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I’m so excited to be able to share another free pattern with my readers! This is my Pumpkin Infinity Scarf.
I learned how to crochet almost exactly 1 year ago. At the time when I decided to learn, I did not have much faith that I would even be any good at crochet, let alone that I’d be making my own patterns in just under a year later. So, if you’re just starting to crochet, keep it up!! And if you want to learn, but you haven’t yet brought yourself to buy a hook and yarn, go to the store and then come home and watch some you tube videos! You’ll be so happy you did.
This infinity scarf uses only chain, hdc and the star stitch which, once you get used to it, is super easy to do! So I would say it is a beginner to advanced beginner pattern. There is a link below in the instructions to a you tube video on the full star stitch.
Your Supplies:
2 balls worsted weight yarn (I used Loops and Threads Impeccable in Pumpkin. Each ball was 268 yards)
Size H crochet hook
Yarn needle
Finished measurements: 64″ around x 5.5″ wide
Special Stitch: Full Star Stitch
Full Star Stitch Video – Part 1
Full Star Stitch Video – Part 2
EDITED 12-03-12: Please note that although the above videos do show that you turn your work at the end of each row, my pattern is worked in rounds and has NO turns. You’ll be joining the first and last stitches of each round with a sl st and then starting a new round with either a ch 2 or a ch 3 depending on the round you’re working. You can work in rows by making a ch 2 or ch 3 and then turning and then sew the edges together at the end if you choose. This might make the scarf reversible, but I wanted it to look very clean and seamless on the front so I chose to do rounds which makes a very noticeable difference between the front and back sides.
To begin the full star stitch at the start of a new row, you will first ch 3. Insert hook into 2nd chain from hook and pull up a loop, then do the same in the next chain, then do the same in the top of the first 3 stitches of the previous row. There should be 6 loops on your hook. Next, yarn over and pull through all 6 loops. This makes the spokes of the bottom half of the star. Chain one to close the stitch. Next, insert hook in “eyelet” created by the last chain 1 and pull up a loop. Then, insert hook in last spoke of the star stitch you just made and pull up a loop. Then insert hook in same stitch from previous row that you made the last spoke of last star in and pull up a loop. Then, insert hook and pull up a loop in next two stitches from previous row. There should again be 6 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops and chain 1 to close. Continue until end of row and join to top of first star stitch with a slip stitch.
To complete the full star stitch, chain 2, then make 2 hdc in the eyelet of each incomplete start stitch from previous row. Do this to end of row and join to the first hdc (not the ch 2) with a slip stitch.
This all sounds much more complicated than it really is! Please watch the videos to see how easy it really is and to clear up any confusion from reading the instructions. It’s hard to write this out in a way that makes sense!
Here is a detail photo so you can see what your stitches should be looking like:
Pattern Instructions:
Round 1: Chain your desired length, being careful to end on an odd number. I chained 231 for the scarf pictured, which ended up being 64″ around when finished. Hdc in ridge of each chain to end. Join with first hdc with a slip stitch. Take a moment to weave in the end from the beginning and join the two bottom chains.
*Note: if you choose not to hdc in the ridge, but in the loops of the chain, your scarf will not look symmetrical on both sides as the one in the picture does. If you don’t want to be able to tell which side was the top and which was the bottom, be sure to make your first row of hdc in the ridge of the chains. It seems to take a little longer, but is well worth the results.
Round 2: Follow instructions above for the full star stitch, beginning with a chain 3. If you get to the end of the row and end up with one too many hdc for some reason, don’t despair!! Just insert your hook into that “extra” hdc for 7 loops on your hook and continue on. No one will ever know the difference and you won’t have to pull out all your work thus far.
Round 3: Follow instructions above to complete the full star stitch, beginning with a chain 2.
Round 4: Ch 2, then hdc in each stitch across to end of row. Join to top of 1st hdc with a sl st.
Rounds 5-6: Repeat Row 4.
