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Let's Try Lace Scarf

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Design by Mary Ann Sipes

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Size
Approximately 35 1/4 x 67 inches

Materials

  • Caron Simply Soft medium (worsted) weight yarn (3 oz/165 yds/84g per skein):
      2 skeins #2713 buttercup
  • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle

Gauge
4 sc = 1 inch

Instructions
Center
Row 1 (WS): Ch 20; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch, turn. (19 sc)
Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rows), dc in each rem sc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in each of next 8 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, sk next sc, dc in each of last 8 sc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp across, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in each of next 7 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc; ch 1, sk next 2 sc, dc in each of last 7 sc, turn.
Row 7: Rep row 5.
Row 8: Ch 3, dc in each of next 4 sc, ch 1, [sk next 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc] 3 times; ch 1, sk next 2 sc, dc in each of last 4 sc, turn.
Row 9: Rep row 5.
Row 10: Ch 4 (counts as a dc and a ch-1 sp on this and following rows), [sk next 3 sc, 3 dc in next sc] 4 times; ch 1, sk next 2 sc, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in each dc and in each ch-1 sp to turning ch-4; sc in sp formed by turning ch-4 and in 3rd ch of same turning ch-4, turn.
Row 12: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sc, ch 1, [sk next 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc] 3 times; ch 1, sk next 2 sc, dc in each of last 4 sc, turn.
Row 13: Rep row 5.
Row 14: Ch 3, dc in each of next 6 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc; ch 1, sk next 2 sc, dc in each of last 7 sc, turn.
Row 15: Rep row 5.
Row 16: Ch 3, dc in each of next 7 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, sk next sc, dc in each of last 8 sc, turn.
Row 17: Rep row 5.
Row 18: Ch 3, dc in each sc, turn.
Row 19: Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn.
Rows 20–163: [Work rows 4–19] 9 times.

Border
Ch 1, sc in first sc, working across last row, [ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 6 times; working across next side in ends of rows, *ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook, sk next dc row, sc in next sc row; rep from * across to next corner; working across next side in unused lps of beg ch, [ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook, sk next 2 unused lps, sc in next lp] 6 times; working across next side in ends of rows, **ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook, sk next dc row, sc in next sc row; rep from ** to first sc; ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook; join with sl st in first sc.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Copyright© 2006 The Easy Learn to Crochet in Just One Day, published by American School of Needlework. All rights reserved.

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