How to Crochet a Scarf for Absolute Beginners

Welcome to my channel, everyone. Using the same basic, quick pattern that's great for beginners, I'll show you how to make this scarf three different ways. First, I'll show you how to make the Baseline pattern, and then I'll go over a few ways to customize it specifically for you. This scarf makes a great gift for the holiday season, and it's a great pattern for beginners. Since this tutorial is for beginners, I'll go through things fairly slowly, so feel free to pause and rewind as needed.

Let's get started! Yarn will be needed. Advanced crocheters are welcome to skip to the sections that interest them. For the tutorial, I'll be using 100% acrylic yarn; I'll discuss other yarn types later. The recommended crochet hook size is 5.5 mm, but I prefer to use a little bit smaller one, so I'll be using a 5 mm hook. Scissors are also required. For the first scarf, I used 100% acrylic yarn, which is durable but not as soft as the others, along with a sewing needle and a ruler. I

For the next scarf, I used 80% wool and 20% acrylic yarn, which is much warmer and slightly softer. I crocheted this one lengthwise, starting with one really long chain and only doing a few rows. I did it in brown, tan, and cream. This final one is the softest by far; it's made of 58% acrylic and 42% nylon, making it incredibly light and soft. I also used a yarn that changes color as you crochet, saving me from having to change colors at all. Alright, let's get started by making our slip knot.

There are many variations on how to accomplish this, but this is how I go about it. I'm going to kind of twist upwards to create this loop and this cross with my right hand, then I'm going to put those two fingers through the hole and we're going to grab the tail. Make sure to hold firmly with your left hand so none of this will slip. I hold the yarn in my left hand with these bottom three fingers in my right hand. I grab the metal with my pointer finger and thumb.

and then just pull through to create a loop that you can then adjust in size. As a beginner, it's crucial to create good tension, so we want this to be tight but have some looseness so it can move up and down easily. Before we chain, let's also talk about how to hold our crochet hook. With my left hand, I hold the working yarn that's connected to your ball of yarn; I like to hold it in my bottom three fingers.

In my right hand, I hold the crochet hook like a knife. I place my thumb and pointer finger on an indent; usually, crochet hooks have something like this so they're easy to hold on to. I hold right there and hold it kind of like a knife. Next, I wrap the working yarn around my pointer finger so it kind of moves through. Finally, with my thumb and middle finger, I grab what I'm working on, usually right at the base of where we are working.

To begin, we'll make a chain that will be the width of our scarf, or the short end. With your right hand, this is very important for rotating your crochet hook, which we will be doing throughout. With your left hand, this is important for maintaining the tension on this working yarn. This is called yarning over; we are putting the yarn over the hook. Face our hook away once more. I place it on the left side, rotate with my right hand toward my left hand, and then pull downward to pull through.

the hook, and after that, we'll pull through that loop and create this small V. Since one V equals one chain, we'll keep doing that yarn over and pull through; I've already completed three, so I'll keep going until my chain is the same width as my scarf. Additionally, I need to ensure that the chain has an even number of stitches. I know I want mine to be slightly wider—11 in.—and I've already planned it, so I know it will have 44 stitches. I also made sure that the number of stitches in the chain was even.

As you can see from my ruler, my chain is about 11 inches long. We're going to start on the first row, and the first thing we're going to do is chain three additional chains beyond that width so yarn over and pull through one chain yarn over and pull through so we have three more chains. Next, we're going to do a half double crochet into the chain so that the pattern will go smoothly later on. Continue chaining until you have the width of your scarf and make sure it's an even number.

We have one 2 3 4 and the fifth chain from the hook.In this fifth chain, we will yarn over, yarn over, insert, yarn over, and come out so that we have three loops on our hook.Next, we will yarn over and pull through all three loops. As you can see, we've kind of created one of those square holes, which is why we added those extra chains. Finally, we will do a half double crochet into the fifth chain from the hook.Next, we will chain one, and then we will perform a half double crochet in the second chain from the hook.

the hook, so these are the first and second chains that we will insert into each other. Yarn over: we have one two insert yarn over; yarn over comes out of three loops on the hook; yarn over and pulls through all three Loops; thus, we created another square hole so that the chain makes a gap before we perform the half double crochet. A half double crochet is made into the second chain from the hook after two chains are worked away from it to create this tiny hole, so yarn over pull through to chain once more.

Here we go, I'm getting close to the end of my chain, so I just did a half double crochet and I have two chains left. If you only have one chain left, make sure you go back through and count your chains to make sure you're skipping one. The second stitch from the hook insert yarn over come out we have three loops on the hook yarn over and pull through all three loops. We're just going to repeat this process until the end of our chain.

chain between each half-double crochet Assume that the initial chain length is even. Then, add only three chains at the beginning, starting from this point, and insert it into the fifth chain from the hook. This is because we want to insert into the last chain for a final half double crochet, so we will chain one, skip the chain that is closest to the hook, and insert into the last chain. This completes ourfirst row, and things will get easier from here on out. In the second row, we will chain three, then flip our

The next step is to work a half double crochet into this hole by inserting the yarn over, pulling through all three loops on the hook, and so creating another hole there. The two chains counted as a half double crochet give us that length, and we then have the chain one to create that gap. Next, we simply repeat the same procedure, chain one, half double crochet, and to the next hole. This is why it's really easy to work with.

ideal for novices as you're inserting into larger spaces, which is much simpler than trying to figure out which V to insert into precisely. It also takes less time to complete the scarf when you insert into a larger space. For an intermediate, however, you might be able to zip through it more quickly because you're inserting into a larger hole rather than figuring out which V to insert into precisely. Just repeat this all the way across while doing a chain and a half.

As you cansee, we started the first row by creating our base chain, then we created our half double crochet with one chain, and then we created a half double crochet into the second chain from the hook, which created those spaces. Then, in the second row, we inserted into those spaces, making it very easy for beginners to insert and go through this row. You will repeat this process until you have the desired scarf length. Additionally, you can

I'll walk you through the process of changing colors quickly. Basically, what I like to do is use my crochet hook to create a single chain pull. This leaves a small amount of length, so I cut it with my scissors andpull on the tail to make it tighter. Next, I take my crochet hook andinsert it into the first half double crochet, making a V for it. I then grab my next color andwrap it around the hook, sort of holding the working yarn and

The tail oops secure the working yarn and the tail around the hook.Pull with your right through to essentially get it under that V. I'm going to tie a knot, but feel free to do it anyway you like; I just think it's fairly secure and straightforward. Next, you'll insert under the V in the same spot where the purple yarn is tightened. Next, you'll have your purple working yarn and you'll yarn over to get the loop on your hook.

going to proceed the same manner as for the subsequent row, yarn over, and make three chains. Turn your work, then work a half double crochet into the first hole. Continue this pattern, chain one, half double crochet, and weave in your ends at the end. Continue crocheting as many rows as you like until your scarf is the desired length. Feel free to use any colors or types of yarn to personalize it. Thank you so much for watching, and please share.