Round 7: Follow instructions above for the full star stitch, beginning with a chain 3.
Round 8: Follow instructions above to complete the full star stitch, beginning with a chain 2.
Rounds 9-11: Repeat Row 4.
Round 12: Follow instructions above for the full star stitch, beginning with a chain 3.
Round 13: Follow instructions above to complete the full star stitch, beginning with a chain 2.
Round 14: Repeat Row 4, but do not join with sl st. Instead, use the seamless finish method shown in this video here.
Weave in ends if you did not do so at beginning and with seamless finish. Now, put on your favorite tee, throw on some cute boots over your favorite jeans and rock that gorgeous infinity scarf!
I really hope you’ve enjoyed my pattern. Please feel free to share it, pin it, like it and of course make it! But PLEASE, link back to my page and give me credit for my pattern. Also, feel free to sell finished items made with this pattern, but again, give credit to me as the author of the pattern used. Karma works for you or against you, peeps! 😉
Go…………create something beautiful today!
-Heather
PS…I am linking up over at The 36th Avenue. Please go check out some of the awesome projects others have been up to! Great stuff over there, as always!!
Merri said:
Thank you so much for sharing your design. It is beautiful!
dandeliondaze said:
You are very welcome! And thank you 🙂
Hook Knit Spin said:
it is gorgeous! love the different stitches to make it unique and interesting, great stuff! XXX
dandeliondaze said:
Thank you so much for coming to look at my pattern and for your kind words!
Nicky said:
Beautiful. I see this pattern being made in the not to distant future!!!!
dandeliondaze said:
Thanks, Nicky! I would so love to see pictures of your FO if you make this!
happyhectichandmadehome said:
This is gorgeous! I can’t wait to give it a try!
dandeliondaze said:
Thank you!! 🙂 Please post a picture if you make it, I would be so happy to see it!!
Shannon said:
I’m so excited to begin this scarf! I’m doing it in a yellow. I had found a pattern I thought would be interesting, but the stitch is just boring! I’m very excited to do this, though! 😀
dandeliondaze said:
Great to hear, Shannon! I love yellow and want to make one in that color myself! Please share pictures of how it turns out, I would love to see! Thanks for leaving a comment! I love getting comments 🙂
Aileen said:
Wonderful design! I tend to use yarn with color waves but your cowl has inspired me to use solid colors. I have been crocheting for 30 years and never tackled star stitch! going for yarn today. Thank you for the inspiration and pattern.
Anne said:
Have been asked to make an infinity scarf and this one is just gorgeous, both my daughters-in-law are going to be delighted. Thank you for your generosity is sharing this pattern.
spicyhomemaker said:
Love it! I just made my first knitting pattern this year. It is exciting stuff.
crochetinspired said:
Oh, this is BEAUTIFUL! I absolutely LOVE it.
Merry said:
Wonderful pattern, I love it… Makes this beginner want to really learn how to crochet!
Thanks for sharing.
Leslie said:
This is such a beautiful scarf; I love the different stitches you’ve used, thanks for sharing. Could you rate it on a difficulty scale for me?
dandeliondaze said:
Thank you! I would rate this as a beginner or advanced beginner pattern. The you tube videos linked in the pattern are incredibly helpful!
Sandy said:
Love this. Plan to make this, this summer with the girls at Lake Chautuaqua. We have several craft days. Also I just love the models owl earrings. Any idea how I could get a pair.
dandeliondaze said:
Glad to hear you’ll be using this pattern! Sounds like a great way to spend the summer.
I bought the earrings a few years ago at Kohls. I think they’re Mudd brand, but since it was so long ago, I don’t know if you can still find them.
Sandra Pearson Widenhouse said:
Thank you for your response!I am working on it now-hoping to finish by tomorrow but I’m not sure I’ll meet my own deadline! It isn’t a surprise but we are going out together tomorrow night and I have something for my grandson as well and would like to give it to my daughter.I’l show her the picture online and tell about the earrings.Thank you for this as well.We love Kohl’s as well.Thank you again and I’ll let you know when I finish it.I also want to make it for myself in Wool but not sure when I can do this-like you suggested, maybe the Summer!
