Single Crochet Infinity Scarf

A friend asked me to make her a cream colored infinity scarf that would be a little chunky, but not too chunky.  This is what I came up with - very simple for beginners and still looks polished enough to impress people.  

It was approximately 37 inches long once the ends were connected and is made entirely of single crochet.

I used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together throughout and a size N hook.

Ch 11

Row 1:  SC in 2nd ch from hook and across in each ch (10 sc).  Ch 1, turn.

Repeat Row 1 until your scarf is your desired length.  (I had approximately 150 rows so that it measured almost 80 inches when done).

Bring the ends together and slip stitch then together.  Finish off and weave in ends.

If you have any questions or something doesn't seem right, please let me know in the comments.  Happy crocheting!

Easy Chunky Crochet Cowl

If you're like me, you love scarves, infinity scarves, and cowls.  They're one of my favorite things about the colder months.  And while right now it's July and hotter than blazes outside, you can still whip up a couple of these (so easy!) for the crisp autumn weather that will be here before we know it!

I wrote this before I had actually finished this cowl and once I did, I realized that dark yarn doesn't photograph well...  so please excuse the pictures I have right now.  I'm making this again in a lighter color and will post those pictures once it's done.

Updated pic of the pattern - I started this cowl using only 1 strand of worsted weight yarn and a size K hook.  I CH 70 at the beginning instead of 56.  Can see the pattern better here than in the brown pictures.

 This pattern only uses the double crochet (dc) stitch along with a crossed double crochet (super easy variation!), so it's great for beginners as well as experienced crocheters!

I used worsted weight yarn, 2 strands held together throughout with a size N hook.  You can easily vary the size by using a different weight of yarn or a larger or smaller hook.  As long as you start out chaining an even number of stitches, the pattern works the same.

The Ch 2 turning chain does NOT count as a stitch in this pattern.

CH 56


Row 1:  Work DC in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across.  Ch 2. Turn.

Row 2:  Skip first dc and work 1 dc in the 2nd dc.  Crossing in front of the dc just made, work 1 dc in the first skipped dc.  *skip next dc, work 1 dc in next dc and then cross in front of that dc just made, working 1 dc in the skipped dc*  rep from * across row.  Ch 2.  Turn.

Row 3:  Work dc in each dc across the row.  Ch 2.  Turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 for pattern.  When you have your desired length, simply bring the two sides together and slip stitch or whip stitch together and weave in ends.  For my cowl, I was able to complete 16 rows before I started running out of yarn and slip stitched it together.  

Voila!  I told you it'd be easy!

If you have any questions or if something isn't clear, please let me know in the comments.

This is my own pattern and feel free to use it to make gifts or items to sell, but please link back to this page if you do decide to sell any items.  Thank you!

Super Easy Crochet Hat

When I first learned to crochet, I thought making a hat would be super easy.  However, almost every pattern I tried didn't come out how it should.  So what's a girl to do?  Come up with her own!  This pattern is a hodge podge of about a dozen different patterns that I put together to come up with an incredibly easy stocking cap pattern that only takes a couple hours to make.  I've never written an exact crochet pattern before, so if you try this out and have problems or something isn't right, please let me know in the comments! 

The finished product!

I used 2 strands of worsted weight yarn held together throughout.  For this hat I used red and turquoise colored yarn.  I used a size K (6.5mm) crochet hook.  The Ch 2 (turning chains) do NOT count as a stitch in this pattern.

Ch 12

Row 1:  DC in 3rd chain from hook and all the way to the end.  Ch 2. Turn. (10)

Row 2 - 25:  DC in each stitch across.  Ch 2. Turn.

When you're done with row 25, you will have what might look like the beginning of a scarf:

We are going to join the two ends of this together with a slip stitch and it will become the "brim" of the hat.  Bring the two ends together and slip stitch in each DC and the beginning chain to form a circle.  Then Ch 2.

From here to the end of the pattern I'm going to refer to each "row" as a round as we are now crocheting the top of the hat.

Round 1:  DC 49 stitches evenly around the edge of the brim.  Since there aren't nice, even stitches for you to complete the DC, kind of eye it and make your best judgment.  However, you need to have 49 DC when you are done with this first round.  Join to the top of your first DC with a sl st and Ch 2.

Round 2:  DC in the same stitch you slip stitched to.  4 DC.  *DC2TOG.  5 DC.  DC2TOG. 5 DC.  Repeat from *, ending with DC2TOG until you've made your way around the edge and join to the top of your first DC with a sl st and Ch 2.

Round 3:  DC in the same stitch you slip stitched to.  3 DC.  *DC2TOG.  4DC.  DC2TOG.  4DC.*  Repeat from *, ending with DC2TOG and join to the top of your first DC with a sl st and Ch 2.

Round 4:  DC in the same stitch you slip stitched to.  2 DC.  *DC2TOG.  3 DC.  DC2TOG.  3 DC.* Repeat from *, ending with DC2TOG and join to the top of your first DC with a sl st and Ch 2.

Round 5:  DC in the same stitch you slip stitched to.  1 DC.  *DC2TOG.  2 DC.  DC2TOG.  2 DC.*  Repeat from *, ending with DC2TOG and join to the top of your first DC with a sl st and Ch 2.

Round 6:  DC in the same stitch you slip stitched to.  *DC2TOG, 1 DC, DC2TOG, 1 DC.*  Repeat from *, ending with a DC2TOG and join to the top of your first DC with a sl st. and Ch 2.

Round 7:  DC2TOG around and join with a sl st in your first DC2TOG stitch.  Finish off and weave in ends.

Now, you may notice that when you've completed Round 7, there is a small hole at the top of the hat that your finger can fit through (see picture below).  You can either leave it like this - or, if you're like me, you'll want to close it off.  I simply slip stitch to a DC that is across from where you've ended and then finish off (the next picture below).

Finger hole.

I've slip stitched across to close the hole (marked by my beautiful yellow arrow).

When I weave in my ends I pull them inside the hat and turn the hat inside out so that way it doesn't show.  I then weave in the end from the very beginning when I first started my chain.

More of the finished product:

I've made these hats to fit a "normal" sized head so you may need to make adjustments if you need something larger or smaller.  I haven't made any adjustments to my pattern, because I apparently don't have any friends with larger or smaller heads than me, but I can't imagine it would be too difficult.

I hope you all enjoy this pattern and again, if you have difficulties or if something is wrong, please let me know in the comments section.

This is my first pattern and feel free to use it to make gifts or items to sell, but please link back to this page if you do decide to sell any items.  Thank you!