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Crochet this gorgeous cottage core head scarf with just a little bit of fine yarn- perfect for using up those gorgeous impulse buys! This simple twist on a traditional shell stitch gives and elegant and airy lace look that’s perfect for all seasons.
If you love this delicate, open lace as much as I do, but aren’t a fan of fine yarn, you could also try my Venus Shell Slouch Hat (it has a matching cowl, too!), the Venus Shell Shawl, or even this cute cocoon cardigan pattern!
Materials
For this project I used my F/3.75mm size Furls Streamline wood Crochet Hook. I highly recommend using an ergonomic hook for such delicate lace! Shop Furls Streamline wood hooks here.
You’ll also need a small amount of super fine [1] weight yarn. My head scarf weighed in at 21g, so it was less than 100 yards of yarn, and I could have easily made 4 of these from one ball.
Yarn Bee Blended Bliss Yarn, 56% Cotton, 35% Acrylic, 9% Polyamide yarn, 443yd/407m, 3.5oz/100g, Super Fine [1] Weight;
Abbreviations
Ch- chain; Dc – double crochet; Dtr- double treble crochet; Prev- previous; Sk – skip; Tr- treble crochet
Gauge / Finished Size
1 pattern repeat (6 sts) and 2 rows measures 1.25” square
Finished piece measures 18” wide, excluding the two 12” ties, and 8” from center to point of triangle.
Special Stitches
Double Treble Crochet (dtr)- Yarn over 3 times, insert hook into stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops four times.
Shell stitch- work 5 tr into the same stitch.
Notes
This head scarf is worked from the top center down in turned rows. You’ll be increasing at both ends of the piece, and in the center with an easy one-row repeat pattern. That means the piece will have the same number of shells on each half of the row as your row number.
Venus Shell Head Scarf Pattern
Ch 4, sl join to first ch to form a ring.
Row 1: Ch 5, (dtr, 5 tr, ch 2, 5tr, dtr) into ring. [1 shell per side]
Row 2: Ch 5, turn, (1 dtr, 5tr) in first st, sk2, dc, sk2, (5tr, ch2, 5tr) in ch-2 sp, sk2, dc, sk2, (5tr, 1dtr) in last st. [2 shells per side]
Row 3: Ch 5, turn, (1 dtr, 5tr) in first st, sk2, dc in center stitch of shell from prev row, *sk2, 5 tr into dc from prev row, sk 2, dc into center stitch of shell from prev row,* (5tr, ch2, 5tr) into ch-2 sp of prev row, sk 2, dc into center stitch of shell from prev row, repeat * to * once, (5tr, 1dtr) in last st. [3 shells per side]
Rows 4-10: Ch 5, turn, (1 dtr, 5tr) in first st, sk2, dc in center stitch of shell from prev row, *sk2, 5 tr into dc from prev row, sk 2, dc into center stitch of shell from prev row,* repeat * to * until center of piece, then work (5tr, ch2, 5tr) into ch-2 sp of prev row, sk 2, dc into center stitch of shell from prev row, repeat * to * across row until last st, (5tr, 1dtr) in last st. [Shell count per side matches row number.]
Picot Edging Border Row: Ch 1, turn, *sc in next 3 sts, (sc, ch3, sc) into next st, sc in next 2 sts,* repeat * to * until you reach center of piece, (sc, ch5, sc) into ch-2 sp of prev row, **sc in next 2 sts, (sc, ch3, sc) into next st, sc in next 3 sts,** repeat ** to ** across row.
Hair Ties and Front Edge Row: Ch 65, sc in 2nd ch and back, sc evenly across flat edge, working 4 sts in the end of each row, ch 65, sc in 2nd st and back, sl to the last st at the corner of the piece.
Finishing:
Break yarn, fasten off and weave in all ends. Block lightly.
