Beginner Scarf Pattern

[Alaina]

Hi C'Ville!

I am about to teach someone how to crochet *ack!* and am looking for a scarf pattern that covers the basic crochet stitches (sc, hdc, dc, trb, etc).

I suppose I could make one up myself, but if there is one out there already, why re-invent the wheel? Most of the beginner patterns I've found just in general searching only utilize one stitch for the whole piece.

If you know of a pattern that has more variety, but is still good for a beginner to use to gain confidence and learn, please let me know!

Thanks! Alaina

[gsx2ts4u]

http://theknittingparlour.co.uk/doc/crochet%20scarf%20pattern.pdf

[Alaina]

http://theknittingparlour.co.uk/doc/crochet%20scarf%20pattern.pdf

Thank you! That is perfect. I just have to transform them to American stitches, but that's essentially it. I may modify it to make it more lacy in the middle with American "trebles."

Thanks again!

[walker1021]

This looks like a great pattern. Thanks for sharing the link

[PBLKNP]

I forget with the UK...are their trebles our doubles?

[Alaina]

I forget with the UK...are their trebles our doubles?

Yup, and their doubles are our singles.

[Carradee]

I forget with the UK...are their trebles our doubles?
:yes Yep. They don't have slip stitch; for them, the US slip stitch is the single crochet stitch. The rest of the name differences proceed from there.

At least, that's what I remember. Couldn't tell you from where, though.



Hey, Ms. Alaina, I know, I'm a newbie to the forums, but I noticed your *ack!* on having to teach someone to crochet. I've taught several people, so here are some things I've found that make teaching much easier. Dismiss these as you like. ;)

The best yarn for a beginner to start with is a spongey (cheap acrylic that doesn't split easily) light-colored yarn. I know it won't forgive mistakes, but you want to be able to tell what the student's doing if something's going wrong, and you want the student to be able to see what she's doing.

And don't forget to teach the newbie about the little stitch the chain at the beginning of each row comes out of. That little thing frustrates a lot of newbies when they can't figure out why they're losing so many stitches. I've talked to people who tried to learn at one point and quit because of that one little issue.

Also, remember yourself that the same stitch will often look slightly different when done by two different people, because you can twist the yarn differently in different steps in the stitch. (Eeek, say that nine times, fast.) If the student is left-handed (or you are), it's not unlikely that she'll do everything in the backwards orientation from you. (This is a bigger issue in knitting, honestly, but it's still worth bearing in mind.)

:waving May the teaching go well!

[Alaina]

Thanks for the pointers!

I will definitely keep all that in mind!