Sparkling Champagne Scarf

Design by Katherine Eng
Dress up a daytime or evening outfit with a shimmering, silky-soft scarf accented with glittering beaded fringe.

Skill Level
Beginner

Finished Size
4 x 63 inches, including Fringe

Materials

N.Y. Yarns Twinkle bulky (chunky) weight yarn (1 3/4 oz/92 yds/50g per ball):
2 balls #50 very soft pastels
Size N/13/9mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
16 clear pony beads

Gauge
Each row = 3 1/2 inches across; 7 rows = 2 1/2 inches

Scarf

FIRST HALF
Row 1 (RS): Ch 14, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [ch 3, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch] across, turn. (4 sc, 3 ch sps)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 3, sk next ch sp, sc in next st] across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 1, working over last ch-3 sp, sc in next ch sp on row 1, ch 1, sc in next st] across, turn. (7 sc, 6 ch-1 sps)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 3, sk next st, sc in next st] across, turn.
Rows 5–8: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 3, sk next ch sp, sc in next st] across, turn.
Row 9: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 1, working over ch sp of last row, sc in ch sp on row before last, ch 1, sc in next st] across, turn.
Rows 10–81: [Rep rows 4–9 consecutively] 12 times. At end of last row, fasten off.

2ND HALF
Row 1: Working in starting ch on opposite side of row 1 of First Half, join with sc in first ch, [ch 3, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch] across, turn.
Rows 2–81: Rep rows 2–81 of First Half. At end of last row, do not turn or fasten off.

Edging
Working across 1 long edge, *[ch 2, sk next row, sl st in end of next row] across, ending with ch 2, sk next row, (sl st, ch 2, sl st) in corner sc, [ch 2, sk next ch sp, sl st in next st] 5 times, ch 2, sk next ch sp, (sl st, ch 2, sl st) in next corner st, rep from * around, join with sl st in base of beg ch-2. Fasten off.

Fringe
Cut 32 strands each 9 inches in length. Holding 2 strands tog, fold in half, pull fold through, pull ends through fold. Pull to tighten.
Attach 16 Fringe evenly spaced across each short end of Scarf.
Pull 1 bead onto ends of each Fringe and push to top, tie Fringe in knot below bead. Trim Fringe.