Raised stitches and a soft yarn provide warmth and texture in this cozy Winding Honeycomb Scarf. The winding stitch pattern looks much more difficult than it actually is, and the finished piece will pair effortlessly with any winter coat for classic winter style.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 6” wide x 55” long (blocked)

Gauge: 18 sts = 4” [10 cm] and 4 pattern repeats = 7” in pattern after wet blocking

Materials

Yarn:

 Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted (100% peruvian highland wool; 110 yards [101 meters]/50 grams): #23438 Mist (5 balls)

Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm) hook

Notions: Tapestry needle, pompom maker (optional)

Abbreviations

FPdc: Front Post Double Crochet
BPdc: Back Post Double Crochet
Tch: Turning Chain

Special Stitches

FPtrdc (Front Post Triple Double Crochet): YO twice, working in front, place hook under indicated stitch, YO, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw through 3 loops..

Pattern Notes

This is a textured scarf worked over a 8-row repeat. The scarf is worked flat beginning and ending with ribbing created using dc around back posts and front posts.

Pattern

Ch 28.
Row 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each chain across row, turn. (26 dc)
Row 2: Ch 2, dc in each dc across row, turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, *FPdc in next dc, BPdc in next dc; rep from * to end of row, ending with dc in tch, turn.
Row 4: Ch 2, *BPdc in next dc, FPdc in next dc; rep from * to end of row, ending with dc in tch, turn.
Row 5: Ch 2, *FPdc in next dc, BPdc in next dc; rep from * to end of row, ending with dc in tch, turn.
Row 6 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (26 sc)
Row 7 (RS): Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, FPtrdc around 1st FPdc 2 rows below, FPtrdc around 3rd FPdc 2 rows below, sk 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 4th FPdc 2 rows below, FPtrdc around 6th FPdc 2 rows below, sk 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 7th FPdc 2 rows below, FPtrdc around 9th FPdc 2 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 10th FPdc 2 rows below, FPtrdc around 12th FPdc 2 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in last 3 sts, turn.
Rows 8-10: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (26 sc)
Row 11: Ch 1, sc in first st, FPtrdc around 1st FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 1 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 2nd FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 3rd FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 4th FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 5th FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 6th FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 7th FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around last FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 1 sc, sc in last st, turn.
Rows 12-14: Ch 1, sc in each st across row, turn. (26 sc)
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, FPtrdc around 1st FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 2nd FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 3rd FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 4th FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 5th FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 6th FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in next 4 sts, FPtrdc around 7th FPtrdc 4 rows below, FPtrdc around 8th FPtrdc 4 rows below, skip 2 sc, sc in last 3 sts, turn.
Rows 16-18: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (26 sc)
Rep last 8 rows for pattern until Scarf measure about 45” or desired length, ending with Row 11 or Row 15.
Next Row (WS): Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn. (26 sc)
Rep Row 6 once.
Rep Rows 3-5 once.
Rep Row 2 once.
Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends and lightly block.