Day Twenty-four

Christmas Eve is finally here and we have the final section of our scarves. It’s actually the exact same thing that you did yesterday, but for the other side and opposite end. Pick up exactly where you ended yesterday.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet
St = stitch
Sk = skip

Instructions
Join yarn to last stitch of yesterday’s work, ch1, sc evenly down edge
Along end:
Row 1: Ch1, sc, *sk2, ch5, sc, repeat from * to end
Row 2: ch1, sc, (dc, ch2, dc, ch5, sc into 4th ch from hook, ch1, dc, ch2, dc) into ch5 space, repeat pattern in every other ch5 space, sc in last sc

Merry Christmas!

Finish off!

Day Twenty-three

So, today is the day before, the day before Christmas. You should be about finished with all of your Christmas preparations. At my church, we’re having our Sunday School pageant and I’m really looking forward to it.

Today’s pattern is going to be the edging for the scarf. Actually, this is just the first edging. Tomorrow, you’ll be doing the other side.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half-double crochet
Dc = double crochet
St = stitch
Tc = treble crochet
Sk = skip

Instructions:
Ch1, sc evenly down one edge
Along end:
Row 1: Ch1, sc, *sk2, ch5, sc, repeat from * to end
Row 2: ch1, sc, (dc, ch2, dc, ch5, sc into 4th ch from hook, ch1, dc, ch2, dc) into ch5 sp, repeat pattern in every other ch5 sp, sc in last sc
Finish off!

This is called “Crown Edging”, sort of appropriate for the birth of a king.

Day Twenty-Two

So, we should be nearly done without our Advent Scarves by this point. If you’ve been following along, you should have a lovely scarf to wear on Christmas Day.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet
St = stitch
Sk = skip

Instructions:
Row 107: turn, ch1, sc in each st across
Row 108: turn ch3, dc in same st, *sk2, dc3 in next, repeat from * to last 3 sts, sk2, dc2 in last st
Row 109-110: repeat rows 107-108
Row 111: turn, ch1, sc across

The last panel for our scarf!

Day Twenty-One

Seeing as the world didn’t end, it seems that we can carry on with our Advent scarf. That’s a good thing, since I’d hate to have left you all without the last four days of the pattern.

Today, we have a rather simple section, since it uses half-double crochet. However, we have the added twist of just going through the front loops.

If you don’t know what that means… Look at the top row of yesterday’s pattern and you will see little V-shapes along the top. We want to use just the one closer to us today. Even when you turn your work, you continue to work in the loop closer to you.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Hdc = half-double crochet
FLO = front loops only

Instructions:
Row 102-105: turn, ch3, hdc in FLO of each st across
Row 106: turn, ch1, sc across (both loops now)

By using just the front loops, we get an almost ribbed design.

Day Twenty

Today, we are going to do a rather simple pattern that produces a really nice fabric. This stitch is called the granite stitch. I’ve also seen it called the seed stitch, which is similar, but just a tiny bit different.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet

Instructions:
Row 97-100: turn, ch1, *dc, sc, repeat from * across
Row 101: turn, ch1, sc across

Granite stitch!

Day Nineteen

Today we have a really simple section of our scarf that alternates single and treble crochet stitches. We’re nearly done, so I hope you’re keeping up with me. Can you believe how close Christmas is?

Abbreviations:
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
St = stitch
Tc = treble crochet

Instructions:
Row 92: turn, ch5, treble in each st across
Row 93: turn, ch1, sc in each st across
Row 94-95: repeat rows 92-93
Row 96: turn, ch1, sc across

See, easy! Right?

Day Eighteen

Today’s section is a really simple sort of openwork section. It uses only basic stitches, so it should be simple enough for nearly anyone to do.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet
St = stitch
Sk = skip

Instructions:
Row 87: turn, ch1, sc3, *ch2, sc2, repeat from * to last st, sc in last
Row 88: turn, ch3, dc2, *ch2, dc2, repeat from * to last st, dc in last
Row 89-90: repeat rows 87-88
Row 91: turn, ch1, sc across

So, here is today’s section.

Day Seventeen

Today, we have a lovely, somewhat lacy stitch. I like the effect of this stitch and it’s not too difficult to do, either.

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Dc = double crochet
St = stitch
Sk = skip

Instructions:
Row 82: turn, ch3, *sk1, dc, repeat to last st, dc in last st
Row 83: turn, ch3, dc2 in top of dc in previous row
Row 84-85: repeat rows 82-83
Row 86: turn, ch1, sc across

Here is today’s section.

Day Sixteen

Today is an easy day. After all, Sunday is a day of rest. However, I’ve used a rather seldom seen stitch

Half-trebles are a stitch that I’ve seen in a couple other patterns. Wrap the hook twice, as for a treble crochet. Put the hook through the fabric, yarn over and draw through two loops – leaving two loops on the hook. Then, push it through and yarn over again. Draw through all three loops on the hook and you’ve got your half-treble.

Abbreviations:
Ch = chain
Sc = single crochet

Instructions:
Row 77: turn, ch1, sc across
Row 78: turn, ch4, half-treble in each stitch across
Row 79-80: repeat rows 77-78
Row 81: turn, ch1, sc across

Here’s the section for today.

Day Fifteen

Today is when you’ll need your Tunisian hook. I actually went up from my H-hook to my I-hook for this section, because I knew that I tend to make my stitches rather tight.

The Tunisian stitch scared me for a while, but I realized that it wasn’t as hard as I’d thought it would be. This video will give you the right idea (it’s actually a really well done tutorial), but we’re going to be using the top “v’s” from the previous day’s work instead of working from a base chain.

How to do the Tunisian stitch:
Forward Pass: Ch1, hook through loop, yo and draw through, leave loop on hook and repeat for each st.
Return Pass: Yo, draw through last loop, *yo, draw through two loop, repeat from * to end of row

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
St = stitch
Yo = yarn-over

Instructions:
Row 72-75: turn, Tunisian st across
Row 76: turn, ch1, sc across

Today’s section looks like this.