Crochet Soft Seed Stitch Scarf and Hat

Skill Level:

Size: Teen/Adult - Scarf measures approx. 6" x 50" - Hat circumference approx. 23"

Materials:

530 yds. soft worsted weight yarn: 200 yds. for hat, 330 yds. for scarf

(Note: if you want a longer scarf, purchase additional yarn)

For one-color set shown: Caron Simply Soft yarn (315 yds./skein) - 2 skeins

- OR - for an alternative colorblock version in light worsted wt. alpaca:

Scarf: Alpaca with a Twist Baby Twist yarn (110 yds./ball) in 3 colors (330 yds.

total)

Hat: Alpaca with a Twist yarn (110 yds./ball) - 2 balls (220 yds.)

Size H/8 (5.00 mm) hook – or size needed to achieve gauge

Tapestry needle

Gauge: In seed stitch pattern, 14 sts = 4", 3 rows = 1-1/4" with worsted wt. yarn

on size H hook

Stitches/Terms: back loop only (BLO), beginning (beg), chain (ch), decrease

(dec), double crochet (dc), front loop only (FLO), increase (inc), repeat (rep),

round (rnd), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (sl st), stitch (st)

Pattern Note: In seed st pattern, the double crochets should appear staggered in

the finished piece.

Scarf

Ch 22, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in ea ch across (21 sc)

Row 1: Sc in front loop only (FLO) of ea sc across (21 sc)

Row 2 (right side): Ch 1, turn, sc through both loops of first sc, dc in unused

loop of sc in row below, skip sc behind this st, sc in next sc, *dc in unused loop of

next sc in row below, skip sc behind this st, sc in next sc, rep from * across (21

sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in FLO of ea st across (21 sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc through both loops of first sc, sc in next sc, dc in unusued

loop of sc on row below, skip sc behind this st, sc in next sc, rep from * across,

end with sc in last 2 sc (21 sts)

Repeat Rows 1-4 of seed st pattern until desired length. Fasten off and weave in

ends.

For 3-color version: work seed stitch pattern as above, but change to second and

third colors when each color runs out.

Hat

(Pattern note: on the first few increase rounds, it may be difficult to see where to

insert hook in the free loops of the round below, because there are more sts on

the outer round than the round you are reaching into. Do the best you can, but

don't worry if a double crochet lines up with a double crochet from a previous

round. It will become easier to identify the free loop to work into when you reach

60 sts. The double crochets will be evenly staggered in the seed stitch pattern

from that point on.)

Rnd 1: Ch 4, join into ring (or wind loop of yarn around finger and work over

strands of loop to form beginning ring), ch 1, work 6 sc in ring, join with sl st (6

sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in ea sc around, join with sl st (12 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, work 2 sc in back loop only (BLO) of ea sc around, join with sl st

(24 sc)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, work 1 sc in same sc, 1 dc in unused loop of st in rnd below, skip

next sc behind this st, *sc in next sc, 1 dc in unused lp of stin rnd below, skip next

sc behind this st, rep from * around, join with sl st (24 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, work 2 sc in BLO of same st, sc in BLO of next st, *2 sc in BLO of

next st, sc in BLO of next st, rep from * around, join with sl st (36 sts)

Rnd 6: Rep Rnd 4 (36 sts)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, work 2 sc in BLO of same st, 1 sc in BLO of next 2 sc, *2 sc in BLO

of next sc, 1 sc in BLO of next 2 sc, rep from * around, join with sl st (48 sts)

Rnd 8: Rep Rnd 4 (48 sts)

Rnd 9: Ch 1, work 2 sc in BLO of same st, 1 sc in BLO of next 3 sc, *2 sc in BLO

of next sc, 1 in BLO of next 3 sc, rep from * around, join with sl st (60 sts)

Rnd 10: Rep Rnd 4 (60 sts)

Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in BLO of each st around, join with sl st (60 sts)

Rnd 12: Ch 1, dc in unused lp of st in rnd below, sc in next st, *1 dc in unused

loop of sc in rnd below, skip sc behind this st, sc in next sc, rep from * around,

join with sl st (60 sts)

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in BLO of ea st around, join with sl st (60 sts)

Repeat Rnds 10-13 until hat measures approx 10” from top, ending on Rnd 10

or 12.

Last round: Ch 1, sc loosely through both loops of each st around (60 sts).

Fasten off, weave in ends. Turn up cuff.