Beginner’s Luck

Summer Story Scarf

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

41/2 inches wide x 60 inches long

MATERIALS • Universal Yarn Little Bird Colors fine (sport) weight acrylic (31/2 oz/ 344 yds/100g per ball): 1 ball #204 summer story • Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle

GAUGE

7 rows = 4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-6 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

First foundation single crochet (first foundation sc): Ch 2, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (ch-1 completed), yo, pull though 1 lp on hook (sc completed) (see illustration). Next foundation single crochet (next foundation sc): [Insert hook in last ch-1 made, yo, pull up lp, ch 1, yo, pull through all lps on hook] as indicated (see illustration).

Cluster (cl): Holding back last lp of each dc on hook, 3 dc in place indicated, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.

SCARF

Row 1: Work first foundation sc (see Special Stitches), work 24 next foundation sc (see Special Stitches), turn. (25 sc)

Row 2: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), cl (see Special Stitches) in first sc, *sk next 3 sc, dc in next sc, ch 2, sk next sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, sk next sc**, (dc, ch 3, cl) in next sc, rep from * twice, ending last rep at **, dc in last sc, turn. (3 cls, 7 dc, 3 sc, 6 ch-2 sps, 3 ch-3 sps)

Row 3: Ch 6, cl in first dc, *dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2**, (dc, ch 3, cl) in next dc, rep from * twice, ending last rep at **, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-6, turn.

Next rows: Rep row 3 until piece measures 60 inches or desired length.

Last row: Ch 1, work 25 sc evenly sp across. Fasten off. (25 sc)