Make a man’s scarf using an easy crochet pattern suitable for beginners – free pattern

This is a really easy scarf to make and has a nice solid texture.

 The scarves in the picture were made using the following Aran and Chunky weight yarns:

• Light grey scarf – James C Brett Chunky with Merino yarn (3 x 100g balls, Chunky)
• Dark grey scarf – Bergere de France Recycline (5 x 50g balls, Aran, colour Beton)
• Dark blue scarf - Bergere de France Recycline (5 x 50g balls, Aran, colour Marin)

The light grey scarf was made using a 5.5mm hook and had a finished size of 6.25 inches wide by 77 inches in length. These Chunky weight 100g balls have a yarn length of 150m or 164 yards, and the scarf used almost three balls of this yarn.

The other two scarves were made using a 5mm hook and had a finished size of 6.75 inches wide by 71.5 inches in length, with no yarn remaining, using about 425m (465 yards) of Aran yarn each.

This scarf pattern can be made using any weight yarn, just use the recommended hook size for that yarn and adjust the number of beginning chain to achieve the desired width.

The first two rows are a bit fiddly if crocheting into the ‘butt’ loops as recommended, however this is not essential.

For a downloadable pdf pattern (at a small cost) go to click here, otherwise, a free pattern is below.

Pattern (US terminology):

sc = single crochet

ch = chain

Ch 29 (or a sufficient odd number of beginning chain to achieve a length slightly longer than the desired width), turn.

Row 1: (working into the “butt” loop of each chain – see below for explanation) sc into the 3^rd chain from hook. *ch1, skip 1 chain, sc into the next chain. Repeat from * to end. Ch2, turn.

Row 2: sc into the first chain space (into the “butt” loop of the beginning chain below Row 1’s chain space). *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, sc into the next chain space. Repeat from * to end, with a sc into the last “butt” loop/chain space.  Ch2, turn.

Row 3: sc into the first chain space. *ch 1, skip 1 stitch, sc into the next chain space.  Repeat from * to end, with a sc into the last chain space.  Ch2, turn.

Repeat Row 3 until the scarf reaches your desired length. On the last stitch of the last row, make a slip stitch instead of a sc. Fasten off yarn and weave in ends.

Be careful not to increase or decrease the number of stitches in each row.

(The “butt” loop is the little bump on the bottom, or back side, of the chain stitch. Working into this gives the scarf’s beginning and ending edges the same finish/look. If this is too fiddly, just work into the chain or chain space instead.)