Following on from my Green blog post I was inspired to try and create a neck warmer. The red yarn that I experimented with reminded me of cherries and the green yarn the stem.
I grabbed my 6mm hook my green red aran yarn and began to experiment.
So here’s my tinkering and the finished “Cherry Neck Warmer”.
Here’s the pattern (this pattern uses UK terminology, click here for a translation of UK to US crochet terms). Scoll down to the bottom of the page for a pdf or word doc of the pattern.
MATERIALS
Artesano Aran C024 Dawn (colour A green) (36g used approx 48m/ 53y)
Artesano Aran 0042 Wester (colour B red) (52g used approx 69m/ 75y)
Total yarn used 88g, 117m, 110y
Wraps Per Inch, approx 8
6.5mm (K-101/2) crochet hook
6.00mm (J-10) crochet hook
Three 2.5cm (1in) buttons
TENSION
14 stitches and 14 rows to measure 10 x 10cm (4 x 4in) using 6.5mm hook, or hook size required to maintain tension.
FINISHED ITEM SIZE
53in (135cm) long
3.5in (9cm) wide
PATTERN NOTES
You’ll need to know how to change colours at the end of a row. Click here for a tutorial from learn to knit.co.uk. In this pattern you’ll be changing colours during the last stitch on the row so that the new colour is ready for the next row.
A Double treble (dtr) is worked as follows,
1. Yarn over the hook twice and insert hook into stitch
2. Draw a loop through, yarn over
3. Draw through the first 2 loops only, yarn over
4. Draw through the next 2 loops only, yarn over
5. Draw through the last 2 loops on hook – 1 dtr made
A Half treble (htr) is worked as follows,
1. Yarn over the hook and insert hook into stitch
2. Yarn over the hook, draw a loop through, yarn over again
3. Draw through all 3 loops on hook – 1 htr made
A Treble (tr) is worked as follows,
1. Yarn over hook and insert hook into stitch
2. Yarn over hook and draw through the stitch. Yarn over again
3. Draw through the first 2 loops only, yarn over again
4. Draw through the last 2 loops on the hook – 1 tr made
PATTERN
With colour A– with the 6.5mm hook chain 18
With colour A
Row 1 dc into 2nd ch from hook, *dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end of row (17 Stitches). Ch 1 turn.
Row 2– Repeat row 1.
With colour B
Row 3– dc into 2nd ch from hook, *dtr into next stitch, dc into next stitch, repeat from* (ending with a dc into last stitch). Ch 1, turn
Row 4– dc into 2nd ch from hook ,*dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end of row. Ch 1 turn.
With colour A
Row 5– dc into 2nd ch from hook , *dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end of row. Ch 1 turn.
Row 6– repeat row 5
With colour B
Row 7– dc into 2nd ch from hook, *dc into next stitch. dtr into next stitch, repeat from * until the last 2 stitches, dc into the last 2 stitches. Ch 1 turn.
Row 8– dc into 2nd chain from hook, *dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end of row . Ch 1 turn.
Repeat rows 1-8, 8 more times (until you have 72 rows (ending with colour B)).
With colour A
Row 73– repeat row 1
Row 74– repeat row 2
Row 75– dc into 2nd chain from hook, dc into next stitch, ch 3, skip 3 stitches. dc in to next 2 stitches. *Ch 3, skip 3 stitches, dc into next 2 stitches. Repeat from*. Ch 1 turn.
Row 76– dc into 2nd chain from hook, dc into next stitch, *3 dcs into chain space, dc into next 2 dcs.. Repeat from * until end. Ch 1 turn.
Row 77- dc into 2nd chain from hook. htr into next stitch, *tr into next 3 stitches, htr into next stitch, dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end. DO NOT FASTEN OFF
Change to 6mm hook.Evenly distribute approximately 173 dcs around the remaining 3 edges of the scarf. (Approx 2 dcs per colour stripe). Fasten off.
Attach 3 buttons to the RS of the scarf, along the lower edge of the length of the scarf.
And you’re done!
Cherry Neck Warmer UK Terminology Pdf
Cherry Neck Warmer UK Terminology Word Doc
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