Sometimes you look at yarn either in a ball or in a skein and can't see how gorgeous it really is until it is worked up. Shangri La by Countrywide Yarns was one of those yarns for me. It looks quite different in the ball and the beauty of this yarn can't really be appreciated until it starts to 'become'!
I had been itching to have a play with it but really needed to find the right project first. When Texyarns released their gorgeous Peppin 14 I just knew this would be the perfect pairing.
I looked for the right pattern to use these gorgeous yarns together but couldn't find a pattern that showcased both yarns the way I hoped. So in the end I decided to create something myself to show how beautiful these yarns are together. As many of you know I love texture and so this had to feature in the design. I have called this infinity scarf 'Myriad' due to the myriad of colours that emerge from Shangri La, some I wasn't aware of looking at the ball!
You can purchase a PDF digital download version of this pattern here.
Materials:
- Fiddlesticks Peppin 14 (or other 14 ply / Super Bulky yarn),
- Countrywide Yarns Shangri-La (or other 14 ply / Super Bulky yarn),
- 7.0 mm crochet hook (I used a Clover Amour)
- Needle for weaving in ends
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
Hints & Tips:
Myriad Infinity Scarf is worked in the round.
Optional border is attached to the foundation row, not after row 16.
Half Double Crochet Foundation Stitch
This stitch has been an absolute game changer for me, I used to detest that first row when I had to double or treble crochet into the chains I had made. I always found it fiddly, and more often than not that first row of chains was a different tension to the rest of the project. With the foundation stitch I don’t have these issues, it’s fantastic, I hope you get as much use out of it as I do!!!
- Slip stitch on hook
- Chain 2
- Put hook through 2nd chain from hook making sure you place your hook through 2 strands. Yarn over, pull up loop. (2 loops on hook)
- Yarn over, pull through the first loop only (chain stitch made)
- Yarn over, pull through all loops on hook (half double crochet made)
- Put hook through 2 strands of previous chain stitch. Yarn over, pull up a loop.
- Yarn over, pull through the first loop only see picture 2 (chain stitch made)
- Yarn over, pull through all loops (half double crochet made)
- Continue from 6-8 until desired length achieved.
US Terms.
Stitches used and abbreviations:
Foundation hdc - foundation half double crochet
ch - chain
sk - skip stitch
ss - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
fpsc - front post single crochet
fpdc - front post double crochet
fptr - front post treble crochet
dc7tog - double crochet 7 stitches together
C1 - Colour One Fiddlesticks Peppin 14
C2 - Colour Two Countrywide Yarn Shanghai-La
R1 (C1)
Foundation hdc 180 (see hints and tips above).
Join with a ss.
R2 (C1)
1 Hdc in each st across row.
Join with a ss.
R3 (C1)
1 Hdc in each st across row.
Join with a ss.
R4 (C2)
Join C2 with a standing sc (after the ss from the previous round).
1 Sc in next 2 st.
*1fptr around st from round 2 directly below the next st. Sk next st in round 4 (directly behind the fptr you have just completed) . Sc in next 3 st of round 4* repeat ** until end of row and add 1fptr.
Join with a ss.
R5 (C2)
Ss to second sc (in between the two fptr). Ch2 (counts as 1 dc) dc4 in the same stitch.
*Sc1 in the next 3 st.
Dc5 in the next st*.
Repeat ** until end of row.
Join with a ss to first ch 2.
R6 (C1)
Change to C1 (after the ss from the previous round).
*Fpsc around the next five dc (all together to create popcorn).
1 hdc in the next 3 st*.
Repeat ** until the end of the row.
Ss to first fpsc to join.
R7 (C1)
Ch 2 (counts as first hdc).
1 hdc in each stitch across row.
Ss to first ch 2 to join.
R8 (C2)
Change to colour 2 (after the ss from the previous round).
Ch1 (does not count as a stitch) fpdc around the fpsc in round 6 (not around the popcorn just the fpsc). Sk the stitch directly behind the fpdc.
1 sc in the next 3 stitches.
*Fpdc around the fpsc in round 6 (not around the popcorn just the fpsc). Sk the stitch directly behind the fpdc.
1 sc in the next 3 stitches*.
Repeat ** until the end of the row.
Ss to first fpdc to join.
R9 (C2)
Ss to second sc (in between the two fptr). Ch2 (counts as 1 dc) dc4 in the same stitch.
*Sc1 in the next 3 st.
Dc5 in the next st*.
Repeat ** until end of row.
Join with a ss to first ch 2.
R10 (C1)
Change to C1(after the ss from the previous round).
*Fpsc around the next five dc (all together to create popcorn).
1 hdc in the next 3 st*.
Repeat ** until the end of the row.
Ss to first fpsc to join.
R11 (C1)
Ch 2 (counts as first hdc).
1 hdc in each stitch across row.
Ss to first ch 2 to join.
R12 (C2)
Change to colour 2 (after the ss from the previous round).
Ch1 (does not count as a stitch) fpdc around the fpsc in round 6 (not around the popcorn just the fpsc). Sk the stitch directly behind the fpdc.
1 sc in the next 3 stitches.
*Fpdc around the fpsc in round 6 (not around the popcorn just the fpsc). Sk the stitch directly behind the fpdc.
1 sc in the next 3 stitches*.
Repeat ** until the end of the row.
Ss to first fpdc to join.
R13 (C2)
Ss to second sc (in between the two fptr). Ch2 (counts as 1 dc) dc4 in the same stitch.
*Sc1 in the next 3 st.
Dc5 in the next st*.
Repeat ** until end of row.
Join with a ss to first ch 2.
R14 (C1)
Change to C1 (after the ss from the previous round).
*Fpsc around the next five dc (all together to create popcorn).
1 hdc in the next 3 st*.
Repeat ** until the end of the row.
Ss to first fpsc to join.
R15 (C1)
Ch 2 (counts as first hdc).
1 hdc in each stitch across row.
Ss to first ch 2 to join.
R16 (C1)
ch1 (counts as first sc), 1sc in each stitch until end of row. Ss to first ch1. Finish and weave in ends.
You have finished your Myriad Infinity Scarf! I have added an optional bobble border if you are like me and like a lot of texture and something a little bit different!
Optional border rows.
Optional border is attached to the foundation hdc row, not after row 16.
R1 C2
With colour 2 join to any foundation hdc before a fptr (see picture below) with a standing sc.
Fpdc around the fptr directly below (see picture below).
Skip the stitch directly behind the fpdc that you have just completed.
1 sc in the next 3 stitches.
Repeat until the end of the row finishing with 1 sc in the last 2 stitches and join with a ss to the first st.
R2 C2
Ss to the fpdc.
Ch 7. Dc7tog into the 3rd chain from the hook.
Ss into the 3rd chain from the hook to ‘close’ your bobble.
Ch 4 and ss to the next fpdc.
Repeat until the end of the row joining with a ss to the first st.Finish off and weave in ends.
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I hope you enjoy the pattern!
Andrea x