Cross-Stitch Neck Warmer
INTERMEDIATE
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
39 inches long x 10 inches wide, not including edging loops
MATERIALS
• Berroco Vintage mediumA art, pantone uncoated (below) (worsted) weight acrylic/wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/218 yds/100g per skein): 2 skeins #5167
dewberry 1 skein #51176
fuchsia • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook
or size needed to obtainMinimum allowed gaugesizes Pantone uncoated (below) • Tapestry needle • Sewing needle • Matching sewing thread4 color process (below) • 3/4-inch buttons: 5 4 color process (below)
GAUGE Black (below) 2 cdtr = 3 inches; rows 1–7 = 3 inches White (below) White (below) PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-2 does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated. When working in front of stitches just made, hold the working yarn behind all stitches in order to form the crossed stitches. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise indicated.
SPECIAL STITCH NECK WARMER
Row 1: With fuchsia, ch 38, working in back bar of ch (see illustration), hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (37 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1, working in back lps only (see Stitch Guide), hdc in each st across, turn. Row 3: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), cdtr (see Special Stitch) across to last st, dtr in last hdc, turn. (6 cdtr, 1 dtr) Row 4: Ch 1, hdc in each dtr across, change color (see Stitch Guide) to dewberry in last dtr, turn. (37 hdc) Rows 5–7: Rep rows 2–4. At end of last row, change color to fuchsia in last st. Rows 8–10: Rep rows 2–4. At end of last row, change color to dewberry in last st. Rows 11 & 12: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 13: Ch 1, hdc in each st across to last 2 sts, hdc dec (see Stitch Guide) in last 2 sts, turn. (36 hdc) Row 14: Ch 2, *sk next 3 sts, 3 tr in next st, ch 3, working in front of sts just made, 3 tr in 2nd sk st, sk next st, dc in next st, rep from * across, change color to fuchsia in last dc, turn. (36 tr, 6 dc) Row 15: Ch 2, 3 tr in first dc, sk first 3-tr group, *dc in next ch-3 sp, *sk next 3-tr group, 3 tr in center tr of next 3-tr group, ch 3, working in front of sts just made, 3 tr in center tr of sk 3-tr group, rep from * across, dc in last ch-3 sp, 4 tr in top of beg ch-2, turn. (37 tr, 6 dc)
Row 16: Ch 2, 2 tr in first tr, tr in each of next 3 tr, sk next (dc, 3 tr), *5 tr in next ch-3 sp, sk next 3 tr**, dc in next dc, sk next 3 tr, rep from* across, ending last rep at **, sk next dc, tr in each of last 3 tr, 2 tr in top of beg ch-2, turn. (35 tr, 4 dc)
Row 17: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first tr, hdc in each tr across, sk each dc, turn. (36 hdc) Rows 18–20: Ch 1, working in back lps only, hdc in each st across, turn.
Row 21: Ch 1, dc in each st across, turn. Row 22: Ch 1,* fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around each of next 3 dc, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around each of next 3 dc, rep from * across, turn. (18 fpdc, 18 bpdc)
Rows 23 & 24: Ch 1, *bpdc around each of next 3 dc, fpdc around each of next 3 dc, rep from * across, turn.
Rows 25 & 26: Rep row 22. At end of last row, change color to dewberry in last st.
Row 27: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. (36 hdc) Rows 28–30: Rep rows 18–20. Row 31: Ch 2, cdtr across, dtr again in last hdc, turn. (6 cdtr, 1 dtr) Row 32: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn. (37 hdc)
Row 33: Ch 1, working in back lps only, hdc in each st across, change color to fuchsia in last st, turn. Rows 34 & 35: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 36: Rep row 32. Row 37: Ch 1, working in back lps only, hdc in each st across, change color to dewberry in last st, turn.