Hello, my friends. I hope you have some worsted weight yarn, a 5mm hook and the urge to create something, because today is Free Pattern Friday!
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For this project, you can of course use any worsted weight yarn you choose, but I highly recommend that you try some ALC hand-dyed Superwash Merino Wool from Avery Lane Creations. My friend Nicky, the owner, sent me a hank of her gorgeous yarn and I absolutely fell in love. It is so soft, and it resists the urge to tangle. Nicky offers to cake your yarn for a small fee, but as I wanted to try on a yarn crown, I received my yarn in a hank. After snapping a couple of selfies, I set out to cake my yarn myself, and my sweet boy Biscuit wound himself up in the hank as I was trying to wind it. I was certain we were headed for a whole evening of knot removal, but to my complete surprise, the yarn never tangled!
Once I had my hank caked, I started working on designing the Friendship Triangle Scarf. I got about halfway through before I set it down and realized that I hated the way the increases were heading. Now here was the true test: How was this gorgeous, soft as butter yarn going to hold up to some serious frogging? Was it going to snag as I pulled out my stitches? Have that “someone frogged me before they settled on this project” frayed appearance that we all know too well? Become nightmarishly unusable? Uh, no. None of that. I had no snags as I frogged, it once again did not tangle, and it worked back up exactly as beautifully as the first time. I was really sad when I finished the scarf, because that meant I would have to return to my mass-produced store bought yarn that isn’t nearly as forgiving or fun to work with.
I call this the Friendship Scarf because the yarn was a gift from my friend Nicky. If you don’t know her yet, you really should hop on over to her Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or blog and find out why I love her so much. She offers a Dye My Way in her Etsy shop, where you can choose everything about your yarn- the weight, the colors and the dying method, and THEN you can watch her dye your yarn LIVE on facebook! I don’t know of any other indie yarn dyers who do this, and it is such an awesome experience.
Nicky also has recently introduced her ALC Yarn Club, which is a monthly subscription box. You get her amazing hand dyed yarn, patterns and a surprise every month. There is currently a waitlist, so get your name on it so you can join the club when it opens again!
My wonderful testers breezed through the Friendship Scarf, and reported back to me that they loved the pattern. One of my testers is planning on making several for Christmas gifts this year. I hope that you will love the Friendship Scarf as much as I do, and send all of your friends here so they can make their own scarves as well!
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Materials:
5mm hook
215 yards worsted weight yarn (I used Hand-dyed Merino Wool from Avery Lane Creations)
Stitch markers
Finishing needle
Scissors
Tassel maker (optional)
Abbreviations:
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
tc- treble crochet
st- stitch
sk- skip
Notes:
This pattern is written in US terms.
The ch3 at the beginning of a row is counted as a dc, all chs within the pattern are counted as sts
The stitches in the center of the scarf will be marked with [ ] to help you make sure you are on track.
Instructions:
R1. Begin with magic ring, ch3, 3dc, [ch2], 4dc, turn. (10)
R2. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 3, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 3, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (18)
R3. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 2 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 3 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (26)
R4. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 11, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 11, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (34)
R5. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 6 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 7 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (42)
R6. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 8 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 9 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (50)
R7. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 23, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 23, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (58)
R8. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 12 times, ch1, sk next st,[2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 13 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (66)
R9. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 14 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 15 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (74)
R10. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 16 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 17 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (82)
R11. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 39, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 39, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (90)
R12. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 20 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 21 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (98)
R13. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 22 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 23 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (106)
R14. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 51, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 51, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (114)
R15. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 26 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 27 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (122)
R16. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 59, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 59, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (130)
R17. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 30 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 31 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (138)
R18. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 32 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 33 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (146)
R19. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 71, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 71, 3dc in top of ch3, turn.(154)
R20. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 36 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 37 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (162)
R21. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 38 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, d2c], repeat from *to* 39 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (170)
R22. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, *ch1, sk next st, dc*, repeat from *to* 40 times, ch1, sk next st, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], repeat from *to* 41 times, ch1, sk next st, 3dc in top of ch3, turn. (178)
R23. Ch3, 2dc in base of turning ch, dc 87, [2dc, ch2, 2dc], dc 87, 3dc in top of ch3, turn.(186)
R24. Ch3, (dc, hdc in base of turning ch), sc, *sk 2 sts, 5tc in next st, sk 2 sts, sc in next st*, repeat from *to* 14 times, with last sc in ch2 sp [5dc, sc], repeat from *to* 15 times, (hdc, 2dc in top of ch3), finish off and weave in ends. (192)
Tassels: (optional)
Make 2 tassels the desired length and thickness. Attach at corners, weave in all ends.
This pattern and its images are copyright protected and the sole property of Straight Hooked. Please do not redistribute, transfer, or sell the pattern, or alter it to claim as your own. You may sell any products you create from this pattern. Be sure to tag me on Instagram and use #FriendshipScarf so I can see your gorgeous scarves!
I’ve been on a roll lately with pattern production, so be sure to come back next week because I have yet another pattern coming out!
Until next time,
Happy Hooking!
~Malena
