Sweet Pea Scarf Pattern and Tutorial

Here's a lacy little spring-into-summer scarf I designed for the birthday of an old friend - one of the sweetest people I know. Since her nickname starts with the letter P, and this pattern reminds me of delicate sweet pea blossoms, "Sweet Pea" was the perfect name for her scarf.

Sweet Pea, about 62" long, was made with just under a skein of Deborah Norville Serenity Garden, bought at JoAnn Fabrics, and a size H hook (the short sample in the photo tutorial was made with a size G hook). The yarn is beautifully soft and drapey, although it splits a bit, and the colours are simply gorgeous - rich and saturated.

Designing for this variegated yarn was a real challenge. A complicated stitch pattern can get lost in the colour changes. A too-simple design can be boring. I hope I struck a happy medium!

In addition to the usual ways of draping a scarf, Sweet Pea can also be worn like this:

Weave a ribbon, I-cord, or crochet cord through
the open sections...

...and pull to gather the scarf for a lush ruffly look.

As usual, we'll start with the charted pattern, followed by the shorthand instructions and photo tutorial.

A note for my friends across the pond: this pattern is written using American crochet terminology.

You may use any yarn you like, with an appropriate size hook.

Special Stitch Used:  I'm calling this a "spacer picot", or spp. It's a fun, easy variation on a regular picot, and adds a bit of space between stitches. (It works beautifully for shell stitch trimming.) Here's how it's made:

Make desired stitch (triple, double, or half-double crochet). Chain 2. Yarn over once, and insert hook back and under top 2 strands of stitch just made (front to back). Yarn over and pull through. You should now have 3 strands on your hook. Yarn over again and pull through all strands on hook.

Let's make a scarf!

Sweet Pea Charted Pattern

Sweet Pea Shorthand Pattern

Ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. Ch 1, sc in ring.

Make starting blossom as follows: Ch 3, tr in ring. Make spp in tr. Dc in ring, spp in dc. Hdc in ring, spp in hdc.  Sc in ring.

Ch 6; sc in ring. (You've gone around the circle, and now you're almost back at the beginning of the blossom.) Ch 3; sc in first sc made.

Make side blossom as follows:  Ch 3, TURN. Tr in ch-3 sp, spp. Dc in ch-3 sp, spp. Hdc in ch-3 sp, spp. Sc in ch-3 sp. Blossom made.

*Ch 6, sc in space made by previous ch-6. Ch 3, sc in next sc (which is the ending sc of a previous blossom).  Make side blossom in ch-3 space as above.

Repeat from * until scarf is desired length.

To finish scarf: Ch 5, sc in sp made by previous ch-6. Ch 3, sc in next sc. Ch 3, TURN. Make blossom in ch-3 sp as usual. Ch 3, sc in ch-5 space. Ch 3 again, sc in next sc (end of a blossom). Ch 3, TURN. Make blossom in ch-3 space. Sc in empty ch-3 sp. Make final blossom as starting blossom (do not turn). Attach with sc to next sc.

Tie off and weave in ends. Block if desired.

Sweet Pea Photo Tutorial with directions in plain English

Chain 6. Join with a slip stitch to form a ring.

Chain 1. Single crochet in ring. Now it's time to make the first blossom.

Starting Blossom (made in the ring space):

Chain 3, then triple crochet in ring.

Now make a spacer picot on top of the triple crochet:

Chain 2.
Yarn over, then insert crochet hook back through the top 2 strands of the triple crochet you just made. (The hook should go from front to back.)
Yarn over and pull through. Now you should have 3 loops on your hook.
Yarn over again, and pull through all the loops on the hook.

Spacer picot made! Pull on the yarn a bit to snug it up.

(The spacer picot is essentially a chain 2, then a half-double crochet in the top of the stitch you just made.)

Next, make a double crochet in the ring, and a spacer picot in the top 2 strands of the double crochet.

Now a half-double crochet in the ring, and another spacer picot in the top 2 strands of the half-double crochet.

Single crochet in the ring.  Your starting blossom is done!

Now it's time to start making the lattice.

Chain 6. Single crochet in the ring. See how you've gone around the circle? Now you're almost back at the beginning of the blossom.

Chain 3. Single crochet in the first single crochet you made back at the beginning of the ring.  See how this makes a little space?  You're going to put the first side blossom here.

Side Blossom:

Chain 3 and TURN. Now the blossom space is to the left of your hook.

Triple crochet in the chain-3 space, make spacer picot.
Double crochet in the chain-3 space, make spacer picot.
Half-double crochet in the chain-3 space, make spacer picot.
Single crochet in the chain-3 space.

First side blossom done!

All your side blossoms will be made just like this one.

Lattice and next blossom space:

Chain 6, then single crochet in the space made by your previous chain 6.  Now your yarn has crossed over to the other side of the scarf.

Chain 3, then single crochet in the next single crochet (which is the ending single crochet of the first blossom you made).

Here's where that single crochet should go - make sure
you don't stitch into the spacer picot by mistake

Now you have a space for the next side blossom.

Make a side blossom in the chain-3 space you just made (chain 3 and TURN, triple crochet with spacer picot, double crochet with spacer picot, half-double crochet with spacer picot, single crochet.)

Now your scarf should look like this:

Just 3 basic steps: lattice, blossom space, side blossom.  Pretty simple, really.  Here they are again:

Lattice: Chain 6, single crochet in previous chain-6 space

Blossom Space: Chain 3, single crochet in ending single crochet
of previous blossom

Side blossom: Chain 3, TURN,
triple crochet with spacer picot,
double crochet with spacer picot,
half-double crochet with spacer picot,
single crochet

Another way to think of it is: across (making the lattice), then backwards (making the blossom space), then forwards (making the blossom).

Repeat these steps until your scarf is the length you want, ending with a side blossom.

Finishing the Scarf

Make the last lattice a little bit shorter: chain 5, then single crochet in space made by previous chain 6.

Make a normal blossom space, then a normal side blossom.

Now it's time to make the final two blossom spaces.  Chain 3, then single crochet in chain-5 space. Chain 3 AGAIN, and single crochet in next single crochet.

Two blossom spaces right next to each other

 Make side blossom in the chain-3 space just made.

And now for the very last blossom:

Single crochet in empty chain-3 space. Chain 3, but DO NOT TURN, then finish final blossom (triple crochet with spacer picot, double crochet with spacer picot, half-double crochet with spacer picot, single crochet.)  Finish with another single crochet in next single crochet.

Tie off, weave in ends, and you're done!

Block lightly if desired, and enjoy your beautiful new scarf. Or better still, give it to someone you love.

You may do whatever you like with the items you make from this pattern, but you may not sell the pattern. Thanks for viewing, and happy crocheting!

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