Description
This DIY project involves creating a matching cloche hat and scarf using basic crochet stitches with a decorative back-cross double crochet technique. Ideal for cool-weather outings, the set features a textured scarf with an openwork finish and an optional flower detail for the hat.
Ingredients
- Yarn: RED HEART® 'Collage™' — 2 balls, or 1 ball plus 2½ yards for the scarf; 2½ oz for the cloche
- Crochet hook: 5.5 mm (US I-9)
- Yarn needle: For weaving in ends and sewing the optional flower onto the cloche
Instructions
- Make the foundation chain. Chain 185 loosely.
- Work Row 1. Single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across. Turn. You should have 184 sc.
- Work Row 2. Chain 3 and skip the first sc. Work a back-cross dc over the next 2 sc. Repeat the back-cross dc across to the last sc, then work a dc in the last sc. Turn.
- Work Row 3. Chain 1. Work 1 sc in each dc across and in the top of the ch-3. Turn.
- Work Rows 4–5. Repeat Rows 2 and 3.
- Work Row 6. Chain 1 and sc in the first sc. Then repeat: ch 2, skip the next 2 sc, sc in the next sc. Continue across and fasten off.
- Work from the opposite side of the foundation chain. With the wrong side facing, attach the yarn on the opposite side of the beginning chain.
- Work the first row on this side. Chain 3 and skip the first chain. Work a back-cross dc over the next 2 chains. Repeat across to the last chain, then dc in the last chain. Turn.
- Work Rows 2–5 on this side. Repeat Rows 3–6 from the first scarf section. At the end of the last row, do not fasten off; the working yarn is used for the border.
- Add the scarf border. For Rnd 1, ch 3. Working along the long edge, place 4 dc in the first sc and sc in the next ch-2 space. Then repeat 3 dc in the next sc, sc in the next ch-2 space, continuing to the last sc. Work 5 dc in the last sc.
- Work around the short end and remaining edges. Along the short end, repeat the following 4 times: sc in the end of the next sc row, then 3 dc over the post of the dc at the end of the next row. Work sc in the end of the next sc row, then 5 dc in the next corner sc. Work sc in the next ch-2 space, then repeat the long-edge edging sequence once more around the remaining side. Join with a sl st in the top of the ch-3.
- Finish. Fasten off and weave in all ends with the yarn needle.
- Form the ring for the cloche. Chain 4 and join with a sl st in the first ch to make a ring.
- Work Rnd 1. Ch 1, work 8 sc in the ring, and join with a sl st in the first sc.
- Work Rnd 2. Ch 1 and work 2 sc in each sc around. Join. You should have 16 sc.
- Work Rnd 3. Ch 1. Repeat sc in the next sc, 2 sc in the next sc 8 times. Join. You should have 24 sc.
- Work Rnd 4. Ch 1. Repeat sc in the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc 8 times. Join. You should have 32 sc.
- Work Rnds 5–6. Ch 1, sc in each sc around, and join at the end of each round.
- Work Rnd 7. Ch 1. Repeat sc in the next sc, 2 sc in the next sc 16 times. Join to the first sc. You should have 48 sc.
- Work Rnd 8. Repeat Rnd 5: ch 1, sc in each sc around, and join.
- Work Rnd 9. Ch 1. Repeat sc in the next 3 sc, 2 sc in the next sc 12 times. Do not join. You should have 60 sc.
- Mark the start of the unjoined rounds. Place a stitch marker in the first sc of the next round. Move the marker up as you work so you can see where each round begins.
- Work Rnds 10–20. Sc in each sc around without joining.
- Work Rnd 21. Repeat sc in the next 14 sc, 2 sc in the next sc 4 times. Join to the first sc. You should have 64 sc.
- Work Rnd 22. Ch 3. Working behind the ch-3, dc in the last sc of the previous round. Then repeat a back-cross dc over the next 2 sc around. Join with a sl st in the top of the ch-3.
- Work Rnd 23. Ch 1, sc in each stitch around, and join.
- Work Rnd 24. Repeat Rnd 22.
- Work Rnd 25. Ch 1 and sc in each stitch around, decreasing 1 stitch at the end of the round. Join and turn. You should have 63 sc.
- Work Rnd 26 on the wrong side. Ch 1. Repeat sc in the next sc, ch 2, skip the next 2 sc around. Join and turn.
- Work Rnd 27 on the right side. Ch 1. Repeat sc in the next ch-2 space, 3 dc in the next sc around. Join.
- Finish the cloche. Fasten off and weave in the ends.
- Optional flower: With the pink section of yarn, ch 4 and join with a sl st to form a ring. For Rnd 1, ch 1, work 8 sc in the ring, and join with a sl st in the first sc. For Rnd 2, repeat ch 3, sl st in the next sc 7 times. Then ch 3 and sl st in the joining sl st of Rnd 1. For Rnd 3, ch 1. Working behind the ch-3 spaces in the sc of Rnd 1 and to the left of the Rnd 2 slip stitches, sc in the first sc. Repeat ch 4, sc in the next sc 7 times, then ch 4 and join in the first sc. For Rnd 4, ch 1. Working behind the ch-4 spaces in the same sc of Rnd 1 and to the left of the sc stitches from Rnd 3, sc in the first sc. Repeat ch 5, sc in the next sc 7 times, then ch 5 and join in the first sc. Fasten off and weave in the ends. Add a button or bead to the flower’s center, then sew the flower onto the side of the cloche.
Notes
The pattern does not provide finished measurements or a gauge, so check the fabric as you work. Completion time varies with your pace and experience; it is recommended to treat this as a multi-session project.