Color Blocked Co-Ed Scarf

"Color and texture keep this simple scarf project interesting, and it works up quickly in super bulky yarn. This scarf is sized for donation to Foster Care to Success’s Red Scarf Project, a program that provides handmade scarves to college students who have aged out of foster care. Skills used Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet Working in rows Changing colors Special stitch: cdc (with written explanation in pattern)"

Crochet HookN/15 or 10 mm hook

Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge10 sts x 5.5 rows = 4” (10 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.

Finished SizeAdult: 5” (13 cm) wide x 71.5” (181.5 cm) long.

Materials List

• Lion Brand Heartland Thick & Quick (5 oz/142 g/125 yds/114 m/100% acrylic) – 2 skeins in 113 Redwood (CA) and 1 skein in 126 Sequoia (CB), or approximately 242 yds (221 m) in CA and 90 yds (82 m) in any super bulky weight yarn.
• US Size N-13 (9 mm) crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn needle.