Sandy said:
Thank you for getting back to me about the owl earrings. I just checked Kohls on liine and they still have them. Placed my order already. Thanks again.
Phillis Works said:
When you say in the ridge stitch, do you mean the back loop of each stitch?
dandeliondaze said:
No, not in the loop at all. When you turn over the chain so the loops are facing down, there will be a ridge on the backside which is where you’ll place your stitches. In my Puff Stitch Headband pattern there are pictures that show where/what I mean. Hope that clears up the confusion, but if not please don’t hesitate to ask for more help!
Minty said:
Thanks for the lovely pattern! Did you use all of both skeins? I am thinking of trying this on some handspun and want to make sure i have enough first! 🙂
dandeliondaze said:
No, one skein was enough to almost finish Round 12, I believe. Hope you enjoy making this pattern! I would love to see pictures of it in a handspun yarn, that sounds lovely!
Heather
dandeliondaze said:
My best guess for yardage for this scarf would be about 325 yards if made exactly to the pattern. I just divided 268 yards by 11.5 (which is about how many rounds I did with that amount of yarn) and then multiplied that by 14 for the total number of rounds. Of course you can adjust your starting chain to be longer or shorter which would affect the yardage for the whole scarf. I’m very tall, 5’11”, so my scarf is probably longer than most would want theirs.
Phillis Works said:
Thank you for the explanation of the “ridge”. With all the info you have posted and the links I am having no problem. Again, thank you so much!
dandeliondaze said:
Good to hear! I am so glad to hear that it’s not hard to follow 🙂 Thanks for your feedback, Phillis, I appreciate it!
stitchedupmama said:
Beautiful pattern – love the colour, too! =D
Lauren said:
This is so pretty! I love seeing new patterns for scarves – and this is truly unique. I’m working on a galaxy stitch scarf right now, but plan to try this one next. Thank you for the inspiration!
sue burke said:
Love this pattern and the color is perfect for fall. Can you make this as just a regular scarf and not link together?
dandeliondaze said:
Thank you so much. Yes, you can work it rows without joining instead of in joined rounds. I would just chain 1 at the end of each row and turn and then begin the next round as instructed. Hope that helps!
Karyn said:
Thank you so much for your pattern, I am currently working on it, just to clarify; when starting the second row (the first one that includes the star stitch) do you want us to chain three and then begin the star stitch, or should we just continue from the slip stitch?
Karyn said:
Never mind, I figured it out. But how do you keep the work from getting wavy?
dandeliondaze said:
You do chain 3 to start the star stitch after the slip stitch on the 2nd row. As far as keeping it from getting wavy, I didn’t have a problem with that, so I really don’t know how to answer that. What kind of yarn are you using? Are you making your stitches really tight maybe? Wish I could be of more help on the wavy part, sorry!
Heather
Karyn said:
I’m using medium worsted yarn, I have noticed that the stitches are a little snug when I’m making the star. Did you encounter this problem?
dandeliondaze said:
I didn’t have that problem, sorry. I used worsted weight as well. Maybe try to pull up a slightly bigger loop when doing the star stitches and see if that helps. If you’re struggling to pull the hook back through the all 6 loops, you’re probably working the stitches too tightly. I would imagine that if your star stitches are too snug, they’d pull together the foundation stitches that you’re working into and make your work look wavy. That’s just my guess without actually seeing the piece, though. Good luck!
