Friday, 23 August 2013

Infinity Scarf - Diagonal Granny Stripe

I used to love long floaty winter scarves (even better if they had super long full tassles)!   Only problem with this type of scarf is the possibility of serious bodily injury - as they always seem to get caught on and in everything.

 My new winter favourite is the Infinity Scarf (lovely and warm, fairly loose around the neck and so out of the way!   

 The Diagonal Granny Stripe is also a big favourite of mine - I just HAD to use it to make an infinity scarf:
Diagonal Stripe Infinity Scarf

 Here is my pattern in case you would like to make one (I have tried to make it as accurate as possible - I am only human though - so please leave me a comment if you find an error)!

 Start with:  5ch
Row 1:  Into 5th ch from hook - 3dc, 1ch, 1dc (first corner formed)

 Begin Increasing:
Row 2:  4ch -  turn; 3dc into 1ch sp; 3dc, 1ch, 1dc into corner space
Diagonal Stripe Infinity Scarf

 Row 3:  4ch - turn;   3dc into 1ch sp, 3dc into space between clusters; 3dc, 1ch, 1dc into corner space
Diagonal Stripe Infinity Scarf

 Repeat Row 3 13 times (16 rows in total)

 In order to form a long rectangular strip you will now continue to increase on the one side of your work, while decreasing on the other:

 Row 17:  4ch turn; 3dc into next sp between clusters (decrease = 2nd corner formed), 3dc into each subsequent sp, into last sp on row work 3dc, 1ch, 1dc (increase)


Diagonal Stripe Infinity Scarf

 Row 18:  4ch  turn; 3dc into 1ch sp (increase); 3dc into each subsequent sp up to 2nd last sp; 1ch, 1dc into last sp

 Repeat rows 17 and 18 until you have a total of 130 rows

 At this point you will continue to decrease on the one side as you have been doing and you will begin decreasing on the side where you were previously increasing:

 Row 131:   4ch turn; 3dc into next sp between clusters (decrease), 3dc into each subsequent sp up to 2nd last sp; 1ch, 1dc into last sp (decrease - 3rd corner formed)

 Repeat until second last row = 1sp, 1 cluster, 1 sp

 Final Row:  4ch turn 1dc into sp at end of row.

 Fasten off

 Fold in half and join the bottom and top seams:
Diagonal Stripe Infinity Scarf

 I gathered my seam slightly (I find it sits better at the back of the neck) - but this is up to you.

 Yarn used:    Stylecraft Life - Fuschia, Melon, Clover (four rows of each in that order)

 Hook used:   5.00mm (my tension is a bit on the tight side though).

 Fun to make - lovely to wear!
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13 comments:

  1. Unknown4 September 2013 at 09:35

    I love this color scheme. My niece would love it, she's 12 and she wears more of my crochet things than my 3 year old daughter does lol. May have to whip one up for her this Christmas.

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    1. ZootyOwl4 September 2013 at 09:56

      The tweens do seem to like the crochet goodies - this would make a great Christmas gift - she is lucky to have such a creative aunt!

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  2. Chantal2 March 2014 at 19:37

    Very nice scarf! Original too with the diagonal granny stripes!

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  3. Ildiko28 March 2014 at 21:27

    Thank you v much for sharing!those who might find errors are only human too :-) .Great work!

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  4. Karen Eudy23 April 2014 at 15:54

    Infinity scarf is the best for winter season, and not only in winter season I think. Infinity scarf is for all season! ;) Your scarf is so lovely; I like the color – perfect color combination. Thank you for sharing this tutorial Zelna. :)

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  5. Randi15 February 2015 at 15:55

    Thank you so much I think I will give this a try

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  6. Diane13 September 2015 at 06:38

    This is lovely.Can you tell me the total weight to make this scarf.

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    1. ZootyOwl28 September 2015 at 10:05

      I used 100g of DK (8ply) which is the US equivalent of Light Worsted Weight

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  7. Tracie Holladay31 December 2015 at 22:09

    I'm making an afghan with this pattern but I altered it slightly. I added a ch 1 between each 3 dc cluster. I have a photo of it on my blog:

    http://gingercraftblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/granny-c2c-afghan.html

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  8. Anonymous27 February 2016 at 14:45

    How much yarn did you use to make this?

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    1. ZootyOwl5 April 2016 at 10:45

      Hi Sonya. Just under 100g of each colour - I would estimate about 260g in total.

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  9. Unknown5 December 2016 at 11:29

    I'm making an afghan to go on my lap as I'm a wheelchair user and this makes a lovely warm little blanket in bright colours as didn't want to look dowdy. What I don't know is when to start the 2nd lot od decreasing on the other side of my work? Any ideas or help much appreciated. thanks Zelna

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    1. ZootyOwl1 February 2017 at 11:13

      Hi Kim! Sorry I took so long to get back to you. December / January are just crazy months family-wise! Start the first set of decreases (on one side only) when the blanket is as wide as you want it to be. Start the second set of decreases (on the opposite side) when the blanket is as long as you want it to be - for a rectangular blanket. For a square blanket start the first and second set (side) decreases simultaneously. Hope this helps.

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