Marigolds Forever Scarf and Wristlets

This pattern was designed for my mother, who was born in October. Marigolds are October’s birth flower. It’s made with a chunky yarn and a large hook, so it works up fast enough that you just might be able to squeeze a set out before the holidays.

Size: One size fits most. The elastic nature of this stitch pattern makes a very stretchy fabric.

Pattern Level: Intermediate

Gauge: 8 hdc and 8 rows in 4 inches.

Materials: 

• 300 yd Malabrigo Mecha or bulky weight yarn
• Size N (9.0mm) crochet hook
• Size H (5.0mm) crochet hook
• Yarn needle

Scarf

With N hook, ch 120. Join with sl st to first ch to form ring, taking care not to twist the ch.

Rnd 1. Ch 2 (counts as first hdc). Hdc in ea ch around. Join with sl st in first hdc. 120 hdc.

Rnd 2. Ch 2. Skip first hdc, hdc in the 3rd loop of ea hdc across. 120 hdc.

Rnds 3-17. Rep rnd 2.

Rnd 18. Ch 1. Sc in the 3rd loop of ea hdc across. 120 sc.

Finish off.

Finishing. Sew 3 Marigolds (pattern follows) over the “seam” of the scarf (where the beginning chains are). Weave in all ends.

Wristlets

Make 2.

With N hook, ch 19.

Row 1. Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and ea ch across. First 2 ch count as hdc. 18 hdc.

Row 2. Ch 2; turn. Skip first hdc, hdc in the 3rd loop of ea rem hdc across. 18 hdc.

Rows 3-12. Rep row 2.

Row 13. Ch 1; turn. Fold work in half so that row 12 lines up with row 1. Sc in bottom of first 4 st of row 1 to form thumb hole. Then working in row 12 and bottom of row 1 at the same time (so that you are crocheting through a double layer), sc evenly across remaining length of Wristlet. Finish off.

Finishing. Sew 1 Marigold (pattern follows) on top of each Wristlet, near wrist edge. Weave in all ends.

Marigolds

Make 3 for Scarf and 2 for Wristlets.

With H hook, ch 2.

Rnd 1. 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st to form ring. 6 sc.

Rnd 2. Ch 2, (3 dc, hdc, sl st) in flo of same sc as joining; small petal made. (Sl st, ch 2, 3 dc, hdc, sl st) in flo of ea rem sc around. 6 small petals.

Rnd 3. (Sc, ch 3) in unused back loop of ea sc in rnd 1. Join with sl st in first sc. 6 ch-3 sp.

Rnd 4. Work 2 large petals in ea ch-3 sp around. Large petal is worked as follows: sl st, dc, 3 tr, dc, sl st. 12 large petals.

Finish off, leaving a 6-inch tail for sewing.

Abbreviations

• ch chain
• dc double crochet
• ea each
• hdc half-double crochet
• mm millimeter
• rem remaining
• rnd round
• sc single crochet
• sl st slip stitch
• st stitch
• tr treble crochet
• yd yard