Karyn said:
Thanks for your help. I’m going to start over and try to make it looser. 🙂
Megan said:
I just started crocheting about a week ago, so this is the first “pattern” I’ve tried! Your instructions are extremely helpful, and I just finished a very small sample version of it so I’m ready to tackle the big project. The videos were a huge help!! My joins are messy, so I need to work on those, but that will just take practice I’m sure 🙂 Thanks for posting this!!
dandeliondaze said:
Good for you! It’s so exciting to make a full project after you’ve made a bunch of squares and stuff of just the basic stitches. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be crocheting like crazy for a good long while. I just learned a year ago and as soon as I finish something, I have to start a new project right away. I’m glad you’re finding my instructions clear and that the videos were helpful to you. If you run into any issues, please don’t hesitate to ask me for help 🙂
Heather
Alisha said:
This is beautiful! My sister (the doctor) had been bugging me (the computer technician) to make her one of these for a while. Did you know that these sell for like…$60? If I Do make another I’ll certainly give you the credit you deserve. Also, I learnt to crochet from your videos I think, a while ago. Thank-you!! ❤
Jodi said:
Beautiful pattern. I just have a question. Is this an infinity scarf or just a loop scarf? An infinity scarf (also called a mobius scarf) has has a half-twist in it, a loop does not. I am unable to tell from the pics if this scarf has a half-twist in it.
dandeliondaze said:
Thank you, Jodi. This scarf does not have a twist in it.
Alice Murray said:
Question, I am joining the rows together after I’ve completed the hdc? Does it close properly? I am definitely a beginner
dandeliondaze said:
At the end of each row, you join the first hdc of the row with the last hdc of the same row. I’m not really sure what you mean by “does it close properly?”. Let me know if you have anymore questions, I am happy to help!
Alice Murray said:
Are you joining the chain with sl before you start your hdc
dandeliondaze said:
Are you asking if you join the last hdc to the beginning ch 2 of the same row with a sl st? I never join to the chain, always to an actual stitch. So here, I join the last hdc of the row to the first hdc of the row with a sl st, skipping over the ch 2. This is a personal preference that I thinks hides the join better and looks more seamless than joining to the top the chain as many patterns call for. I hope that answered your question.
-Heather
Alice Murray said:
I meant slip stitch
Alice Murray said:
No, I am asking if you first join after you complete the chain 231. I know I am probably making this more complicated than it is
dandeliondaze said:
Oh, gotcha! Sorry, I didn’t realize which row you were asking about! After you chain 231, then turn and hdc in the ridge of each chain across. Then you’ll join the first hdc to the last hdc. Leave a bit of a tail on your slip knot when you start out, that way you can weave that in the bottom of the chains so it closes properly (I get why you asked that in your initial question now!). Hope that helps! And don’t worry about it, I don’t mind answering your questions at all! If you need anything else, I’m here 🙂
-Heather
dandeliondaze said:
If you’re not sure what I mean by in the ridge of the chain, take a look at my other pattern for the puff stitch headband: https://dandeliondaze.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/wip-wednesday-puff-stitch-headband-free-pattern/
In that post, I have pictures and explain more clearly about working a stitch in the ridge of a chain. It makes for a finished edge when you do it that way instead of working the stitches in the loops of the chain.
jennabenda said:
Hi there. Thanks for the pattern, I am going to have a go at it, but I’m new to the star stitch so I was practising first. I can’t quite tell whether the stitch is worked under both loops (the V) of a stitch or just in the front or back loop only. Which is the preference for this stitch? Many thanks.
dandeliondaze said:
Hi there! Sorry for the late reply! The star stitch is worked under both loops in this pattern. Good luck and thanks for stopping by!
jennabenda said:
Thank you! I know that’s default, but mine was looking wonky. I figured out what I was doing wrong though and now I have the hang of it. Off I go…!
