Cassia Scarf

Time for a confession – I have a bit of a thing about knitted lace and I always eye up the beautiful projects on Ravelry with a mixture of awe and envy. So, when I rediscovered some lacweight yarn in my stash, I thought it was about time that I attempted a crochet version and here it is, beautifully modeled by my sister….

I’m rather pleased with how it turned out – although I’m wondering if I should try blocking (another confession – the idea of blocking scares me) but it’s a good length, so maybe it really doesn’t need it. Here’s a close up of one of the ends so you can see a bit more detail:

So, down to the details…. The yarn is Crystal Palace Kid Merino in Berry but any laceweight yarn would work. I’ve just ordered some Rowan Kidsilk Haze for my next version which I’m sure will look lovely and be a bit softer on the skin. 

The stitch pattern is incredibly easy – although very repetitive but sometimes that is a good thing as it means you can zone out a bit as you crochet. Um, here is yet another picture…..

And now for the pattern – after my usual words of warning: it hasn’t been tested and I wrote it up after making the scarf so if you encounter any problems / mistakes, please get in touch and I’ll try to help!

Cassia Scarf Pattern by Kittyboo Crochet

Yarn: Crystal Palace Kid Merino (25g) in Berry x 3 or substitute with approx. 700 yards of any laceweight yarn. 

Hook: 4.00mm

Note: The first half of the scarf is made and then the second half isworked into the back of the foundation chain so that the pattern is the same at both ends of the scarf.

Pattern using UK terms

Chain 60.

Row 1: 3 tr into 8th ch from hook, ch 2, 3 tr into same ch as previous 3 tr, ch 1, miss 3 ch, 1 tr into next ch, *ch 1, miss 3 ch, 3 tr into next ch, ch 2, 3 tr into same ch as previous 3 tr, ch 1, miss 3 ch, 1 tr into next ch. Repeat from * until end. 

Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 tr plus 1 ch), miss 1 ch and 3 tr then 3 tr into first 2 ch space, ch 2, 3 tr into same ch space, **ch 1, miss 1 ch, 1 tr into tr below, ch 1, 3 tr into 2 ch space, ch 2, 3 tr into same ch space, ch 1, 1 tr into tr. Repeat from ** until end, ending with last tr in 3rd chain of turning ch. 

Rows 3 – 64: Repeat Row 2 then fasten off.

Rejoin yarn at start of foundation chain and work as row 1 into the back of each chain then work as in first half of scarf until the halves are the same length. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Pattern using US terms

Chain 60.

Row 1: 3 dc into 8th ch from hook, ch 2, 3 dc into same ch as previous 3 dc, ch 1, miss 3 ch, 1 dc into next ch, *ch 1, miss 3 ch, 3 dc into next ch, ch 2, 3 dc into same ch as previous 3 dc, ch 1, miss 3 ch, 1 dc into next ch. Repeat from * until end. 

Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc plus 1 ch), miss 1 ch and 3 dc then 3 dc into first 2 ch space, ch 2, 3 dc into same ch space, **ch 1, miss 1 ch, dc into dc below, ch 1, 3 dc into 2 ch space, ch 2, 3 dc into same ch space, ch 1, 1 dc into dc. Repeat from ** until end, ending with last dc in 3rd chain of turning ch. 

Rows 3 – 64: Repeat Row 2 then fasten off.

Rejoin yarn at start of foundation chain and work as row 1 into the back of each chain then work as in first half of scarf until the halves are the same length. Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

For those of you who prefer to crochet from charts, here is a (rather hurriedly) handdrawn chart of the stitch pattern repeats…

Hope that helps! If you do make this scarf, I’d love to hear how you get on and see some pics of finished items. Thanks for looking.