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Before I give you the pattern, a bit about yarn weight. Yarn weights ~ lace, DK, worsted, aran, etc ~ refer to the number of individual strands that make up the 'ply' of the yarn. Aran and worsted are both 10 ply, medium weight yarns, but whereas worsted has 9 wpi (wraps per inch), aran has 8 wpi. This makes the diameter of aran yarn slightly wider than worsted.
For this scarf pattern, I have used Lion Brand, self-striping 'Amazing' yarn, which is a US wool/acrylic mix yarn branded as medium weight. I also made up a test strip using another US branded yarn ~ Drop's 'Nepal', an aran weight, wool/alpaca mix. Although both are medium weight yarns and with many worsted and aran yarns there's very little, visible difference in thickness (many consider aran to be the UK term and worsted the US term for the same weight), there is a clear difference in the thickness of Amazing and Nepal. A 50 g ball of Amazing is 147 yds/135 m, whereas a 50 g ball of Nepal is 83 yds/75 m. So a ball of Amazing is nearly twice the length of a ball of Nepal. I would say that Nepal is definitely aran weight, but Amazing is much more like DK (DK = double knitting) and a light, not medium/worsted weight yarn. However, it is quite fluffy, and suited the 4.5 mm hook okay. Here's how the two yarns compare ...
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... and when crocheted on a 4.5 mm hook (both 26 sts wide) ...
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Okay then ... on to the pattern.
Abbreviations as follows:
ch ~ chain stitch
tr ~ treble (UK)
st ~ stitch
sts ~ stitches
Make a slip knot and ch 25, keeping your tension loose. As a guide, your chain should measure about 8 inches.
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Row 1 ~ ch 3 (normal tension), then tr into the top of st 25.
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Cont. tr into top of each st to end of chain ~ 26 sts in all including your first ch 3.
Row 2 ~ ch 3, tr into first space.
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Cont. tr into each space to end of row. You should still have 26 sts.
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Repeat row 2 a further 106 times (108 rows in all) or until piece is 48 inches long. Seam short sides together using darning needle and weave in ends. That's all there is to it! Your infinity scarf is finished and ready to wear.
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The 8 " x 48 " dimensions of the scarf can be transferred to other yarn weights and hook sizes. Here's another I made in some cheap, super chunky acrylic yarn I bought in Aldi (6.5 mm hook, 15 sts to a row, 78 rows) ~
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