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Free Crochet Pattern
This time around I'm finally making something with the ever popular waffle stitch. It has been on my list of textures to try for ever. It give me a warm comforting feeling as its tied to a memory of sleeping over at my Grandparents house when I was a small child.
I'm using the oh so silky feeling Wander Acrylic yarn from Furls. It's a light satiny smooth yarn and really easy to work with. If you like the colour of this yarn it's Surf in worsted weight, with the contrasting stripes in Midnight.
If you need to see a video of the waffle stitch in action its at the end of the pattern.
I'm Using
Worsted weight Wander acrylic yarn by Furls
MC Surf and
CC Midnight
Pattern Information
As always there are instructions for both UK terms and US terms.
We'll be using a foundation row for the start of this scarf. If you need an overview or refresher of this technique there's one here.
You can increase the length of the scarf by adding in an extra ball of either MC or CC to the solid sections. Ensure you leave 10g of MC to complete the final two stripes.
Abbreviations - UK Terms
ch chain
dc double crochet
ftr foundation treble; tutorial here
tr treble crochet
sl slip
st(s) stitch(es)
rep repeat
rs right side
tr2tog treble crochet 2 sts together; yarn over, hook through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over, hook through next st, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, pull through final 3 loops on the hook. Decreasing a single st.
fptr front post treble crochet; work the tr from the front around the back of the stitch rather than through the top chain. Video tutorial here.
Instructions
Row 1: ch2, ftr 30
Row 2 (rs): ch1, turn, tr in 1st st beneath ch, *fptr, tr2; rep to last 2 sts, fptr, tr
Row 3: ch1, turn, tr in 1st st beneath ch, *tr, fptr 2; rep to last 2 sts, tr2
Repeat Rows 2 & 3 another 2 times.
Don't break MC, switch to CC, work Rows 2&3 once
Switch to MC, work Rows 2&3 once.
Switch to CC, work Rows 2&3 once, break off CC yarn.
Continue to repeat Rows 2&3 in MC for a further 13 times.
Break MC, change to CC.
Continue to repeat Rows 2&3 in CC for a further 13 times.
Don't break CC, switch to MC, work Rows 2&3 once
Switch to CC, work Rows 2&3 once.
Switch to MC, work Rows 2&3 once, break off MC yarn.
Continue to repeat Rows 2&3 in CC a further 4 times.
Finishing
End on a Row 2 with the wrong side ready to work.
Make sure the scarf is not twisted, fold in half, wrong sides down raw edges together. Join the ends with a flat braid join.
Join: *dc through the front st, slip from the top down in the back st; repeat to the end.
Bind off and weave in loose ends.
Abbreviations - US Terms
ch chain
fdc foundation double; tutorial here
dc double crochet
sl slip
st(s) stitch(es)
rep repeat
rs right side
dc2tog treble crochet 2 sts together; yarn over, hook through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over, hook through next st, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, pull through final 3 loops on the hook. Decreasing a single st.
fpdc front post double crochet; work the dc from the front around the back of the stitch rather than through the top chain. Video tutorial here.
Instructions
Row 1: ch2, fdc 15
Row 2 (rs): ch1, turn, dc in 1st st beneath ch, *fpdc, dc2; rep to last 2 sts, fpdc, dc
Row 3: ch1, turn, dc in 1st st beneath ch, *dc, fpdc 2; rep to last 2 sts, dc2
Repeat Rows 2 & 3 another 2 times.
Don't break MC, switch to CC, work Rows 2&3 once
Switch to MC, work Rows 2&3 once.
Switch to CC, work Rows 2&3 once, break off CC yarn.
Continue to repeat Rows 2&3 in MC for a further 13 times.
Break MC, change to CC.
Continue to repeat Rows 2&3 in CC for a further 13 times.
Don't break CC, switch to MC, work Rows 2&3 once
Switch to CC, work Rows 2&3 once.
Switch to MC, work Rows 2&3 once, break off MC yarn.
Continue to repeat Rows 2&3 in CC a further 4 times.
Finishing
End on a Row 2 with the Wrong side ready to work.
Make sure the scarf is not twisted, fold in half, wrong sides down raw edges together. Join the ends with a flat braid join.
Join: *dc through the front st, slip from the top down in the back st; repeat to the end.
Bind off and weave in loose ends.
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