3 Greys Alpaca Scarf

Design by Ecoyarns. Copyright 2011

This sc rf is m de up of sever l motifs which re joined to ether s you work the next one. The corkscrew frin es dd touch of whimsy. pproxim tely 24cm x 275cm,

This sc rf me sures

includin the frin es. E ch motif me sures 12cm x 12cm. This p ttern is written in Austr li n crochet terms.

What You Will Need

3 b lls An el Touch Alp c Y rn: Li ht Grey 3 b lls An el Touch Alp c Y rn: Mid Grey 3 b lls An el Touch Alp c Y rn: D rk Grey 3 mm Crochet Hook 3.5 mm Crochet Hook T pestry Needle

Pattern
A: M OTIF A: With 3.5 mm hook nd ny sh de of rey, st rt t the centre 3 ch, sl st to m ke circle. Into the circle, m ke 3 ch ( s first tr), 1 ch, then m ke 2 ch-1 tr into the circle 11 more times. [12 tr nd 2 ch sp ces] Round Round 2: 3 ch ( s first tr), then 3 ch-1tr into the next tr of previous round, *3 ch-1 tr into next

tr*, repe t to the end, sl st into 2nd ch in t the be innin of round. [12 loops] Round 3: *1 dc-1 htr-3 tr 1 htr-1 dc* into first loop, repe t in ll loops, sl st into 1 dc t

be innin of round. [12 shells] Round 4: Sl st into 1dc, 1 htr, next tr nd the centre tr of shell, *5 ch, 1 dc into the centre tr of

next shell*, repe t ll round. [12 5 ch loops] Round 5: *3 dc into first 5 ch loop-3 ch (picot)-3 dc into s me loop. Repe t into next 5 ch loop.

Workin the corner loop: 3 dc into next 5 ch loop-7 ch-3 dc into s me loop (corner loop of motif A)* Repe t between ** 3 more times to m ke squ re motif. Cut off y rn nd we ve into work ne tly.

Work MOTIF B s you would for Motif A, with s me sh de s A, work until Round 4. With Motif A nd Motif B b ck to b ck, work 3 dc into first loop, then 1 dc pickin up into picot of Motif A, then b ck to Motif B, 1 ch, 3 dc. Repe t once more with next picot. Next step: Into corner loop, (3 dc-3 ch-work 1 dc pickin up into centre of 7 ch loop of motif A -

3 ch-3 dc b ck into corner loop of Motif B.

Repe t this process with every two motifs in different sh des of p ttern with ll 3 sh des of rey.

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Note th t when you re joinin the third nd the fourth motifs t the centre, where the motifs meet, it will look like 4 le f clover. The best of Irish luck to you! lon enou h sc rf (our sc rf h s 32 motifs), st rt m kin corkscrew

When you feel you h ve corner loop, m ke

es: frin es Workin with the s me sh de of rey s the l st motif worked, pick up t centre of one ch in of 10 or more. Skip the first 2 ch, into the next ch m ke up to 7 or more tr, row of dc into e ch of the 3 dc of the motif's ed e, twisted, curly s m ny s you c n fit, s it twists nd curls. Repe t with sever l tr into e ch ch until you re ch b ck to the ed e of the motif. Continue with then into the first picot m ke nother 10 or more ch ins, into which you will work sc rf's motif. Repe t the s me process with whichever sh de of rey you worked the other ed e of the sc rf. If desired, block sc rf when done.

corkscrew s the previous one. Continue until you h ve 7 or so corkscrews to the other end of the