Splendid Orchid Necktie

Sometimes, during a long, gray winter, full of bad weather, you just want to feel warm, comfortable and pretty (even if you're wearing simple corduroys and a turtleneck or sweatshirt and sweatpants!) This little neckie will do it. Hope you all like it. It is so easy to make that I would like to suggest it for gift-giving and for charity also.

Size- 28' long (from pineapple tip to opposite pineapple tip, excluding ties) x 6 1/4" wide

Materials:

Red Heart worsted weight yarn Orchid (1 skein)

Crochet hook size H

Scissors

Blunt needle

With Orchid and H hook, ch 23.

Row 1- 1 hdc in third ch from hook, 1 hdc in next ch and in each ch across. Ch 3, turn. (22 sts)

Row 2- 1 dc in each hdc across. Ch 2, turn. (22 sts)

Row 3- 1 hdc in each dc across. Ch 3, turn. (22 sts)

Row 4- 1 dc in each hdc across. Ch 2, turn. (22 sts)

Row 5- 1 hdc in each dc across. Ch 3, turn. (22 sts)

Rows 6 to 21– Alternate 1 hdc row and 1 dc row, ending with an hdc row. Ch 1, turn. (22 sts)

Row 22- 1 sc in each of first 6 hdc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of next 6 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of last 6 sc. (20 sts) Ch 1, turn.

Row 23- 1 sc in each sc across. (20 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 24- 1 sc in each of first 3 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of next 7 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of last 6 sc. (18 sc)

Row 25- 1 sc in each sc across. (18 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 26- 1 sc in each of first 5 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, sc2tog over next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of last 6 sc. (16 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 27- 1 sc in each sc across. (16 sc)

Row 28- Sc2tog over first 2 sc, 1 sc in each sc across till last 2 sc, sc2tog over last 2 sc. (14 sc) Ch 1, turn.

Row 29- 1 sc in each sc across. (14 sc)

Row 30- Sc2tog over first 2 sc, 1 sc in each sc across till last 2 sc, sc2tog over last 2 sc. (12 sc)

Row 31- 1 sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc)

Rows 32 to 34- 1 sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. (12 sc) Fasten off Orchid. Weave in tail.

Join Orchid to opposite side of  scarf.

Rows 35 to 48– Rep rows 22 to 34.

Row 49- 1 sc in each sc across. Ch 3, turn.

Pineapple-

Row 1- 1 dc in each of next 2 sc, skip 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc, ch 3, 2 dc in next sc, skip next 2 sc, 1 dc in each of last 3 sc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 2- Skip all the way to middle ch-3 of shell of previous row and work 8 dc in that ch-3 space, skip to last stitch of row and make a dc in top of that stitch. Ch 4, turn.

Row 3- Skip to first dc of middle shell and work 1 dc, ch 1 in that dc, rep all across shell. Skip to last stitch of row and make 1 dc in top of that stitch. Ch 4, turn.

Row 4- Skip to first ch-1 sp of middle shell and make 1 dc there, ch 1, *1 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, rep from * across. Ch 1, 1 in last stitch of row. Ch 4, turn.

Rows 5 to 9- Continue to repeat row 4 until you have only 2 dc in the middle of the pineapple. Ch 1, 1 dc in top of last stitch of row. Ch 4, turn.

Row 10-  Skip to center ch-1  space, work 1 dc there, ch 2, 1 dc in last stitch of row. Ch 3 turn.

Row 11- Skip to top of center dc, begin 1 dc in top of that dc, leave unfinished, begin two more dc in that same stitch, yo, pull yarn through all loops on hook (cluster made), 1 dc in top of last stitch of row. (Pineapple finished.)

Tie-  Sl st to center of pineapple.

Ch 31.

Row 1- 1 sc in third ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off, weave in tail.

Repeat Pineapple and Tie at opposite end of scarflet.

Done!

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