Happy Friday, my friends!
I have been designing scarves like crazy lately, and I am thrilled to be sharing another one with you today, which will be forever free here on the Straight Hooked blog!
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I have mentioned before that I can’t help but to fondle the yarn when I make a trip to Walmart. I actually have such a large stash of yarn that I challenged myself at the beginning of 2021 to not purchase any yarn all year long, unless it was for a special order.
Guess how many frivolous yarn purchases I made last year? Zero. I did so well with my challenge to not purchase any yarn in 2021 that I decided to challenge myself again in 2022.
Well… I guess you could say I fell off the wagon just a little bit, because when I saw the new Lion Brand Mandala Sequins yarn winking at me, I just couldn’t help myself. A couple (okay, 4) of those yarn babies just had to come home with me!
The colorway I fell in love with is called Tanzanite, and it came out even prettier as a finished project than it looked when it called my name from the Walmart shelf!
As I was working up this design, the combinations of the bright colors, sequins and the texture reminded me of a book my daughter had so many moons ago when she a tiny tot. Does the scarf remind you of a specific book from the early 2000s? (I asked my daughter when she came to visit a couple weeks ago, and she did not think of it, so don’t feel bad if it hasn’t come to you yet!)
The book it reminded me of was Rainbow Fish. Now do you see the resemblance to shiny colorful fish scales?
Due to my not wanting to name a pattern after a copywritten character, I chose the next best thing to name my new scarf- the Storybook Scarf!
The Storybook Scarf is the second Straight Hooked pattern to be featured in the Skill Building Blog hop hosted by Stardust Gold Crochet.
The Storybook Scarf pattern is available right here on the blog as a Forever Free pattern, but if you prefer an ad-free experience, you are welcome to purchase the PDF as well:
You can grab the PDF for 50% off on January 27, 2024 with the discount code you will find in the Skill Building Blog Hop Post (linked above)
PLUS, you can use the same code to get 50% off your purchase of ANY Straight Hooked pattern bundle in the store!
Materials:
5mm crochet hook
295 yards DK (3) weight yarn (I used one ball of Lion Brand Mandala Sequins in Tanzanite for my design sample)
Finishing Needle
Stitch Markers
Abbreviations:
ch- chain
sc-single crochet
sk- skip
st(s)- stitch(es)
dc- double crochet
sp- space
stsc- stacked single crochet
Notes:
This pattern is written in US terminology.
The ch1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch.
Visit my Rumble channel for a video tutorial on the stsc (stacked single crochet).
Gauge:
10sc = 2” long
Finished Size:
66” long x 5” wide
Pattern Instructions:
R1. ch 319, sc in first ch from hook, sc across ch, turn. (319)
R2. ch1, sc 2, *ch3, sk 3 sts, sc 3*, repeat from *to* 51 more times, ch3, sk 3 sts, sc 2, turn. (319)
R3. ch1, sc, *sk next st, 5dc in ch3 sp, sk next st, sc*, repeat from *to* 52 more times, turn. (319)
R4. ch1, sc, ch2, sk next st, *sc 3, ch3, sk 3 sts*, repeat from *to* 51 more times, sc 3, ch2, sk 1 st, sc, turn. (319)
R5. stsc, 2dc in same st, sk ch2 and 1 st, *sc, sk next st, 5dc in ch3 sp, sk next st*, repeat from *to* 51 more times, sc, sk next st and ch2, 3dc in last st, turn. (319)
R6-R13. Repeat rows 2-5
R14. Repeat row 2
R15. ch1, sc 319, placing 1sc in each sc and 3sc in each ch3 sp (319)
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Until next time,
Happy Hooking!
~Malena
