Crochet Project #10: Seed Stitch Scarf

13 Nov Crochet Project #10: Seed Stitch Scarf

A few days after I finished my Star “Quilt”, I finished yet another #crochet scarf for a friend. It was nice to get back-to-back projects done after the break I had to take.

Unlike the last two scarves which were made with Bernat Softee Chunky #6 Super Bulky, this scarf was made with Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes #4 Worsted in the colour Heat Wave. When I tell you how surprised I became as I worked with this yarn. I began the project thinking, “these colours are perfect from my friend, but it’s not for me” to “OMG I NEED THIS WHY IS THE COLOUR DISCONTINUED?! It was journey with a happy ending.

Let’s get into it!

The Pattern

The pattern is also one from my brain. It’s nothing fancy. It’s a seed stitch which is alternating single and double crochets. Rows need to have an odd number of stitches so that they begin and end with the same stitch, then the next row will begin and end with the other stitch. As with all my patterns, I don’t do a turning chain after creating the first row. Instead, I use my version of a stacked single crochet.

I used a 5.0 mm crochet hook for the body, with a 6.0 mm for the starting chain. The starting chain is 42. My 10 cm x 10 cm gauge is 14 stitches wide by 14 rows high; maybe 15 rows. It’s difficult to count the rows with a seed stitch.

The final pattern is:

2 x 227-gram skeins* of Caron Cinnamon Swirl Cakes Heat Wave #4 Worsted yarn. 6.0 mm hook for the chain. 5.0 mm hook for the body
Chain 42.
Row 1: Skipping the first chain, 1 single crochet in the back bump followed by 1 double crochet in the next back bump of each chain. Repeat until the end, finishing with a single crochet. Turn. (41 stitches).
Row 2: 1 stacked single crochet in the first single crochet. 1 single crochet in next double crochet. [1 double crochet in next single crochet, 1 single crochet in next double crochet]19 times. 1 double crochet in last single crochet. Turn. (41 stitches)
Row 3: [1 single crochet in next double crochet, 1 double crochet in next single crochet]20 times. 1 single crochet in stacked single crochet. Turn. (41 stitches)
Row 4 to desired length: Repeat Rows 2 and 3. Fasten off and weave in ends.


*The amount of yarn used is with my gauge and for the length and width of this project. I used a total of 386 grams of yarn. The finished width is 30 cm (11.8 inches) and the length is 173 cm (68 inches). A scarf this length with half the width would require only one skein. You could make it even longer at half the width with one skein. I make scarves to be almost the same height or the same height as the wearer. I made the scarf extra wide so that it could be folded in half and be protective in cold weather, instead of it being a piece of fashion with a worsted weight at half the width.

The Finished Seed Stitch Scarf

The thing I find most interesting about this scarf is, I didn’t think I liked the colours when I bought the yarn. The colours are very pretty, don’t get me wrong. But, with the purple in the mix, it’s not a colourway I’d be naturally drawn to. At least, not in one item of clothing. I do wear each colour individually.

Orange and purple were colours my friend asked for. It took me a long time to find yarn in those colours that didn’t read as “Halloween” when put together. Then, I stumbled on the Heat Wave colourway at Michaels, showed it my friend, and sold!

But as I worked it up, immediately I feel in love with it. It looks so different worked up then it does in a skein.

The more I worked with it, the more I wanted to make myself a sweater with this yarn. That is when tragedy struck! The colour was discontinued! I was preparing to pay a King’s Ransom for it on Etsy when I noticed that Caron rereleased it! Michaels had 17 skeins in stock! I made plans to go to Michaels the next day. When I arrived, there were only six remaining. Guess who has those six remaining skeins in his possession?

The finished scarf is 198 rows and, as already mentioned, measures 30 cm wide by 173 cm long (11.8 in by 68 in). It took 10 hours 53 minutes and 50 seconds to stitch. It would have taken half that time if I went fashion instead of function. The retail value at B.C.’s minimum wage ($18.25/hr CAD) plus $25.49 CAD for the yarn (I got it on sale for buy 1, get 1 50% off) is $226.24 CAD.

I’m already working on another project: a baby blanket made with a moss stitch. Hopefully, it will be finished before the end of this month because that is when we dive into our 25 Days of Crochet Stitch Along!

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