Neon Checkerboard Super Scarf
As we start transitioning into the colder fall and winter months, keep your style as bright and as fresh as it was in the summer with the Neon Checkerboard Super Scarf. This two-toned easy crochet scarf pattern is worked with a bright, contrasting color on both ends of the scarf, with the middle a nice dark neutral. The stitch pattern for this super scarf is an easy one to remember, so once you've gotten the hang of it, you'll fly right through. Imagine just how great this would look over a jean jacket - or even a black leather one! Add some fun to your darker fall wardrobe with this great free scarf pattern.
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge13 dc and 8 rows = 4" [10 cm]
Finished SizeApprox 16½" x 100" [42 x 254 cm], excluding fringe
Materials List
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Caron® Simply Soft® (6 oz /170.1 g; 315 yds/288 m):
Contrast A Chartreuse (39771) 2 balls
Contrast B Dark Country Blue (39711) 2 balls - Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern
With A, ch 55.
1st row: (RS) 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch-3 counts as dc). Ch 1. Skip next 2 ch. 3 dc in next ch. *Ch 1. Skip next 3 ch. 3 dc in next ch. Rep from * to last 4 ch. Ch 1. Skip next 2 ch. 1 dc in each of last 2 ch. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 3 dc in first ch-1 sp. *Ch 1. 3 dc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last 2 sts. Skip next dc. 1 dc in top of ch 3. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in first dc. *Ch 1. 3 dc in next ch-1 sp.
Rep from * to last st. Ch 1. 2 dc in top of ch 3. Turn.
Rep 2nd and 3rd rows until work from beg measures 20" [51 cm], ending on a WS row. Break A. Join B.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures 80" [203.5 cm], ending on a WS row. Break B. Join A.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures 100" [254 cm], ending on a WS row.
Fasten off.
Fringe: With A, cut lengths of yarn 20" [51 cm] long. Taking 4 strands tog, fold in half and knot into fringe along both ends of Scarf.
Trim fringe evenly