The first tutorial in my rainbow giveaway series is this colorful and warm scarf. This project is easy to make, and requires only one type of stitch and a lot of weaving in. But the result is entirely worth it. At least, that’s how I feel.
By the way, if you haven’t entered the giveaway yet – there’s still time! For details click here. It’s open until February 28th, and you can win this item or enough yarn to make it (and more).
![rainbow_giveaway_scarf rainbow_giveaway_scarf](https://www.blog.oomanoot.com/wp-content/uploads/rainbow_giveaway_scarf_thumb.jpg)
Materials
- At least 6 balls of rainbow colors worsted weight yarn. I used 8 balls: red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, turquoise, purple and pink. You’ll have plenty left for other projects.
- 5mm crochet hook
- Blunt needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- st – stitch
- yo – yarn over
- [ … ] – repeat instructions in [ ] as many times as specified.
Triple Cluster Stitch
A single cluster stitch is made as follows:
[yo, insert hook in indicated st and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops] 3 times, yo and pull through all 4 remaining loops on hook.
Instructions
Base chain and first row:
Chain 34. In 4th chain from the hook, [triple cluster stitch, ch 1. skip 2 ch]. Repeat instructions between brackets 8 more times. Make one last cluster stitch, change color, ch 4 (instead of ch 1 with previous color), turn. Cut previous color yarn, leaving a few inches for weaving in later.
At the end of this row (and all of the rows to come), you will have a ch 4 at the beginning of the row, and 10 cluster stitches.
Second row and all the way to the end:
[Triple cluster stitch in next ch 1 space, ch 1] X 9. Triple cluster stitch in top of chain 4, change color, ch 4, turn. Repeat 12 sets of 8 colors, or until the scarf is approximately 140 cm (55 inches) long.
I recommend stopping every few rows to weave in loose ends, but to tell the truth – I got tired of the context switch every few rows, and just left all the weaving in for the end. It took quite a while, but with some support from two small “helping” hands, I got it all done.
![lots of loose ends lots of loose ends](https://www.blog.oomanoot.com/wp-content/uploads/lots-of-loose-ends_thumb.jpg)
![little hands little hands](https://www.blog.oomanoot.com/wp-content/uploads/little-hands_thumb.jpg)
Fringe
Cut twelve strands of yarn 30 cm (12 inch) long of each color, in groups of 3.
In the same order of colors you used to make the scarf:
Take 3 strands of one color (A), and 3 strands of the next color (B), line them up, and fold in half. Pull a loop made out of those six strands through the first ch 1 space at the end of the scarf (the short end…). Pull the loose ends through the loop and pull tight.
Take 3 strands of the second color (B) and the next color (C), and repeat in the next ch 1 space. Continue alternating colors until the last ch 1 space. Repeat on the second end of the scarf.
![fringe fringe](https://www.blog.oomanoot.com/wp-content/uploads/fringe_thumb.jpg)
Enjoy!
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