Can filet crochet keep you warm? It can with the Softly Set Diamonds Scarf, a cozy accessory worked using a revolutionary new method. This technique, known as embedded crochet, joins two layers of fabric as you stitch—meaning you’re crocheting through both layers at once to create a double-thick scarf that’s perfect for the coldest days.The diamond motif adds eye-catching texture, and optional buttons help keep your scarf comfortably in place. Make this ultra-warm design your go-to outer layer all winter long.
Time: 1-2 Week Project
Skill Level: Advanced
Finished Size: 10 inches W x 63 inches L
Gauge: 5 dc rows and 8 dc stitches = 2 inches
Materials
Yarn: Omega Mimosa (62% cotton/38% rayon; 240.5 yards [220 meters] / 3.52 ounces [100 grams]): #65 Azul (Blue) 5 skeins from creativeyarnsource.com
Hook: US size J/10 6.0 mm and size F/5/3.75mm
Notions: Safety pins, tapestry needle, blocking equipment
Optional button closure: Six #5205 Glamour Gems 13mm light blue shank buttons and three 12-15mm clear 2-hole buttons or desired size decorative and corresponding size clear buttons
Pattern Notes
3rd bar of chains is bump on back of chain.
First half of Rnd 1 stitches are worked in front facing sts of set up row and 2nd half of rnd is worked along WS of set up row in remaining unworked (front facing) lp of sts.
Rnd 2 and all remaining rounds of scarf stitches are worked in both lps of each st around.
Chain-3 at beginning of rnds counts as beginning first dc unless otherwise noted.
Chain-4 at beginning of rnds counts as beginning first dc, chain 1 unless otherwise noted.
Space (sp): When space is indicated, stitches are worked into ch-1 spaces.
Special Stitches
Embedded double crochet (emb dc): Working through both layers, with lp on hook, yo, insert hook in next ch-1 sp of front layer (see Photo A) and from right to left under 2 loops at base of corresponding dc in ch-1 sp on WS of back layer of same rnd (see Photos B & C), yo, pull up lp, [yo, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice (see Photo D). Note: Brackets { } are used in 2nd half of same rnd to indicate reps with emb dc sts.
Photo A
Photo B
Photo C
Photo D
Pattern
Scarf
Set up row: With size J hook, ch 44, working in back bar of chs (see Pattern Notes), sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (43 sc)
Rnd 1: Working across RS and WS of sts of set up row in front facing lps (see Pattern Notes) of sts, ch 3, (see Pattern Notes), dc (see Pattern Notes) in next 5 sts, *[ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 9 sts] 3 times, ch 1, sk next st, dc in remaining 6 sts*, working back across opposite side of Row 1 in rem unworked lps of sts for remainder of rnd, inserting hook from bottom to top up through rem unworked lp where last dc was made (see Photo 1), dc in next 6 sts (see Photo 2), rep from * to * once, join in top of beg ch-3 (see Photo 3). (78 dc)
Photo 1
Photo 2
Photo 3
Rnd 2: Working in rnds in both lps of sts of prev rnd for remainder of pattern (see Pattern Notes), ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp (see Pattern Notes), ch 1, sk next st*, dc in next 7 sts] 3 times, rep from * to * once (see Photo 4), working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 10 sts (see Photo 5), {**ch 1, sk next st, emb dc (see Special Stitches) in next sp, ch 1, sk next st,** dc in next 7 sts} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, dc in next 5 sts, join in top of beg ch-3 (see Photo 6 of completed rnd). (4 emb dc, 66 dc)
Photo 4
Photo 5
Photo 6
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp, dc in next st, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st*, dc in next 5 sts] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 8 sts, {**ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp, dc in next st, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st,** dc in next 5 sts} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, dc in next 4 sts, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 62 dc)
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp, dc in next 3 sts, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st,* dc in next 3 sts] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 6 sts, {ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp, dc in next 3 sts, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 3 sts} 4 times, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 62 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp, dc in next 5 sts, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] 4 times, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 3 sts, {ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp, dc in next 5 sts, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st} 4 times, dc in next st, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 62 dc)
Rnd 6: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), sk next st, dc in next sp, dc in next 7 sts, dc in next sp, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp, dc in next 7 sts, dc in next sp] 3 times, ch 1, sk next st, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 2 sts, {ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp, dc in next 7 sts, emb dc in next sp} 4 times, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st, join 3rd ch of beg ch-4. (8 emb dc, 68 dc)
Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in first sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 7 sts, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp*, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 7 sts] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 2 sts, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 7 sts, {**ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp**, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 7 sts} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, dc in next st, join in top of beg ch-3. (5 emb dc, 65 dc)
Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next st, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 5 sts, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp*, dc in next st, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 5 sts] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 4 sts, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 5 sts, {**ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp**, dc in next st, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 5 sts} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, dc in next 2 sts, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 62 dc)
Rnd 9: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 3 sts, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp*, dc in next 3 sts, dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 3 sts] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 6 sts, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 3 sts, {**ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp, dc in next 3 sts**, emb dc in next sp, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next 3 sts} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 62 dc)
Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, dc in next sp, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp*, dc in next 5 sts, dc in next sp] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 8 sts, emb dc in next sp, {**ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp**, dc in next 5 sts, emb dc in next sp} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, dc in next 4 sts, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 62 dc)
Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, dc in next sp, [*ch 1, sk next st, dc in next sp*, dc in next 7 sts, dc in next sp] 3 times, rep from * to * once, working around side edge fold of scarf, dc in next 10 sts, emb dc in next sp, {**ch 1, sk next st, emb dc in next sp**, dc in next 7 sts, emb dc in next sp} 3 times, rep from ** to ** once, dc in next 5 sts, join in top of beg ch-3. (8 emb dc, 70 dc)
Rnds 12-131: [Rep rows 2-11] 12 times.
Finishing
Row 1 (Joining row): Working through both thicknesses of last rnd as one and inserting hook under both lps of sts and chs of last rnd, (do not ch-1), insert hook from front to back through same place as join and in top of last st made in prev rnd, yo, pull up lp and complete as a sc, working in same manner, sc in each corresponding st and ch across. Fasten off. (43 sc)
Optional Button Closure Loop
Make 3
With size F hook, ch 12, join in 12 ch from hook. Fasten off leaving an 18-inch yarn tail. Note: Make loop longer if using larger decorative buttons.
Assembly
- Place scarf around neck, use safety pins to mark 3 evenly spaced button placements where desired along right side edge of center front and 3 corresponding button loop placements on left side edge. Use yarn and tapestry needle to sew decorative buttons to right side edge of scarf front having outer edge of button approximately 3/8-inch in from center front edge.
- Thread tapestry needle with loop yarn tail, *insert needle down through 1 hole of clear button and up opposite hole, up through WS of scarf at marked placement, through decorative button and back down through RS of scarf, rep from * twice more. Fasten off yarn.
- To close scarf, place button loop over corresponding button on left side of scarf. When not in use, slide loop over outer edge of clear button on WS of scarf to conceal.