Puff Scarf & Hat Set

Scarf & Hat Set

Yarn used: 1 skein each of Red Heart Soft Baby Steps (medium worsted weight, 5oz., 256yds.)

Color A: Pink
Color B: Blue

Puff stitch: [YO, insert hook in space, YO, draw thru] (3x), YO, draw thru 6 loops on hook, YO, draw thru 2 loops on hook.

For a bigger puff, do first step 4x, YO and draw thru 8 loops instead of 6

 

Scarf:

Foundation: chain 26.

Row 1: with color A, sc third ch from hook and in every ch across (24 sc)

 

Row 2: ch 3, turn, puff stitch in first ch, *ch 1, skip 1 ch then puff stitch in next* repeat from * across (13 puff stitches)

 

Row 3: ch 3, turn, puff st in each ch sp across, with ch-1 in between, last puff stitch between puff and ch-3 sp (13 puffs total)

 

Row 4 - 7: repeat row 3

Row 8: should have 6 rows of puff stitches; leave a tail to tie off later, and switch to color B [see pic]. Repeat row 3 again, for three rows. (Rows 8, 9, 10)

 

 

Row 11: switch back to color A, and resume pattern *ch 1, skip 1 ch then puff stitch in next*

Row 12 - 55: keep pattern
Row 56: switch to color B again for 3 rows
Row 59: switch to color A for last 6 rows
Row 64: ch 1, sc every ch across, tie off and weave in ends

(I came up short on yarn so I only had 5 pink rows at the end, but its not too noticeable; to fix this, leave out one row in the middle section so you have enough for the last six rows)

*note: results may vary; I kept a loose puff stitch so that uses more yarn; smaller and tighter puffs will use less, giving you a longer scarf if you want, but bigger or looser puffs will use more yarn so it will be shorter**

Hat:

(Original pattern from [http://www.michaels.com/Loops-Threads%E2%84%A2-Crochet-Hat-and-Scarf-Set/e08020,default,pd.html], but altered as below:

Instructions
Note: Ch 2 at beg of row does not count as st.

Ch 4 with color B. Join in ring.
1st rnd: [(Yoh and draw up a loop) 3 times in indicated st. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook - Puff st made. Ch 1] 6 times in ring. Join to first Puff St.
2nd rnd: Ch 2. *(Puff St. Ch 1) twice in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around. Join.
3rd rnd: Ch 2. *(Puff St. Ch 1) twice in next ch-1 sp. Puff St in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Rep from * around. Join.
4th rnd: Ch 2. *Puff St in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Rep from * around. Join.
5th rnd: Ch 2. *(Puff St. Ch 1) twice in next ch-1 sp. (Puff St in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1) twice. Rep from * around. Join.
6th rnd: same as 4th rnd
7th rnd: Ch 2. *(Puff St. Ch 1) twice in next ch-1 sp. (Puff St in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1) 3 times. Rep from * around. Join. 30 Puff Sts.
8th, 9th, 10th rnd: same as 4th rnd
11th rnd: switch to color A, repeat 4th rds
12th rnd: same as 4th rnd
13th rnd: switch to color B, same as 4th rnd
14th & 15th rnd: puff stitch every ch-1 space, no ch-1 in between
16th rnd: hdc every ch, join, fasten off

(When finished, this hat fit me, and I figured it was way to big for a 6-year-old. I'll post the changes below)

1st - 5th rnd: stays the same
6th - 11th rnd: Ch 2. *Puff St in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Rep from * around. Join.
12th rnd: change to color A, repeat previous rnds
13th rnd: repeat rnd
14th rnd: change back to color B, ch 1, sc every chain around
15th rnd: ch 1, sc every ch around, tie off and weave in ends

Flower motif found here: http://www.woolcrafting.com/crochet-flower-pattern.html
(ran out of pink yarn so I stopped after rnd 4)

When finished, sl st to center of flower, and tie onto a puff stitch (I used a needle and wrapped it a few times so it won't spin or come loose)