The Smile of Joy Scarf is a textured scarf with a simple repeat.  You can use any yarn you wish, but I think this pattern works best in combination with Willow Yarns Dappled yarn.  The changing colours and unusual composition of the yarn bring the stitches to life!

We are calling this the ‘Smile of Joy Scarf’ to raise awareness for a South African charity called Smile of Joy (you can read more about them HERE in my latest post).  They accept donations of toys (whole and broken), clothes (old and new), re-usable sanitary products, and crochet and knit items.  Because this scarf uses less than two skeins of yarn, it will be the ideal item to donate.  It would also be the perfect way to use up some scrap yarn in the process.

Smile of Joy Scarf

© Dedri Uys and Sabine Terblanche 2015.  All Rights Reserved.

One year ago, my friend Sabine and her family came to visit us for the weekend.  She wanted to make something for a little girl she looks after, so I told her to choose one of the yarns I received as a thank you for Sophie (you can see all the yarns I received HERE).  Bine chose Willow Yarns Dappled and started playing around with stitches.  As her little scarf unfolded, we both became mesmerized by the way the dark twist in the yarn made the stitches come alive, and by the subtle and wonderful gradient of the yarn.

Bine doesn’t write crochet patterns, she just ‘makes stuff up’.  I do, however, write patterns, so I asked her if I could share this pattern, and she was happy for me to do so.

Materials

• 3.25 mm Clover Amour crochet hook (Available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk)
• Willow Yarns Dappled in Verdant Hills Colourway (0004)
  • 70 – 100g for the Kids Size (depending on your desired length and personal gauge)
  • 300 – 400 g for the Adult Size (again depending on desired length and personal gauge)

Calculating Amount of Yarn Needed to Make A Different Length

• Kids Size (Small): This pattern uses roughly 1 g of yarn for 2 rows/1cm of scarf
• Adult Size (Large): This pattern uses roughly 2 g of yarn for every 2 rows/1 cm of scarf

Abbreviations

US Terminology (US/UK Conversion HERE)

• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double crochet (optional flower only)
• Hdc – Half-double crochet
• Sc – Single crochet (optional flower only)
• St/sts – Stitch/stitches

Special Stitches

Puff Stitch – Yarn over and insert your hook into the indicated stitch/space. Yarn over again and pull up a long loop. (Yarn over and insert your hook into the same stitch/space. Yarn over again and pull up a long loop) 3 more times {Photo 1}. Yarn over and pull through all 9 loops on your hook {Photo 2}.

Please Note:  Puff Stitches in this pattern are NOT closed with a chain.

Gauge

Using hdc:  23 stitches and 20 rows per 10 cm (4”) square.

Size

• Kids Size (Small): 12.5 cm x 75 cm
• Adult Size (Large): 25 cm x 150 cm

Notes

The turning chain does not count as a stitch.

Instructions

Kids Size (Small)

Row 1:  Ch 31.  Hdc in the third chain from the hook and each chain across, turn.  {29 hdc, not including initial ch-2}

Row 2:  Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st throughout).  (Hdc in the next 3 sts, Puff stitch in the next st) 7 times.  Hdc in the last st, turn.  {29 sts – 7 Puff sts and 22 hdc}

Row 3:  Ch 1.  Hdc in each st across, turn.  {29}

Row 4:  Ch 1.  Hdc in the next st.  (Puff stitch in the next st, hdc in the next 3 sts) 7 times, turn.  {29 sts – 7 Puff sts and 22 hdc}

Row 5:  Ch 1.  Hdc in each st across, turn.  {29}

Rows 6 – 149:  Repeat Rows 2 – 5 36 times (or until your scarf is as long as you want it to be).  Fasten off and work away your ends.

Adult Size (Large)

Row 1:  Ch 59.  Hdc in the third chain from the hook and each chain across, turn.  {57 hdc, not including initial ch-2}

Row 2:  Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st throughout).  (Hdc in the next 3 sts, Puff stitch in the next st) 14 times.  Hdc in the last st, turn.  {57 sts – 14 Puff sts and 43 hdc}

Row 3:  Ch 1.  Hdc in each st across, turn.  {57}

Row 4:  Ch 1.  Hdc in the next st.  (Puff stitch in the next st, hdc in the next 3 sts) 14 times, turn.  {57 sts – 14 Puff sts and 43 hdc}

Row 5:  Ch 1.  Hdc in each st across, turn.  {57}

Rows 6 – 301:  Repeat Rows 2 – 5 74 times (or until your scarf is as long as you want it to be).  Fasten off and work away your ends.

Optional Flower

Round 1:  Into a magic ring: ch 4 (this counts as your first dc and ch 1) and then make a dc.  (Ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc) four times. Ch 2 and join to the third st of the beginning ch-4 with a sl st.  {10 dc, 5 ch-2 spaces and 5 ch-1 spaces}

Please remember, when working into a magic ring you HAVE to work away your initial tail very well. If you just cut it, your whole project might unravel!

Round 2:  Sl st into the next ch-1 space, ch 1 and sc in the same space.  (Make 5 dc in the next ch-2 space, sc in the next ch-1 space) four times. Make 5 dc in the last ch-2 space.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.  Fasten off and work away your ends.  {25 dc and 5 sc = 5 Petals}

Sew the flower to one of the corners of your scarf.

Optional Lining

Bine has lined her scarf with fleece to make it extra warm.  To do that, simply cut a piece of fleece to the same size as your scarf and sew it onto the back of the scarf.

If you make this scarf, please share some photos using #smileofjoyscarf.

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