Crochet Project #8: Checkerboard Scarf

31 Mar Crochet Project #8: Checkerboard Scarf

Last night I finished another #crochet project for someone I know. I’m on fire in terms of completed WIP counts for this month. Don’t worry. It won’t last as I’m about to embark on another big project.

Like my last scarf, this scarf also uses Bernat Softee Chunky #6 Super Bulky. This scarf is in the colours Glowing Gold and Natural. In fact, this scarf is the mate of my other scarf, in that it’s made for her partner.

Let’s get into the rest of the details!

The Pattern

The pattern is also one from my brain. It’s nothing fancy. It’s a modified checkerboard pattern, each square being three double crochet wide and two double crochet tall. Also, I use a stacked single crochet as the first stitch in every row instead of a chain three.

I used a 8.0 mm crochet hook for the body, with a 9.0 mm for the starting chain. The starting chain in 15. The gauge 10 cm x 10 cm gauge is 11 double crochet wide by 5 double crochet high.

The final pattern is so:

2 x 100-gram skeins* each of Bernat Softee Chunkee Glowing Gold and Natural #6 Super Bulky yarn. 9.0 mm hook for the chain. 8.0 mm hook for the body
Chain 15.
Row 1: 1 single crochet with colour #1 in the back bump of each chain. Turn. (15 stitches).
Row 2: 1 stacked single crochet. 2 double crochet in colour #1. [3 double crochet in colour #2, 3 double crochet in #1]2 times. Turn. (15 stitches)
Row 3: 1 stacked single crochet. 2 double crochet in colour #2. [3 double crochet in colour #1, 3 double crochet in #2]2 times. Turn. (15 stitches).
Row 4 to desired length: Repeat Rows 2 and 3, finishing on Row 2.
Final row: 15 single crochet in colour #1.

*The amount of yarn used is with my gauge and for the length of this project. I used 103 grams of Glowing Gold and 126 grams of Natural. The finished length is 178 cm (70 inches). The finished width is 15 cm (6 inches). Shorter scarves with the same width only require one skein each of desired colours.

The Finished Checkerboard Scarf

The thing I find most interesting about this scarf is, there are more Glowing Gold stitches than Natural and yet, I used more Natural yarn. My tension looks the same for both colours. Fascinating.

The finished product is 88 rows and, as already mentioned, measures 15 cm wide by 178 cm long (6 in by 70 in). It took 4 hours 12 minutes and 32 seconds to stitch. The retail value at B.C.’s minimum wage ($17.85/hr CAD) plus $19.96 CAD for the yarn is $109.71 CAD.

I can’t wait to show you the next project I’m working on which was inspired by working with this yarn when I was making the Granny Square Baby Blanket.

What WIP did you recently complete? Let me know in the comments!