Royal Elegance

The cold weather gives us an opportunity to make pretty things that are easy and lovely for ourselves and for others. This is a pretty scarf I made as a gift. I hope you like it.

Sill Level: Intermediate to Advanced Crocheters

Materials:

Red Heart wosted weight yarn Royal
Scissors
Blunt needle
Light grey sewing thread
Sewing needle
Silver button of your choice
Crochet hook size H

Ch 23.
Row 1- 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. (22 sc)
Row 2- 1 sc in each sc across. Ch 2, turn. (22 sc)
Rows 3 to 4- 1 hdc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. (22 hdc)
Rows 5 to 6- 1 sc in each hdc across. Ch 2, turn. (22 sc)
Rows 7 to 77- Continue alternating 2 sc rows and 2 hdc rows.
Row 78 (Wrong Side. Buttonhole Row)- 1 sc in each of first 10 sts, ch 1, skip 2 sts, 1 sc in each of last 10 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Row 79 (Right Side)- 1 sc in each sc and in each ch across. (Buttonhole completed.)Ch 1.

Upper Side Edge- Turn corner, and working on long side of scarf, sc across (about 95 sc, making sure you end up with an odd number.) Ch 1, turn corner.
Row 80- 1 sc across each st on narrow side of scraf to reach opposite long site.

Lower Side Edge- Base row 1- Sc across long side of scarf as before. Ch 4, turn.

Row 1- Skip 1 stitch, 1 dc in next stitch, *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, 1 dc in next stitch, rep from * across.

Ch 4, turn corner towards narrow side of scarf.

Lace and Ruffles-

Row 1- Skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, *ch 1, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, rep across. Ch 4, turn.

Row 2- Rep row 1.

Row 3- *1 dc in next ch-1 sp, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * until you have completed 6 dc, ch 2, skip ch-1 sp and next dc, **1 dc in next ch 1 sp, 1 dc in next dc, rep from ** until you have completed 5 dc. Ch 2, skip next ch-1 sp and next dc, 1 dc in each ch-1 space and in each dc till end of row. Ch 3, turn.
Row 4- 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 3, 1 sc in each of next 5 dc, ch 3, 1 dc in each dc to end of row. Ch 3, turn.
Row 5- Rep row 4. Ch 3, turn.
Row 6- Rep row 4. Ch 3, turn.
Row 7- Rep row 4. Ch 3, turn.
Row 8- 1 dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 3, 1 tr in each of 5 center sc, ch 3, 1 dc in each dc to end of row.
Row 9- 1 dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 3, 1 dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 3, 1 dc in each of last 6 dc. Ch 4, turn.
Row 10- Skip 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next dc, *ch 1, skip 1 dc, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * across. End row as follows: Ch 1, 1 dc in next dc, ch 1, 1 dc in last dc. Ch 4, turn.
Row 11- 1 dc in next dc, *ch 1, 1 dc in next dc, rep from * across. Ch 3, turn.
Row 12- 1 dc in each dc and in each chain across. Ch 5, turn.
Row 13- Skip 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc, [ch 5, skip 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc] rep twice, ch 6, skip 3 dc, 1 sc in next dc, [ch 5, skip 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc] rep 3 times. Ch 3, turn.
Row 14- 2 dc in 1st loop, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1, 1 sc in 3rd ch of next loop, ch 1, [3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, ch 1, 1 sc in center ch of next loop]rep till end of row. Ch 3, turn.
Row 15- 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in center loop of shell, ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc, [ch 2, 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in center loop of shell, ch 1, 1 dc in each of next 3 dc]
rep across. Ch 4, turn.
Row 16- 1 dc in next dc, ch 1, *1 dc in next dc, ch 1, rep from * until you reach ch-2 sp, ch 1, 1 sc in ch-2 sp, ch 1, 1 dc in next dc, ch 1**, continue repeating from * to ** across.
I like to tidy things up, to do that, ch 1, turn the corner sc across the edge of Lace and Ruffles until you meet the Lower Edge Side, sl st. Fasten off.
Join yarn to opposite side and repeat. Fasten off. Weave in tails.
Sew button to correspond to buttonhole.

You're done!

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