next tip of ch-4) repeat across. Ch 3, turn. (4 ch-3 sps, 5 sc)

Row 4: *(3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in sc) repeat across to last ch-3 sp, 2 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in last sc. (16 dc)

FOR A SCARF REPEAT ROW 2, 3, 4 UNTIL SCARF IS ABOUT 60” LONG.

FOR SQUARE – CONTINUE BELOW

Row 5: Repeat row 2

Row 6: Repeat row 3

Row 7: Repeat row 4

Now we will work around the entire square to create a 16 st dc border around it.

Round 1: Ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in top of first st, working across the side of the square – 14 dc across the side of the square, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in top of first st across the bottom of square, sk 1st st, dc in next 14 sts across bottom of square, sk next st, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in top of next st, working up the side of the square – 14 dc across the side of the square, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in top of the ch-3, sk 1st st, dc in next 14 sts, slip st in top of beg ch-3. (64 dc, 4 ch-3 sps)

Created by Donna Mason-Svara aka SmoothFoxLover@yahoo.com 2010

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1 comment:

- said...

Thank you for sharing. Looks wonderful!

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