Sun Ray Scarf Pattern #279

Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, or Clark's O.N.T. Cronita, 1 ball each of color 70 Blue Jewel, and 68 Skipper Blue. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 1.

Working very loosely, ch 28 with Blue Jewel, turn. 1st row: 1 half dc in 4th ch from hook and in each st of ch, ch 2, turn.

2nd to 30th rows incl: 1 half dc in each st, ch 2, turn. Work should now measure about 9 inches. Break thread, without making the ch-2 to turn at end of 30th row.

Attach Skipper Blue, then ch 2, turn. 1st row: 1 half dc in each of first 13 sts, ch 2, 1 half dc in same st as last half dc, 1 half dc in each of remaining sts of row, ch 2, turn.

2nd, 3rd, and 4th rows: 1 half dc in each st, and over ch-2 make: 1 half dc, ch 2, 1 half dc. Break thread at end of 4th row, attach Blue Jewel, then ch 2, turn and work next 4 rows making increases over increases, and the following 4 rows in Skipper Blue with increases, then 4 rows in Blue Jewel again with increases, and finish off with 4 rows of Skipper Blue. This completes one half of the scarf.

Now attach Blue Jewel to 1st row which is the center back, and work other half of scarf to correspond.