Lemon Flower Scarf

Red Heart With Lover yarn in Daffodil (1201)I crochet. I crochet a lot! So much so that whenever people see me coming with yarn in my hands they grab two crochet hooks, hold them in front of them like a cross and say: "Back! It's beautiful, but I don't want it." Kidding, but I really do crochet a lot which means I give away a lot so I'm always on the look out for something new to do. After our last snow storm I started thinking about spring flowers. Flowers, I can crochet flowers, but into what. That's when I thought of this flower scarf. It's fast. As long as you can make the basic crochet stitches - great way to brush up on your basics - it's easy and best of all it doesn't use a lot of yarn. Great stash buster.

Even if you're not so great at crocheting, give it a try. Basically crochet is making loops in different numbers on your hook and then working them off.

You will need to know how to single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet and double treble crochet. Tutorials for the stitches:

Single Crochet

Half Double Crochet

Double Crochet

Treble Crochet

Double Treble Crochet

Gauge

Please remember gauge is important. There is a good reason why it's added to every pattern. Gauge tells you how big your flowers, leaves and scarf should be. Why bother with gauge? Worsted weight yarn will get you a flower that is 5" across, if you use a baby weight yarn that same flower will be 4" across and if you use thread the flower will be 2" across. Same instructions, but very different results.

This patterns gauge:

Flower is 5" across. Leave is 3-1/2" long. Scarf is 5" X 67-1/2" long.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern:

Ch = Chain

Sc = Single Crochet

Hdc = Half Double Crochet

Dc = Double Crochet

Trc = Treble Crochet

DTrc = Double Treble Crochet

Sl st = Slip Stitch

Sk = Skip

Rnd = Round

Ea = Each

Sp = Space

Rep = Repeat

Bet = Between

• 5 ozs Red Heart With Love yarn in White (1001)
• 5 ozs Red Heart With Love yarn in Lettuce(1601)
• 5 ozs Red Heart With Lover yarn in Daffodil (1201)
• Size I crochet hook (sometimes called 5.50 mm) or hook to obtain gauge
• Needle to take yarn
• Scissors

With Daffodil and I hook ch-3, sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch-1, work 10 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (10 sts)

Rnd 2: In just the front lp of ea st work (ch-4, sc) around ending ch-4, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.

With White yarn and I hook join in any back lp unworked from rnd 2, ch-1, work 2 sc in ea lp around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn. (20 sts)

* ch-5, (dtrc, ch-3, trc, ch-3, dtrc next st), ch-5, sc next 3 sts * rep bet ** around join Daffodil, fasten off white, do not turn.

Ch-1, (sc, hdc, dc) next ch-5 lp, ch-1, sc top next dtrc,ch-1, 4 dc next ch-3 sp, ch-1, sc top next trc, ch-1, 4 dc next ch-3 sp, ch-1, sc top next dtrc, ch-1, (dc, hdc, sc) next ch-5 lp * rep bet ** around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.

-Make 10 flowers.

With Lettuce and I hook ch-12, sc 2nd ch fromhook, ch-2, sk next ch, dc next ch, (ch-2, sk next ch, trc next ch) twice, ch-2, sk next ch, dc next ch, ch-2, sk next ch, in last ch work (sc, hdc, sc), turn piece so you are now working across the bottom of the foundation ch (in bottom of sts just made), dc next 2, trc next 4, dc next 2, (sc, hdc) last, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.

-Make 20.

With needle and yarn sew two leaves to ea flower. Sew flowers together matching leaves to flower.