Quick Gift Crochet Pattern of the Month: February

Greystone Scarf & Hat

Design by Leshia Tweddle

The natural curl of Tunisian crochet lends itself perfectly to the fun, frilly style of this ruffled scarf. A more subtly designed hat perfectly complements the showier scarf.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Sizes
Scarf: 7 x 40 inches
Hat: One size fits most

Materials

Red Heart Soft Yarn medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/256 yds/140g per skein): 2 skeins #9440 light grey heather
Red Heart Boutique Changes bulky (chunky) weight acrylic/ wool yarn (3 1/2 oz/187 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein #9403 granite
Sizes I/9/5.5mm and J/10/6mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
Sizes I/9/5.5mm and M/N-13/9mm Tunisian crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle
Gray sewing thread
Jewelry accents by Cousin (optional): #34708024 gunmetal rhinestone bow accent: 2, #34708376 metal accent gunmetal rose
Jewelry or shawl pin (optional)
Small piece of felt or fabric for back side of flower (optional)

Gauge
Hat: Hat is made to be loose fitting. Gauge on brim of Hat is not critical, but when finished should measure about 11 inches long and 2 inches wide.
Size I Tunisian crochet hook and medium yarn: 16 sts = 4 inches; 13 rows = 4 inches
Size I crochet hook and medium yarn: 14 sc = 4 inches; 16 sc rows = 4 inches
Scarf: Gauge is not important for this project.

Pattern Notes
If you wish to make a longer scarf you will need to increase the number of stitches in multiples of 9 stitches for every 1 1/2 inches. You will also need an additional skein of medium-weight yarn.
Tunisian crochet has a tendency to curl, so when working stitches in foundation chain on Hat, insert hook under back bar of chain; this helps to minimize curling. On the Scarf, the curling factor is intentionally used as part of design; therefore, it is not necessary to work stitches in back bars of chains.
Hat is constructed with 6 triangular pieces, with each consecutive 1 joined to previous triangle and last 1 joined to first triangle.
Ruffled part of Scarf is constructed using spaces that are naturally formed by Tunisian simple stitch when made with large hook. These spaces are referred to as "mesh spaces" (see Photo 1) in instructions and are used to create pleats across, resulting in the ruffle.

Special Stitches
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS): Insert hook under front vertical bar from right to left (see illustration A),

yo, pull lp through (see illustration B).

Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS): Insert hook from front to back (see illustration A),

between front and back vertical bars (see illustration B)

of same st, yo, pull lp through (see illustration C).

Work loops off hook (work lps off hook): Yo, pull through 1 lp on hook or ch 1 (see illustration A), [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook (see illustration B)] across.

Bind off: Sk first vertical bar, [insert hook from right to left through next vertical bar (2 lps on hook), yo, pull through 2 lps] across until 1 lp rem on hook. At end of row, fasten off.
Decrease (dec): [Yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] across, ending with yo, pull through 3 lps leaving 1 lp on hook.
Bulk single crochet #1 (bulk sc #1): Insert hook from front to back in next mesh sp (see Photo 2),

sk next 3 mesh sps, insert hook back to front in next mesh sp (see Photo 3),

sk next 3 mesh sps, insert hook from front to back in next mesh sp (see Photo 4),

yo, pull lp through all sps, yo, pull through both lps on hook (see Photo 5).

Bulk single crochet #2 (bulk sc #2): Insert hook from front to back in next group of mesh sps formed by bulk sc plus next mesh sp, yo, pull lp through all sps, yo, pull through both lps on hook (see Photo 6).

Hat

First Triangle
Row 1 (RS): A. With size I Tunisian hook and light grey heather, ch 16, working in back bar of ch (see illustration),

pull up lp in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, keeping all lps on hook (16 lps on hook); B. work lps off hook (see Special Stitches). Last lp on hook is first st of next row.
Rows 2-4: A. Work TSS (see Special Stitches) across; B. work lps off hook.
Row 5: A. Work TSS across; B. dec (see Special Stitches).
Row 6: A. TSS across (14 lps on hook); B. work lps off hook.
Rows 7-16: [Rep rows 5 and 6 alternately] 5 times, ending with 4 lps on hook.
Row 17: A. TSS across (4 lps on hook); B. yo, pull through all lps on hook, ch 1. Leaving 4-foot end, fasten off.

