Stellar Chevron Scarf Crochet Tutorial | Easy Textured Scarf Pattern

Hey everyone, it's Deja from KnitAndCrochetWrapped.com and today we're making this stellar chevron crochet scarf. This is going to be one of the easiest scarfs you've ever made because it only has a one row repeat. So, go grab the pattern from the link in the description and we'll talk about materials So what are you going to need to make this scarf? Of course yarn. So we're using Red Heart Unforgettable. and get started. The colorway that I used is tealberry and I used two skeins. There's 270 yards in each of these. So that gives you a really nice wide long scarf. So if you want it wider, you want more yarn. This is the guy that we're using for the actual picture pattern. you can substitute with any worsted weight yarn you want. i love self striping because it does all the work for you and you have a pretty project at the end. so with this you're going to need a six millimeter US J hook and a yarn needle and that's about it. i do recommend blocking materials and we'll talk about blocking more in a little while but i have some links to my favorite blocking stuff but really you can use an ironing board or a towel if that's all you have so anything will work i'll show you how in just a little bit but grab your materials the pattern and let's get started okay so we're going to begin this pattern by I'm chaining some stitches. So our multiple is 12 plus 3. You can follow what I have in the pattern if you want that size, otherwise make a multiple of 12 and add 3. So I have 27 so you can get through these rows nice and quickly. We're going to begin with a double crochet in the fourth chain from our hook. So I'm going to skip those first three and work into that fourth chain. This is going to be kind of like an increase on the end of the row. This is going to count as half of a mountain, so that's going to come into play in a second, but we're calling that half of a mountain right now, so just remember that for future. Next, we're going to double crochet in each of the next three chains. So we're traveling down to the valley. So I like to say mountains and valleys when I'm working chevron patterns, so I remember what I'm supposed to do next. So I'm traveling down to the valley, now I'm in the valley and I need to make the valley. So I'm going to do kind of a double decrease for this one, it's very subtle, so we're going to do two double crochets together. Double d2, dc, double crochet, two together. Getting out of order here. So we yarn over, go into that next stitch, pull up a loop, then we're going to yarn over and go into the next stitch. Pull up a loop and work through those first two. Then we have three left, and we're going to pull through all three to create a decrease. So that's half of our valley. We're going to do the other half the same way. We're going to DC two together, pull through those first two, yarn over in the next stitch, pull through those first two, and then yarn over and pull through all three. So we've just made our valley. This is half of a mountain. We're going to go back up the mountain to make some more. So we're going to double crochet in our next three stitches. So if you kind of remember the valley and mountain, it helps you to memorize the stitch pattern so that you can do other stuff while you're working because this is a very easy, So we've got three. Now we're back at the top of the mountain and we're going to do some increases. pretty much one row repeat. So we're double increasing just like we double decreased here. So we're going to do two double crochets in the next stitch and two double crochets in the next stitch. So we're creating our mountain and if you remember at the beginning of the row we said we had half a mountain. So now it probably makes sense that this is kind of like this two stitches here, these two stitches here, which is half of our mountain. So our mountain is very subtle, but you can start to see the waves forming. So now we're going to travel back down to the valley with another three stitches. Now we've got to make our valley again, so two double crochet, two togethers. Next one, again, we yarn over, insert into the next stitch, pull up a loop, pull through two, yarn over, next stitch, pull through two, and then pull through all three, so there's another valley, back up to the mountain, which will be the end of this row, but if you have a wider one, that's basically what you're doing is going up and down, doing two DCs Together in the valley and two double crochets in two stitches in the mountain. So we're going to do three more double crochets to get back up to the mountain, and we're making the other half of the mountain in our very last stitch. So we're matching what we did in our first stitch by doing two double crochets in this last stitch. And that's pretty much the pattern, really. What I like to do for my edges, especially if it's like a scarf with no border, I do a tall chain. So instead of chaining three and counting that as a double crochet as one of my two stitches for my half mountain, I'm going to do a tall chain the size of a double crochet, and then I'm going to double crochet twice into that first stitch. A tall chain does not count as a stitch, and that eliminates the gap. that you would normally get from having a chain three. then you just kind of mimic everything that you did below. so you're gonna do three double crochets, one in each of the next three stitches. so there may be two rows in the pattern but you're really just repeating what you just did, just now you're working into stitches instead of chains. We are in the valley, and when you're looking at it, the way that it should look is that you have