Just finished making this scarf this morning, it is for a friends birthday in march, I designed this scarf as I went along and I am very happy with the result.
Yarn: debbie bliss, fez. 85% wool, 15% camel 2 balls aran/worsted (only used a small amount of the 2nd ball so there is enough to use for stripes in a complementary hat)
Hook: 6.5mm / K
UK abbreviations. For american readers, a tr is what you would call a dc I believe, I don't know what you would call a trtr (triple treble - wrap yarn 3 times)
Foundation: ch17
Row 1: tr into 3rd ch from hook, tr across (2 ch at the beginning count as tr, 15 tr in row)
Row 2: ch 2 (counts as 1st tr) tr across, the last tr is into the top of the 2 ch .
Row 3: as row 2
note: this scarf stays the same width the whole way so keep checking you have 15, it is quite easy to forget to go into the top of the ch at the end).
edit - there is a row as row 7 here!
Row 4: ch 4, trtr (triple treble, wrap yarn around 3 times) across.
Row 5: as row 4
Row 6: ch 2, tr across
Row 7: filet row - ch3, tr into the 3rd tr on the row below (so you have the 1st treble with the 2ch coming out, the 2nd is free and the 3rd will have this tr going into it. You will have made a little box), *ch1, miss next st, tr into next tr, rep from * across. Your last treble goes into the top of the ch2 from the previous row.
With the filet row you will have created a row of 7 little boxes.
Heart -
Row 8: ch3, tr into 3rd tr on row below, (ch1, tr into next tr, leave the ch space) twice, tr into ch space, tr into next tr, (ch1, tr into next tr) twice, ch1, tr into top of ch2.
Row 9: ch3, tr into next tr, ch1, tr into next tr, tr in ch space, tr in next 3 tr, tr in ch space, tr in next tr, ch1, tr in next tr, ch1, tr in top of ch 2.
Row 10: ch3, tr into next tr, tr in ch space, tr in next 7 tr, tr in ch space, tr in next tr, ch1, tr in top of ch 2.
Row 11: ch2, tr in ch space, tr in next 11 tr, tr in ch space, tr in top of ch2.
Row 12: ch 2, tr across, last tr going in top of ch2. Check you still have 15 at this point.
Row 13: ch2, tr in next 6 tr, ch 1,miss next tr, tr in next 7 tr, last tr goes into top of ch 2.
Row 14: ch3, tr into next 3 tr, ch 1, miss next tr, tr into next tr, ch 1, tr into next tr, ch 1, miss next tr, tr into next 3 tr, ch 1, tr into top of ch2.
so... that seems incredibly wordy and complicated, I got confused just writing that and had to read through it several times. It really is very simple so here is a different way of looking at it.
Basically you continue making your 7 little boxes but fill some of the boxes in with a tr instead of a ch space. Here is the picture of the pattern to create, starting at the bottom.
After the heart motif, do a row of open squares, as Row 7.
Diamond -
I think working from this picture would be easier but have included the wordy instructions afterwards.
next row: ch3, tr into next tr, (ch1, tr into next tr) twice, tr into ch space, tr into next tr, (ch1, tr into next tr) 3 times, last tr into top of ch2.
next row: ch3, tr into next tr, ch 1, tr into next tr, tr into ch space, tr into next 3 tr, tr into ch space, tr into next tr, ch 1, tr into next tr, ch1, tr into top of ch 2.
next row: ch3, tr into next tr, tr in ch space, tr in next 7 tr, tr in ch space, tr in next tr, ch 1, tr in top of ch2.
next row: ch2, tr in ch space, tr in next 11 tr, tr in ch space, tr in top of ch2.
next row: ch 3, miss next tr, tr in next 11 tr, ch1, miss next tr, tr in top of ch2.
next row: ch3, tr in next tr, ch1, miss next tr, tr in next 7 tr, ch1, miss next tr, tr in next tr, ch 1, tr in top of ch 2.
next row: ch3, tr in next tr, ch1, tr in next tr, ch1, miss next tr, tr in next 3 tr, ch1, miss next tr, tr in next tr, ch1, tr in next tr, ch1, tr in top of ch2.
Scarf structure:
Work first 7 rows.
heart
row 7
diamond
row 7
heart
row 7
diamond
row 7
heart backwards (see note)
row 7
diamond
row 7
heart backwards
rows 7 - 1 (the beginning backwards so the ends of the scarf are symmetrical)
note: The first 2 hearts are worked from the bottom of the heart up (rows 8-14), then the last 2 hearts are worked from the top of the heart down (rows 14-8). This is done so that when the ends of the scarf hang down the hearts are all facing the right way.
This scarf is really open to creativity, once you get the hang of filet crochet it is quite simple to fill in squares here and there to make your own designs. I did this scarf in aran/worsted weight yarn but if you have thinner yarn then you could add a few more motif repeats to get the right length, for more width an extra filet box or 2 on each side would look good, maybe with the outer box always filled in to create a border. To add extra width just add 2 ch onto your foundation ch for each extra box you want. I used the trtr at the ends to make a more open mesh there but if you don't want this just do 3 of row 7 instead of rows 4 and 5.
Happy crafting!
Jo x
