I’m a scarf girl. I wear a scarf every day of the year. I love chunky winter scarves but when the weather heats up or you’re inside, I don’t like to wear these.
The Cherry Blossom Scarf is light and airy which gives it a completely spring / summer look. But at the same time it is made of soft wool so it’s still warm and comfy. It’s perfect for transition weather or when you’re in a country where it sometimes gets 10°C on a summer day and you’re cold but you can’t really rock a chunky winter scarf in July (welcome to Belgium).
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The Cherry Blossom scarf is a light spring scarf. It’s a simple design with airy stitches and puffs eyelet sections. It works up really fast as the main sections are made with treble crochet stitches.
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The Yarn
This scarf is made with Joy of Motion Yarn favorite DK in Kirsebærblomst. It’s a wonderful 100% Merino yarn to work with.
I’m so honored Janne specially conceived this colorway for my design based on my ideas. It was such an amazing process to share my colorway idea with her and see her come up with something that completely matches what I wanted but at the same time is completely her style.
The Stitch
The eyelet sections are made using the Eyelet Puff crochet stitch. You can find a full detailed step by step photo and (lefthanded) video tutorial for the stitch here.
Before you Start
Materials
- 4mm / US G – 6 crochet hook
- Joy of Motion Yarn DK weight wool yarn (100g, 100% merino, 250 m / 273 yards): you will need 3 skeins in Kistebærblomst color.
- Tapestry needle to weave in the ends
Size
The scarf is 28 cm / 11” wide and 195 cm / 76.75” long.
You can easily adapt the width by adding / removing a multiple of 3 st. To adjust the length simply remove some rows in the 32 cm / 12.5” treble row repeats.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern is not important. As an indication, in rows of tr, it is 17 st by 6.5 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm square (4” by 4”).
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
- st = stitch
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tr = treble crochet
- skip = miss
Special Stitches
Puff stitch = Yarn over, insert hook in indicated st, yarn over, pull up a loop, [yarn over, insert hook in same st, yarn over, pull up a loop] twice, yarn over, pull through all 7 loops on the hook, ch 1 to close the puff stitch.
Eyelet Puff Sections = The lacy sections are made with a combination of puffs, chains and treble crochet stitches. You can find a detailed tutorial (including video) for this stitch pattern here.
Notes
Work instructions between [ ] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row.
The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row between < >.
The turning ch 2, ch 3 count as stitches throughout the pattern except if mentioned otherwise.
The pattern is written in crochet shorthand. For example:
- “sc 1” means to single crochet in the next stitch,
- “sc 2” means to single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches,
- and “2 sc” means to single crochet twice in the next st.
The Actual Cherry Blossom Scarf Pattern
With a 4 mm / US G-6 crochet hook, ch 48 + 3.
Row 1: Tr in the 4th ch from the hook, tr across, turn. <48 st>
Row 2: Ch 3, tr across, turn.
Repeat Row 2 until your work reaches 10 cm / 4”.
Big Eyelet Section:
Row 3: Ch 2, [ch 2, skip 2, puff st] until last 3 st, ch 2, skip 2, dc in the last st, turn. <15 puff st>
Row 4: Ch 3, [ch2, skip 2, tr in the puff st] across, ch2, skip 2, tr in the 2nd ch, turn.
Row 5 – 7: Repeat Row 3 – 4. Make one more Row 3.
Repeat the tr row (Row 2) for 32 cm / 12.5”.
Small Eyelet Section:
Row 8: Ch 2, [ch 2, skip 2, puff st] until last 3 st, ch 2, skip 2, dc in the last st, turn. <15 puff st>
Row 9: Ch 3, [ch2, skip 2, tr in the puff st] across, ch2, skip 2, tr in the 2nd ch, turn.
Row 10: Repeat Row 8
Repeat the tr row (Row 2) 3 times.
Work a small eyelet section.
Repeat the tr row (Row 2) for 32 cm / 12.5”.
Work a small eyelet section.
Repeat the tr row (Row 2) 3 times.
Work a small eyelet section.
Repeat the tr row (Row 2) for 32 cm / 12.5”.
Work a big eyelet section.
Repeat the tr row (Row 2) for 10 cm / 4”.
Bind off and weave in the ends
Blocking
Carefully wet block your scarf. Don’t skip this step as it can make a huge difference. Read my detailed tutorial on why block, how-to, and all my tips and tricks if you need help.
Finishing Touches
Make 4 tassels of 8 cm / 3” length. Attach one to each corner of your scarf.
Tip: I used the width of my phone to make them.
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