Next Triangle
Make 5.
Rows 1-16: Rep rows 1-16 of First Triangle.
Row 17: A. TSS across (4 lps on hook); B. yo, pull through all lps on hook, ch 1. Do not fasten off.

Triangle Assembly
With size I crochet hook, connect to previous Triangle by holding Triangle sections with WS tog and RS facing, matching pieces top to top and bottom to bottom, join each row by working [sl st, ch] 17 times across. Fasten off. Rep until all Triangles are connected.

First and Last Triangles
With size I crochet hook, using long end on First Triangle, connect it to Last Triangle in same manner.

Hatband
Rnd 1 (RS): Working first 6 rnds and rows in back lps (see Stitch Guide), with size I Tunisian hook and light grey heather, working in top, join (see Pattern Notes) in st 3 sts to left from any corner where 2 Triangles are joined tog, sc in same st as joining and in each of next 11 sts, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, [sc in each of next 13 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] 5 times, sc in next st, join in beg sc. (84 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each of first 12 sts, sk next st, [sc in each of next 13 sts, sk next st] 5 times, sc in next st, join in beg sc. (78 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each of first 11 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts, [sc in each of next 11 sts, sc dec in next 2 sts] 5 times, join in beg sc. (72 sc)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each of first 11 sts, sk next st, [sc in each of next 11 sts, sk next st] 5 times, join in beg sc. (66 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc.

Brim
Row 6: Now working in rows, ch 1, sc in first st, dc in next st, [sc in next st, dc in next st] 16 times, leaving rem sts unworked, turn.
Rows 7-11: Working in both lps, ch 1, sc in first st, dc in next st, [sc in next st, dc in next st] 16 times, turn. At end of last row, fasten off.

Top
Rnd 1: With size I crochet hook and light grey heather, ch 3, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring, do not join. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in beg sc. Leaving long end, fasten off.

Assembly
Using long end and tapestry needle sew Top to top of Hat.
Fold corners on Brim up to edge of row 5 as shown in photo. Sew in place.
Sew each jewelry accent to each Brim corner as shown in photo.

Scarf

Row 1: With size M/N Tunisian hook and granite, ch 299; A. pull up lp in 2nd ch from hook, pull up lp in each ch across, leaving all lps on hook (299 lps on hook); B. work lps off hook (see Special Stitches).
Rows 2-6: If you run out of yarn before end of row 6, attach light grey heather to complete rows. A. TSS (see Special Stitches) across; B. work lps off hook.
Row 7: If you didn't need to attach light grey heather to complete previous row, then attach it now, with size J crochet hook, ch 1, insert hook front to back in first mesh sp and work 2 sc (see Photo 1),

[bulk sc #1 (see Special Stitches), bulk sc #2 (see Special Stitches), sc in next mesh sp (see Photo 7)]

across, sc in last mesh sp, turn. (82 sc)
Rows 8 & 9: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.
Row 10: With size M/N Tunisian hook; A. pick up lp in front lp (see Stitch Guide) in each st across; B. work lps off hook.
Rows 11 & 12: A. TKS (see Special Stitches) across; B. work lps off hook.
Rows 13-21: A. TKS across; B. work lps off hook.
Row 22: With size J crochet hook, bind off (see Special Stitches). Fasten off.

Flower

Rnd 1: With size J crochet hook and light grey heather, ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, [ch 1, sc in ring, ch 20, pull up lp in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, work lps off hook, sl st in last sc worked] 12 times, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 15, pull up lp in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, work lps off hook, sl st in last sc worked, sc in next st] 11 times, ch 15, sl st in each ch across, sl st in last sc worked, join in beg sc. Fasten off.

Flower Assembly
Sew bow accent piece to center of Flower.
Cut small circle from felt or fabric for back of flower. Sew jewelry or shawl pin to fabric and then sew fabric to back of flower.

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