I am so in love with the Wavy Shells Pocket Scarf that I just finished! If you’re looking for a super easy project that you can work on while watching TV or if you are new to crocheting and you want to practice your single crochets, this project is perfect for you!
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So bonus! This pattern has matching mittens and a hat that are also free patterns available on my blog! You can see the Wavy Shells Mittens and Wavy Shells Beanie at these links. Just click on the names.
I’ll be honest, I was supposed to design this pattern almost two years ago. Whoops! It was one of those patterns that I wasn’t committed to the design. So I started it and got about two-thirds of the way finished and put it down. It’s been tucked in my yarn cabinet ever since. (Which explains the deep wrinkles on the one side. Ha! The scarf isn’t blocked either.)
The other day when I was going through my stash, I found it and decided that it was high time I finished this little baby and I am so glad I did!
The pockets are seven and a half inches deep, which is awesome for warming your hands, holding your cell phone or keys! Obviously, you don’t have to fold the ends into pockets. You can always leave them hanging for a beautiful scalloped edge. Your choice!
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Let’s get started!
Wavy Shells Pocket Scarf
Materials Used:
- 2.5 skeins of I Love This Yarn! Dark Country Blue – 7 oz /199 g – 355 yds /325 m
- Less than 1 oz. of I Love This Yarn! Linen – 7 oz /199 g – 355 yds /325 m
- Or any size 4 medium weight yarn.
- I/9 (5.25 mm) hook — My favorite hooks that I use daily!
- G/6 (4.25 mm) hook
- Stitch markers, baby pins or something similar for pinning pockets temporarily
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Finished Size Approximately:
104” Length x 8” Width without pockets folded
89” Length x 8” Width with pockets folded and stitched
Gauge:
16 single crochet stitches and 18.5 rows in a 4” (10cm) square.
Special Stitches:
Shell Stitch
Five double crochets in the same stitch.
Abbreviations:
FC – foundation chain (beginning chain)
ch(s) – chain(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
Notes:
- You can make the scarf longer or shorter by adding or subtracting rows of single crochet.
- A stitch chart for the pocket stitches is included at the bottom of the pattern.
*** American crochet terms used throughout.
Instructions:
With Dark Country Blue and I/9 (5.50 mm) crochet hook
FC: Ch 32
Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook, sc. Sc in every ch across. Turn. {31 sc}
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in every st across. Turn. {31 sc}
Row 3 – Row 382: Repeat Row 2.
Don’t finish off after Row 382.
Pockets
Switch to G/6 (4.35 mm) crochet hook for the remainder of the pattern
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in same st, *skip next 2 sts, shell st in next st, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st* Repeat from * to * across. Turn. {5 shells}
Row 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, sc in 3rd dc of next shell, *shell st in next sc from previous row, sc in 3rd dc of next shell* Repeat from * to * across. 3 dc in last sc st of previous row. Turn. {4 shells + 2 half shells}
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in same st, shells st in next sc st from previous row, *sc in 3rd dc of next shell, shells st in next sc* Repeat from * to * across. Sc in 3rd ch of turning ch from previous row. Turn. {5 shells}
Row 4: Repeat Row 2
Row 5: Repeat Row 3
Row 6: Repeat Row 2
Row 7: Repeat Row 3
Row 8: Repeat Row 2, finish off.
Attach Linen in same st you just finished off.
Row 9: Repeat Row 3
Row10: Repeat Row 2, finish off.
Attach Dark Country Blue in same st you just finished off.
Row 11: Repeat Row 3
Row 12: Repeat Row 2
Row 13: Repeat Row 3
Row 14: Repeat Row 2
Row 15: Repeat Row 3
Row 16: Repeat Row 2
Row 17: Repeat Row 3
Row 18: Repeat Row 2, finish off.
On opposite end of scarf, repeat Row 1 – Row 18.
Finishing
Fold both shell pockets over making sure they are folded over to the same side of the scarf and pin to secure as shown in the photo below. Also, make sure you are pinning your pockets to the same row on the scarf to ensure your pockets are straight. (The pocket is crooked in the photo, but it was just a demonstration. They were straightened when they were stitched.)
With Dark Country Blue and G/6 (4.25 mm) crochet hook
Beginning on one end of the scarf and with the pocket facing you, attach your yarn through BOTH thicknesses of the pocket AND main body of the scarf. Sc evenly to secure the pocket to the scarf and then continue to sc evenly through the single thickness of just the scarf to create a border along the rough edge.
Once you come to the next pocket on the opposite end of the scarf (which should be pinned in place), crochet through both thicknesses as you have done with the first pocket. When you reach the corner, finish off. Weave in ends.
Repeat this process for the opposite edge of the scarf.
Stitch Chart for Pocket (Row 382 + Row 1, 2, & 3)
Key:
X – single crochet
Oval – chain
T with a slash – double crochet
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