Perfect for scrap busting your yarn stash, these little posie motifs and start motifs are joined together to make a vibrant scarf. Connecting each posie as you go makes this scarf work up nicely.
Time: 1 week project
Skill Level: Intermediate
Finished Size: 66” / [168 cm] length x 10” / [25 cm] width, excluding tassels
Gauge: motif measures 2.25” / [7cm] 2¼in (7cm) x 2¼in (7cm)
Materials
Yarn: Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerized Cotton; 137 yards [125 meters]/50 grams):
256 (A, 1 ball)
Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerized Cotton; 68 yards [62 meters]/25 grams): 264 (B, 1 ball)
Scheepjes Catona (100% Mercerized Cotton; 27 yards [25 meters]/10 grams
101 (1 ball), 113 (1 ball), 114 (1 ball), 172 (1 ball), 179 (1 ball), 241 (1 ball), 252 (1 ball), 253 (1 ball), 258 (1 ball), 263 (1 ball), 264 (1 ball), 280 (1 ball), 385 (1 ball), 386 (1 ball), 392 (1 ball), 397 (1 ball), 403 (1 ball), 409 (1 ball), 513 (1 ball), 514 (1 ball), 524 (1 ball)
Hooks: US size E/4 (3.5 mm)
Notions: Tapestry needle
Special Stitches
Stem: Ch 4, sl st in first of these 4 ch.
Joining Stem: Ch 2, sl st in joining point, ch 2, sl st in first of these 4 ch.
Pattern Notes
The scarf is worked in flower motifs, joined by stems made of chain stitches.
The center row is worked first, followed by a bottom row then top row, once joined small star flowers are made to fill the space between motifs.
A border is added in two colors, with matching tassels.
Pattern
Row 1
Flower Colors – 20 flowers in row. The center color is stated first, followed by the outer petal/stem color:
1: 263 179 2: 513 386 3: 403 252 4: 146 385 5: 386 392 6: 114 113
7: 513 409 8: 179 403 9: 385 514 10: 280 114 11: 524 409 12: 113 172
13: 385 253 14: 386 114 15: 179 403 16: 258 264 17: 101 386 18: 146 385
19: 264 172 20: 179 254
Flower 1
With first color (263), make a Magic Ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as dc), 17 tr in ring. Fasten off.
Rnd 2: Join 2nd color (179) with sl st in blo of any st, ch 1 (not counted as st), sc in first st, make 1 stem, sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, make 1 stem, 2 sc in next st, *[sc, stem, sc] in next st, 2 sc in next st, stem, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in first sc. (38 sts, 12 stems made)
Flower 2
Rnd 1: Rep Rnd 1 as for Flower 1, changing colors by referring to number stated above.
Rnd 2 (Joining Rnd): Ch 1 (not counted as st), sc in first st, make joining stem, sc in same st on Flower 2, 2 sc in next st, make joining stem to Flower 1, above joining stem just made (i.e. in a clockwise motion), 2 sc in next st, *[sc, stem, sc] in next st, 2 sc in next st, stem, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in first sc. (38 sts, 12 stems made, 2 stems joined)
Flower 3
Complete as for Flower 2, joining 2 stems at opposite side of flower; there will be 4 free stems at top of flower and 4 free stems at bottom of each join.
Continue until all 20 flowers have been joined in a Row.
Row 2
Flower Colors – 18 flowers in row. The center color is stated first, followed by the outer petal/stem color:
1: 409 101 2: 258 264 3: 513 386 4: 280 179 5: 392 397 6: 263 114
7: 252 397 8: 146 385 9: 172 264 10: 241 113 11: 403 252 12: 172 524
13: 409 263 14: 524 258 15: 114 113 16: 264 179 17: 514 263 18: 392 253
Flower 1
Rnd 1: Rep Rnd 1 as for Flower 1, changing colors by referring to colors stated above.
Rnd 2: Sk first flower on Rnd 1, leaving stem free from previous joining point (i.e. looking at motif as a clockface), flowers on Row 1 are joined at numbers 2 & 3 to 8 & 9. The 2 new stems will be joined at numbers 5 & 6.
Flower 2
Rnd 1: Rep Rnd 1 as for Flower 1, changing colors by referring to colors stated above.
Rnd 2: Join to flower on right to stems 8 & 9, make stem and leave free, and then join following stems to Row 1 at stems 5 & 6.
