Negai Scarf

The Negai Scarf is a scarf crocheted from a simple double-sided striped pattern. It can also be made to your preferred size, crocheted into a larger shawl, or a larger blanket, etc.

Stitch pattern tutorial

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First, make a slip knot and chain stitches until you reach the desired "length".

For a detailed breakdown of the slip knot start and chain stitch steps, please refer to this article .

Row 1: Starting from the 4th chain stitch, crochet half double crochet (hdc) in each stitch, and finally crochet chain stitch 1(ch 1) and turn.

For a detailed explanation of how to pick up loops from a chain st, please refer to this article.

For instructions on how to crochet a half double crochet stitch(hdc), please refer to this article .

Row 2: Slip stitch in back loop only (sl st bio) across, then ch 2 and turn.

For instructions on how to crochet sl st blo, please refer to the tutorial of Hinoki Cowl .

Row 3: The last ch 2 of the previous row is considered as the first hdc, hdc in both loops across.

To learn how to distinguish between the front loop, back loop, and both loops, please watch this video demonstration .

Next, continue repeating row 2 and 3 until you reach the desired "width". At the end of the last row 3, crochet ch 1 instead of ch 2, and then proceed to the finish row.