dandeliondaze said:
Yay!! Good to hear 🙂
Sandra Pearson Widenhouse said:
Thank you very much for this really pretty pattern.I am going to put it on my website when I finish it.It is really a nice,fun pattern and I love making the Star Stitch!I have used other patterns in the past with similar stitches but not specifically this.I am making it in off-white using Red Heart yarn;I’m making for my daughter.She has an orange Cowl scarf that she got Christmas and requested this color.The pattern and directions for the Star stitch does seem complicated but like you said once you get started it is fun and pretty easy to do.I have been crocheting for more that 45 years but was very ill for many years and lost the ability to count and to do the things I had done all of my adult life, but I tried during that time but couldn’t complete anything.In the last 4 years I have regained much of my health and now can do the things I love-all kinds of Crafts.I have a special love of Crochet.My grand-mother was an avid seamstress,Quilter and Crocheter.She did mostly Filet crochet but in her later years I gave her yarn and larger hooks so that she was better able to see this.She was left handed and I am right handed but I learned.I will give you full credit for this lovely scarf and hope you will like the finished product that I will post soon.I like the yarn you used and will try to find it soon.Also I enjoy your website-I visit often;I enjoy your very natural and appreciate you just talking to everyone.Thank you again.Sincerely,Sandy Widenhouse@AllTypesofCrafts.com.
Jen said:
Thanks for the pattern. How many half double crochet do you have in round 4?
Shawn MakeitHappen Gilbert said:
finished the pattern…thx! not sure if you can see the pic of my daughter wearing our version: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151466133013403&set=a.469829523402.248874.595583402&type=1&theater
Keith said:
So happy to have found this pattern you made! I’m making one for my sister who I think will love it. I’m using the exact same yarn as you!
Question, though: my joins aren’t looking so good I posted a picture in my ravelry if you ave a moment to look: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/FosterSays/pumpkin-infinity-scarf
I’m fairly new to crochet and it’s joins and turns that always tend to make my work look sloppy, uneven, and ultimately amateur.
Regardless thanks again and if you have any advice i’d appreciate it!
dandeliondaze said:
Hi Keith! Are you joining the last stitch of the row with the top chain from the beginning of the row, or to the top of the first actual stitch? I always make an extra stitch in the same stitch as the starting chain in a new row and join to it, as it usually looks more seamless that way for me.
When changing colors, I like to use the seamless join method which I have linked a video to in the pattern, but that’s not very practical to do every row if you’re doing one color.
Ultimately, with time and practice your joins should begin to look more clean and neat. I hope some of this has helped! If you’re still not happy with your joins, you can make a band to go around the seam, which will disguise the joins and, if you make it tight, create a cinched or ruched effect which would look nice. I know another Raveler did that for this pattern, there is a picture in the projects tab of my pattern on Rav. A bow or flower would also hide the joins, but I know your goal is really to clean them up so you don’t have to hide them. Sorry if I wasn’t able to help you, really it takes a lot of practice to get those clean joins. Good luck! The scarf is looking lovely so far, I’m sure your sister will love it!
Keith said:
Thanks so much for getting back to me! i’ve started making a chain in the first stitch (which I think is what you mean) instead of skipping it as I’ve very often seen instructed when beginning a row with a hdc or dc stitch (and perhaps the “skipping” school of thought it best for back and forth crochet as opposed to in the round like this one. I’ve also noticed some pattern instructions don’t specifically say to skip any stitches when beginning a hdc or dc row, but I now assume it’s understood as the proper thing to do when doing anything but sc. I believe with this pattern I did skip during the first hdc rows at first. This is what I’m referring to: http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/images/CR_Fig5.png ).
I think when I first connected the “bottom” of the star stitch I did so wrongly. since then I’ve tried to begin any row in the first stitch available and joining to that stitch instead of the chain 2 or chain 3.
I’ve checked out all the other “projects” for this on ravelry in hopes of finding someone’s note or even a picture of the join area but to no avail. Other kinds of helpful hints were there, though! It’s fun seeing other people interpret a pattern.
Practice and experimentation indeed. I’ll keep going at it. The good news is the pattern is so great that 99% of the project looks excellent with just the 1% wonky join area. Yours looks so great! I’ll definitely be making it again and I also love this specific yarn. Thanks again 🙂
Latifat said:
I love this scarf. The color, the pattern. It’s all lovely.