Flowers 3-18
Complete as for Flower 2, joining to stems of flower just worked, leaving stem free between join and then to flower on Row 1.
Row 3
Flower Colors – 18 flowers in row. The center color is stated first, followed by the outer petal/stem color:
1: 386 114 2: 286 113 3: 514 397 4: 524 256 5: 397 172 6: 264 514
7: 101 524 8: 252 146 9: 392 397 10: 385 253 11: 392 114 12: 397 514
13: 263 146 14: 397 386 15: 280 101 16: 172 146 17: 114 513 18: 403 409
Turn scarf so that RS and top of Row 1 is facing, join Row 3 motifs to Row 1, repeating instructions for Row 2.
Star Flowers
Make 38 flowers in the following colors:
514 264 146 263 403 101 252 241 385 146 403 241 179
101 385 263 403 252 146 513 392 386 101 146 409 280
113 172 513 397 114 392 280 252 179 513 263 264
Joining Star flowers to 4 corner motifs:
With appropriate color, make a Magic Ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1 (not counted as st), 12 sc in ring, sl st in first st.
Rnd 2 (Joining Rnd): Ch 1 (not counted as st), sc in first st, [2 ch, join with sl st in first free stem of flower (working in an anti-clockwise motion), 2 ch, 2 sc in next st] 3 times, ch 4, sc in next st, sl st in first st in rnd. Fasten off.
Joining Star flower to 4 stems as follows:
Make a Magic Ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1 (not counted as st), 12 sc in ring, sl st in first st.
Rnd 2: Ch 1 (not counted as st), sc in first st, [ch 2, join with sl st in first free stem of flower (working in an anti-clockwise motion), ch 2, 2 sc in next st] 4 times, sc in next st, sl st in first st in rnd. Fasten off.
Border
With RS of scarf facing and A, sl st in ch-4 sp of first Star flower on Row 3.
Foundation Row: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), *dc in first stem of next flower, [ch 3, sc in next stem] 4 times, ch 3, dc in next stem, [ch 3, dc in stem of next circle, (ch 3, sc in next stem) 2 times, ch 3, dc in next stem] 16 times, ch 3, dc in next stem, [ch 3, sc in next stem] 4 times, ch 3, dc in next stem, ch 3, dc in star, ch 3, dc in stem of next flower, [ch 3, sc in next stem] 6 times, ch 3 **, dc in next stem, ch 3, dc in star, ch 3; rep from * to ** once, sl st in 3rd ch at beg rnd. (688 sts)
Rnd 1: Ch 1 (counts as first st), sl st evenly in outer loop of each st and ch st in rnd.
Rnd 2: Join B with sl st, ch 1 (not counted as st), sc in outer loop of each st along to the centre sts of Flower 20 Row 1, work (sc, dc) in outer loop only, make ch 1 to attach tassel, (dc, sc) in outer loop of next st, sc in the outer loop of each st along to Flower 1 Row 1, (sc dc) in outer loop of next st, make ch 1 to attach 2nd tassel, (dc, sc) in next st, sc to end, sl st in first st in rnd. Fasten off.
Tassel (Make 2)
Cut a piece of card 12 cm wide, wrap A around the card approximately 50 times. Fasten off.
Use piece of B approx. 10 cm to tie a knot tightly at the top enclosing all wraps.
Cut through bottom of wraps and carefully remove from card.
Holding a 3 cm loop of B 3cm from top knot wrap around tassel and loop tightly 10 times. Cut end and feed through loop and pull down tightly securing wrap. Trim ends of wrap.
Straighten and trim ends of tassel to neaten.
Feed ends of knot through ch-1 sp of Flower 1 at end of scarf, tie, and secure.
Repeat tassel and tie at Flower 20.
Finishing
Finish and neaten all ends.
Steam block work.
It seems like 22 balls is more than you need to purchase to make this scarf. If I were to use just a nice mixture of my own colors, would it be possible to make with fewer balls? Do you know how many total yards needed? Thank you!
Hello! I’ve reached out to the designer for advice and she or I will reply as soon as possible. Thanks! – Nicola, Editor
For the Patchwork Posies scarf about 25 – 50gr in the main border colors, then a mixture of colors could be used for the flowers, I’m not sure exactly how many meters was used of each color but the full scarf weighs 188gr. It would be possible to do the scarf in one or more colors of choice and even small scraps can be used for the joining flowers! Hope this helps. – Nicola, Editor