Granny Stripe Bandit Scarf

Granny Stripe Bandit Scarf

This week on Ask Me Monday, we’re making a Granny Strip Bandit Scarf. This is a great, springtime project to be used with sport-weight yarn in one, two, or even twelve colors (stash-diving, anyone?)

In this episode, I talk a bit about crochet gauge, show you a few hook options from Knitter’s Pride, and get you started (and finished) on this project with a tutorial on Extended Triple Crochet and Picot Bind-off.  Enjoy!

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Granny Stripe Bandit Scarf Pattern

Shown in Vickie Howell Montoya Merino (from nape of neck to tip), in colors: Leche, Cumin, Roswell, Saguaro, Malachite, UtopiaFest, Prairie Fire, Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, Aura, Boulder, and Dark Sky

Yarn Note: The sample was crocheted in all 12 shades of Montoya Merino Light. The pattern, however, is written for a more cost-effective 2 shades. Feel free to make this with as many, or few colors as you’d like. The total amount of yarn necessary is approximately 150 gr/450 yds.

MATERIALS

Vickie Howell Montoya Merino Light (100% superwash merino; 300 yds/100 gr), in colors: 1 hank (A)  and 1 hank (B) — or equivalent sport-weight yarn

Size US G/4mm hook

Tapestry Needle

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approximately 50″/127 cm wide x 19″/48 cm deep

GAUGE

16 sts x 4.5 rows = 4″/10 cm in pattern stitch

SPECIAL STITCH

Etr = Extended Triple Crochet

YO twice, insert hook through next st and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 1 loop, [YO and pull through 2 loops] 3 times.

DIRECTIONS

With A ch 8.

Row 1:  In 7th ch from hook (chains count as 1 Etr and ch 2), [3 Etr, ch 3, 3 Etr] in next ch, ch 2, Etr in last ch. Turn. –8 Etr, 3 ch-sps

Row 2: Ch 7, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 3 Etr, [3 ETr, ch 3, 3 Etr] in ch-3 sp, sk 3 Etr, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, Etr in 5th of beg-ch. Join B. Turn. –16 Etr, 5 ch-sps 

Row 3: With B, ch 7, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 3 Etr, [3 ETr, ch 3, 3 Etr] in ch-3 sp, sk 3 Etr, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, Etr in 5th of beg-ch. Turn. — 24 Etr, 7 ch-sps 

Row 4: Ch 7, [4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr] twice, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 3 Etr, [3 ETr, ch 3, 3 Etr] in ch-3 sp, sk 3 Etr, [4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr] twice, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, Etr in 5th of beg-ch. Turn. — 32 Etr, 9 ch-sps

Row 5: With A ch 7, [4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr] three times, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 3 Etr, [3 ETr, ch 3, 3 Etr] in ch-3 sp, sk 3 Etr, [4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr] three times, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, Etr in 5th of beg-ch. Turn. — 40 Etr, 11 ch-sps

Row 6: Ch 7, [4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr] four times, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 3 Etr, [3 ETr, ch 3, 3 Etr] in ch-3 sp, sk 3 Etr, [4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk 4 Etr] four times, 4 Etr in ch-2 sp, ch 2, Etr in 5th of beg-ch. Turn. Pattern stitch established. — 48 Etr, 13 ch-sps 

Rows 7-19: Repeat as established, ending with A.

Picot Edging:

Ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, 2 dc in ch sp, ch 5, sk 4 Etr, sc in ch sp, ch 5, *[2 dc, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, 2 dc] in ch sp, ch 5, sk 4 Etr, sc in ch sp, ch 5**; rep from * once more, [2 dc, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, 2 dc] in ch sp, ch 5, [3 dc, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, 3 dc] in center ch-sp, ch 5, rep from * to ** three times, [2 dc, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hk] in last sp, dc in 5th of beg ch.