Kelly said:
This scarf is so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing! I just had two quick questions: 1. Do we skip the first two ridges and then start the hdcs (in the first round) or do we start in the very first ridge from hook? 2. How many hdcs should we have once we join the hdcs? Thank you!!
et_two3@yahoo.com said:
What weight yarn did you use? or would you suggest?
dandeliondaze said:
I used 2 balls of Loops and Threads Impeccable in Pumpkin. Any worsted weight yarn of your choosing should work.
Heather
et_two3@yahoo.com said:
do you turn and go back when finishing star stitches (as in video) or just do hdc as shown in video??
dandeliondaze said:
There are no turns in this pattern. I made a note about this along with a few thoughts about it in the section where the special stitches are explained.
Heather
Trudy said:
I thoroughly enjoyed this pattern. I switched out the color in the center and added a single crochet edge in that same color. I like the way it turned out. Your instructions were clear and easy to understand.
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Katelyn said:
Quick question. Did you use the full two skeins? I really want to make this but I have skeins of 260. I’m just trying to gauge how short I have to make the starting chain if you used two full skeins. Thanks!
dandeliondaze said:
No, I used less than a quarter of the second skein.
Sandra said:
Very great pattern ! I like this scarf so much I made my own version of it. I speak about you and your scarf on my blog, if you want to check this out ! I know I have commented your post before but I had some trouble leaving your my blog adress.
dandeliondaze said:
Thank you, Sandra!
Dani said:
Awesome pattern! Thank you so much!
Jolene said:
I finished my last row. Hdc all around. Do I do the seamless finish all the way around? I can’t figure out how to make my last row look like my first row so they match. I love the pattern. Thank you
dandeliondaze said:
The first row will only look like the last row if you crocheted your stitches into the “ridge” of the starting chain, rather than into the loops of the chains. I hope that makes sense. The seamless finish is only done to join the last stitch of the row to the first stitch of the same row.
Carol said:
Good morning, I have pulled the infinity scarf out several times because I don’t like the look of the seam. Could you send a picture of what the seam should look like.
Barbara D Pollock said:
My grand daughter has picked this scarf for me to make however she would like it to be longer. I am not sure how to calculate that so that it comes out right. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you !
dandeliondaze said:
Hi Barbara. To make the scarf longer, just make more chains, but be careful to end on an odd number. My scarf started with 231 chains. You then follow the pattern just the same as it’s written and, as long as you have an odd number of starting chains, it should all work out. I haven’t heard of anyone having difficulty after altering the number of starting chains. Hope that helps!
Heather 🙂
Carol said:
Hi Heather, How many full star stitches should you end up in each row?
Carly said:
Is there a way to print your pattern? It is beautiful. I can’t wait to make it for a birthday gift.
Ann Reeve Sharpe said:
Thank you for your pattern, it looks beautiful and can’t wait to get started with it.
Caitlin said:
Hi Heather, I’d love to do this project, but your star stitch videos are unavailable 😦 I was hoping you could repost them again?
dandeliondaze said:
Thanks for letting me know, Caitlin! I will see if I can find them again, and if not, I’ll try to find a new video that demonstrates the stitch.
Heather
Candy Hasting said:
Hi, Heather. Just found your site and pattern. Love it. I have watched several of the you tube videos and I understand the star stitch, but I can’t tell if all of or some of the stitches are worked in the back loop only. Could you clarify that?
Thanks, Candy
dandeliondaze said:
Hi Candy. None of the stitches in this pattern are worked in the back loop. All are in both loops.
Thanks!
Alexandra said:
I loved your pattern! I made a scarf in a dark orange and modified it a little and made a matching headband. Definitely one of my favorite crochet projects so far!!
Elizabeth said:
Would it be ok to sale the finished product once the scarf is completed?
dandeliondaze said:
Yes, of course. Please just credit me for the pattern. Thank you!