Cozy Winter Kerchief

This kerchief is made with keeping warm in mind. Any little girl would love to wear this instead of a regular winter hat since it will not give them hat hair! It will keep the ears warm.

Materials Needed

1-2 oz worsted weight acrylic yarn. Red Heart in white was used in the example.
Size H/8 5mm aluminum crochet hook
Yarn Needle

Yarn Thickness: 4mm
Gauge: 4dc=1"
Finished Size: Fits a teenager to adult head
Skill Level: Intermediate

Cluster Stitch (cl): *Yo, insert hook in sp indicated, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2lps on hook. Rep from 2 times more. Yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.

Instructions
ROW 1: Ch65. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch3, turn.

ROW 2: Sk first 2 sc. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 29 times more. Sk next 2 sc. Dc in next st. Ch3, turn.

ROW 3: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 27 times more. Sk next 2 sts. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 4: Sk first st. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 26 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 5: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 24 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 6: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 22 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 7: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 20 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 8: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 18 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 9: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 16 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 10: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 14 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 11: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 12 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 12: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 10 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 13: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 8 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 14: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 6 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 15: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 4 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 16: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next st. *Dc in next st. Cl in next st. Rep from * 2 times more. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 17: Sk first 2 sts. Cl in next St. Sk next st. Dc in top of ch3. Ch3, turn.

ROW 18: Dc in top of ch3. Fasten off. Weave ends into back of work.

Perimeter:
Turn work over so that row 2 is facing you. This is the right side. Join yarn on the bottom right corner on the first row. Work counter clockwise around the perimeter. You will be working on the ch3 spaces and the dc on the sides. Work 3 sc in each row. 7sc in loop at point. Work 3 sc in each row down the left side. Sc in first row. Ch36, slst in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to the bottom left corner. Slst in each bottom lp of row 1. Ch36. Slst in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch back to bottom right corner of kerchief. Slst to first sc on corner. Fasten off, weave ends into back of work.

The 36 chains are the ties.

Cozy Winter Kerchief

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