your two DC two-togethers from the row below. The first half of the valley is going to use the stitch to the right of it and that first valley, and then the second half is going to be the second valley and the stitch next to it. So as you're reading your crochet, you should be able to see If you're kind of starting and you're working both the valleys, you're in the wrong spot, you missed a stitch somewhere, so go back and recount so you have visual cues to make sure that you're on the right track. So same thing with our mountain, we're going to work three stitches back up to the top of the mountain, and we'll look at the visual cues for those. So here's our two mountain stitches. You can see two stitches coming out of one, and your two mountain stitches that you are working into should be the two very middle of those mountain stitches. So you should be doing two in this middle one, two in the middle of the next one. So look for those cues as you're working to make sure that you didn't forget a stitch or miss a stitch, because this is a good pattern to kind of Watch TV or do other things while you're doing it, but you can get off just slightly if you're not counting or not paying attention to those visual cues. So keep going. You're going to work this scarf until you want to be done. So you can follow my instructions or you can do it till you run out of yarn or until it's as long as you want. Totally up to you. Then you're going to. Fasten off and weave in your ends and we'll talk about blocking and why it is important for this project. So keep on going, this is all you're doing over and over again. Until you are done. So I will see you in a bit. Oh, and let me just talk about this chain 3 real quick since I'm here. You're going to work 2 stitches into the top of that chain 3. And that should be the only chain 3 you have if you're using the tall chain. Otherwise, every row at the end, you'll be working into a chain 3. Whichever you prefer. But make sure you do two, otherwise you're going to be off a stitch. So normally that's probably where you're going to miss the stitches if you forget to put two in the front and end. So keep on going. Make it as big as you want and we'll talk about blocking in a minute. Okay, you've finished your scarf and you probably still have some ends to weave in as well as I do. I wanted to show you though before I block it so you can see what a difference blocking is going to make. So You can see these edges are curling, you can see it's just kind of a little ripply, not, you know, if you like that ripple look, you can kind of see how it kind of ripples on itself, stick with it. You might, you know, if that's what you like, that's cool. But if you want it to lay flat and you want it to kind of look its best, I highly recommend blocking, especially for your edges. So, these little Points or rounded edges, whatever it is that you're looking for. Blocking will get these to lay flat continuously rather than me pulling them to get them to lay that way and then they bounce back. So blocking does magical things for your projects. This, you'll notice, looks nothing like the finished picture because it hasn't been blocked. So if you want it to look something like the finished picture, block it! So stick it in water, let it sit for 20 minutes, squeeze it out, don't wring it, lay it flat. I love blocking boards. See the links below for my favorite ones. Otherwise, use a towel, ironing board, whatever you have on hand. If you don't have pins, I recommend pins. Go buy some pins. They're like a dollar. But if you don't, try to get it, you know, try to push it down as flat as you can get it. But the pins really help to get an even width. So if you're finding that your width is looking a little wavy because maybe you were stressed one night when you're crocheting and it's a little tighter in areas, blocking is going to help fix that. You can kind of stretch that out to match the rest of it, but you'll need pins to hold it in place until it dries. Once it dries, it looks like the picture that you see in the pattern because that's all it takes. I don't do anything else special, it's just blocking. So definitely block your project I don't like how it looks right now, so I'm going to go block this, and then I'll show you the difference. I'm back from blocking, and as you can see, I have nice, crisp edges. My sides are nice and flat. You'll see from the video here of how I used an ironing board. I have a towel and some pins to get that out. I do have lace blocking wires on the edges which I love for straight projects because it gets them come home straight on the edges and gets it the same width all along. So I do recommend those. I'll put a link to those as well. But those are super handy if you're... Edges are a little wavy, like you might have had some stress and crocheted a little tight at certain parts. That's really gonna help you out. It'll help stretch that out. So, that is it. That is the Stellar Chevron Crochet Scarf. It's super easy. I hope you enjoyed making it. I, you know, make these for everybody in different colors. They'll go with anything. So, thanks for watching. I'm Deja with Knit and Crochet Ever After, and I'll see you later. Thank you guys for watching. Can you hear my wind chimes? It is really windy outside. I just wanted to throw a little Patreon pitch out to remind you guys that I have a Patreon page with lots of tiers and behind the scenes and all this. Jazz and just supporting me to make all of these free videos for people that are out there stuck at home. I would appreciate any level of support, so I'm just reminding you, go check it out if you haven't yet. 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