Bow Knot Scarf Pattern #2278

Materials: Chadwick's Red Heart Shetland Floss, 4 balls (1 oz. balls) of main color and 1 ball of a contrasting color. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 1.

Starting at long end, with main color, make a chain 41 inches long, turn. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 ch, sc in next ch. Repeat from * across, ending row with sc. Ch 1, turn.

2nd row: Sc in 1st sc, sc under ch-1, * ch 1, skip next sc, sc under next ch-1. Repeat from * across, ending with sc under last ch-1, sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn.

3rd row: Sc in 1st sc, * ch 1, skip next sc, sc under next ch-1. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn.

4th to 12th rows incl: Repeat 2nd and 3rd rows alternately.

13th row: Work as for 3rd row, but making half dc instead of sc. Ch 1, turn.

14th row: Sc in 1st half dc, * sc under next ch-1, ch 1. Repeat from * across, ending with sc under last ch-1, sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. These 13 rows (2nd to 14th incl.) constitute the pattern. Work in pattern until 5 sc sections have been completed. Break off.

Stripes. With 2 strands of a contrasting color, make a chain to measure slightly longer than length of scarf. Run chain over and under dc's of 1st row of half dc. Finish other 3 half dc rows in the same way.

Fringe. Knot 8 strands, each 7 inches long, of contrasting color at both ends of each stripe. Trim fringe evenly.

Bows. With 12 strands of contrasting color, knot 3 bows, each 1½ inches wide, at equal distances apart on each stripe. On next stripe, in same manner, knot 4 bows. Knot 5 bows on next stripe and 4 on last stripe.