I’m releasing a new free crochet pattern every week through December. Each one can be made with 3 skeins of yarn or less, and would make a great gift (for someone else, or as a reward to yourself for all of your holiday crafting!). One of my best friends loves stretchy, jersey-style infinity cowls. This year, I decided to make her a crochet version as a holiday gift.
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Back in November, I took a trip to Saratoga Springs for work, and I had a chance to visit Common Thread and pick up a skein of Holiday Yarns FlockSock Sock yarn in Wolverine. This color is a blueish gray that is perfect for my friend’s mostly neutral color palette.
Using a much larger than recommended sized hook and crocheting into the back loop only creates a gently textured and super stretchy fabric.
The finished circle scarf is long enough to wrap around twice. It’s very lightweight and breathable, too. Because it’s so stretchy, you can also block it to be a bit longer, if you’d like. (If you’re new to blocking, you can find tips and tutorials here.)
I had so much fun wearing this, I almost didn’t want to give it away… but it was the perfect gift for my friend so I did say goodbye.
This post is part of the Countdown to Christmas I’m sharing with folks signed up for the Crochet Along updates and the Underground Crafter newsletter.
Each day through December 24, 2023, I’m sharing a 2-day free coupon code straight to your inbox for one of my crochet patterns that is perfect for winter or holiday crafting. The Faux Fabric Circle Scarf is the December 8 featured pattern. Sign up now to get access to the free PDF! (When you sign up for this list, you get regular updates from Underground Crafter, and an update email about every pattern for the CALs I host as those patterns are released. When you sign up, you’ll also get access to my subscriber vault which includes exclusive free PDF patterns, a coupon code for your choice of any crochet or knitting pattern or ebook from my Ravelry shop, and coupon codes from other indie designers and crafts businesses.)
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Faux Fabric Circle Scarf
Crochet Pattern by Underground Crafter
Updated 12/7/2023
Sock yarn, a larger than recommended crochet hook, and a textured stitch pattern create a stretchy as fabric infinity scarf.
Finished Size
- Teen/Adult: 7” (18 cm) wide x 49” (124.5 cm) long (unblocked).
Materials
- Holiday Yarns FlockSock Sock yarn (75% Merino wool/25% Nylon, 3.5 oz/100 g, 400 yd/366 m) – 1 skein in Wolverine, or approximately 400 yd (366 m) in any super fine weight yarn.
- US G-6/4 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- 21 sts x 10 rows in pattern = 4” (10 cm). Exact gauge is not critical for this project. Stitches should be loose and stretchy.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back loop only – Fiber Flux has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop in crochet here.
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- rep – repeat
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- * Rep instructions after asterisk as indicated.
Pattern Note
- To make scarf wider or narrower, add or subtract multiples of 2 sts from the foundation chain. To make scarf shorter or longer, reduce or continue the repeats of Rows 2-3.
Pattern Instructions
Scarf
- Ch 40, or any even number of sts.
- Row 1: Turn, skip 2 ch (counts as first hdc, here and throughout), *dc in next ch, hdc in next ch; rep from * across. (39 sts)
- Row 2: Turn, ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), *hdcBL in next st, dcBL in next st; rep from * across.
- Row 3: Turn, ch 2, *dcBL in next st, hdcBL in next st; rep from * across.
- Rep Rows 2-3, 60 times, or until scarf measures approximately 49” (124.5 cm) long. Do not fasten off.
Finished
- Fold in half so that short edges are together. Match up sts on each side. Seam together short edges with slip stitch seam (see video below).
- If you can’t see the video above demonstrating seaming with the slip stitch, click HERE to watch it on Facebook.
- Fasten off.
- Turn right side out so seam is on the inside.
- With yarn needle, weave in ends.
Dear Marie,
your Free pattern: Faux Fabric Circle Scarf is very nice. I made one scarf. It will not be the last. I showed the scarf on Facebook and many of my friends want to make this scarf, too. But most of them are not so good in english. If you allow, I translate the pattern in German.
It would be nice, if I can do this.
Please give me a response.
Sorry, my English is not good.
Kind regards,
Sonja Trautner
Thanks, Sonja. I sent you an email to discuss this further.