I am so excited to share my Button Bay Scarf submission as part of the CAL Crochet A Long Design-A-Scarf Challenge 2022. What a fun way to get the creative juices flowing! Inspired by the beautiful waters of Lake Champlain, which borders the Adirondack Mountains of New York State and the Green Mountains of Vermont, I have created a design for either sex that has lots of textural interest and is so much fun to work up. This scarf works well for any season or recipient. Just choose a hook and fiber that works for you. Once you master the stitches in this scarf, you will want to use them again and again. I know I did!
This scarf design is appropriate for crocheters with an intermediate to advanced ability level. An adventurous beginner can easily complete this scarf with the help of the video tutorials which are included here in my blog.
So let's get started and have a little fun!
3 skeins of Yarn Bee Soft Stitch, 100% Acrylic, (5.0 oz/210 yards/142 grams per skein)
Sample colorway: #126/blue air
Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
Stitch marker - use to mark right side of fabric (optional)
Scissors
Finished Scarf Dimensions:
72” long X 7” wide (not including fringe)
Your finished scarf dimensions can easily be adjusted in length by adding an
even number of foundation stitches to the original foundation sc row.
Stitches/Abbreviations Used
(BEG-FS) beginning feather stitch
(CH) chain
(HDC) half double crochet
(FS) feather stitch
(MB) mini bean stitch
(SC) single crochet
(SC 3L) single crochet in the 3rd loop
Gauge: 18 stitches in sc = 4 inches
gauge will vary depending on yarn weight, hook size and tension
gauge is not essential to this design
Pattern Notes:
Pattern directions are written using USA crochet terminology
This scarf is worked length-wise.
If desired, use a stitch marker to mark the right side of your fabric; any even row.
The ch 1 at the end of each row does NOT count as a stitch.
When working your ch 1 turning chain, bring ch loop up to the normal height of the st you are working for that row.
Special Stitches:
Mini Bean Stitch - Insert hook into st indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and insert hook into the same st, yarn over and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on your hook.
Beginning Feather Stitch - Yarn over, insert hook into chain space, yarn over, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook); yarn over, insert hook into stitch directly below ch space in row below, yarn over, pull up a loop (5 loops on hook); yarn over, insert hook into next chain space, yarn over, pull up a loop (7 loops on hook); yarn over, pull through all 7 loops on hook.
Note: When pulling up loops in either the beginning feather stitch or any subsequent feather stitch, it is important to draw the yarn up to the height of the previous stitch for ease of completing the last step where the yarn is drawn through all 7 loops on the hook,
Single Crochet 3rd loop - a sc st worked in the horizontal bar below the V of the hdc st in the previous row (in this pattern, the SC 3L is worked from the wrong/back side of the fabric)
Scarf Directions:
Foundation Row 1: Foundation SC 201, CH 1, turn. (201)
Row 2: HDC in each st across to end, CH 1, turn.
Row 3: SC 3L for 200, SC 1 as usual for last st. CH 1, turn.
Row 4: MB in the 1st stitch, *[CH 1, skip a st, MB in next st.] Repeat from *[ ] across until you have 2 sts remaining; CH 1, SC last st. CH 1, turn.
Row 5: MB in 1st (sc) st, CH 1. *[MB in next mb stitch, ch1, skip next ch-1 space.] Repeat from *[ ] across working a SC in the last mb st of row. CH 1, turn.
Rows 6 and 7: Repeat Row 5 (2 xs).
Row 8: HDC in each st across to end. CH 1, turn.
Row 9: SC 3L for 200, SC 1 as usual for last st. CH 1, turn.
Row 10 (Feather Stitch Set-Up Row): HDC in the first st, CH 1, skip one st, HDC next st. *[CH 1, skip one st, HDC next st.] Repeat from *[ ] across to end of row. CH 1, turn.
Row 11: HDC in 1st st, CH 1. *[BEG-FS (see special stitches above), CH 1.] Repeat from *[ ] across, placing a HDC in the last st of the row. CH 1, turn.
Row 12: HDC in 1st st, CH 1. *[FS (see special stitches above), CH 1.] Repeat from *[ ] across, placing a HDC in the last st of the row. CH 1, turn.
Rows 13 - 15: Repeat row 12. CH 1, turn.
Row 16: HDC in each st across to the end, CH 1, turn. (A hdc will be placed in each hdc, each ch and the top of each fs of this row.)
Row 17: SC 3L for 200, SC 1 as usual for last st. CH 1, turn.
Row 18: MB in the 1st stitch, *[CH 1, skip a st, MB in next st.] Repeat from *[ ] across until you have 2 sts remaining; CH 1, SC last st. CH 1, turn.
Row 19: MB in 1st (sc) st, CH 1. *[MB in next mb stitch, ch1, skip next ch-1 space.] Repeat from *[ ] across working a SC in the last mb st of row. CH 1, turn.
Rows 20 and 21: Repeat Row 19 (2 xs).
Row 22: HDC in each st across to the end, CH 1, turn.
Row 23: SC 3L for 200, SC 1 as usual for last st. CH 1, turn.
Row 24: HDC in each st across to the end. Work each hdc st right over the sc 3l you made in the previous row, placing your hook in the same stitch location as each sc 3l st in the previous row. Do not turn.
Finishing: Continuing to work along the “right” side of the fabric, CH 1 for the corner, turn work 90 degrees, *[work an odd number of SC stitches along the short side edge, CH 1 in the corner, turn scarf 90 degrees to continue working SC sts in each stitch of the long side edge.] CH1 in the corner, and repeat from *[ ] around to end. Join to first st of the round and fasten off, leaving a long tail to match length of fringe. If you do not wish to add fringe, fasten off and weave in tail.
Adding fringe (optional): I wrapped my yarn around a sturdy book about 80 times, and then cut through one end to make several strands for fringe. I grouped them in sets of 4, and looped them every other stitch through the short end of my scarf. Before trimming, use a steam iron to straighten the fringe. Take care NOT to touch your fiber with the iron, but gently spritz the fringe with the steam from your iron to remove any wrinkles. Trim fringe and enjoy wearing your new scarf!
Button Bay is a beautiful little anchorage on the east side of Lake Champlain, south of Vergennes, Vermont. It has a couple of islands nearby that are great for exploring for fossils. Additionally there are beautiful walking trails that lead into the Vermont State Park and Campgrounds. We happened to visit there in early August this year, and it turned out to be one of my absolute favorite places to anchor out this summer! Below is a photo of our boat and a few others anchored in the bay taken from shore as we walked along the path to the state park.
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