Hello friends! Today let me show you how to make this super cute Crochet skinny scarf that has a simple one row repeat pattern. Great for beginners and makes a lightweight scarf.
I have been cleaning my craft room- trying to make a conscious effort to use the supplies I love and I found this one skein of Red Heart Super Saver yarn in my stash. It sat on top of my donate pile for a few days, but every time I walked past it my eyes were drawn to the colors. So instead of donating it, I thought I’d try to make a scarf using just this skein of yarn. I absolutely love how this turned out, and I hope you enjoy this pattern!
This is an O go yarn, in a unique donut shape.
Crochet Skinny Scarf Tutorial
Stitches you will need to know: how to make a slip knot, how to chain, and how to double crochet.
Since this is a skinny scarf you start with just 14 chains.
After working one row of the pattern, the scarf looked to be approximately 4 inches wide. The pattern (free pdf at the bottom of this post) is just one row that you repeat till the end.
I was able to work 8 rows of the pattern row for each color. I have used a variegated yarn, and you might have this exact skein in your stash! But this scarf would look beautiful in a single solid color as well.
My finished scarf measured about 77 inches long and this scarf is super long and skinny! I love how the colors pop!
Do the color blocks occur naturally?
The short answer is no. You will need to manipulate your stitches to ensure that you end each color correctly at the end of the 8th row repeat. Not all variegated yarns will pool, so it is a bit of trial and error.
I found that the skein had colors dyed unevenly. Some colors, I ripped out 3 rows, and randomly made 4 or 5 “wide” irises over the 3 rows. You can learn more of my tips on How To Start Planned Pooling For Crochet and try them out yourself!
First pic, I had about 6 inches of white yarn left over- not enough to complete a row. Second pic, shows the row ending correctly where the yarn color changes.
Here is how you can do it:
- Rip out the last few stitches, I undid 2 irises here. For some colors I had to undo 2 rows. Since this is a skinny scarf, you can quickly redo it- no worries!
- In the new iris- make 3dcs first instead of just 2dcs. This will eat up a bit of the extra yarn.
- Finish the iris with a chain and 2dcs. We have now created a “wide” iris.
- If needed repeat this again to create a “wide” iris for the last iris. You may need to do this, or you may not. It depended on the color and tension for me. Just make sure you end you row exactly with the color change of the yarn.
For another white section later in the scarf, the yarn skein had a knot in between and no matter how I tried, I could only make 7 rows of the color. But the final scarf still looks good, as long as the color change does not occur in the middle of a row.
I am also curious to see if the regular Red Heart Super Saver Yarn would work for this pattern?
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Crochet Skinny Scarf Pattern Pdf Download:
Download Pattern: Smiling Colors Skinny Scarf Pdf
In conclusion this Crochet Skinny Scarf is an easy project if you make it in one solid color and makes a great gift. Make sure to check out my One Skein Crochet Scarf for another quick project. You can find all of my Free Crochet Scarf Patterns and Crochet Wearables to browse through to find your next project.
