Granny Stitch Crochet Kerchief Pattern

Step 1

Row 1: Ch 4, 3 dc in 4th ch from hk. Skipped chs count as dc. Turn [4 dc]

Step 2

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc, now and throughout pattern), dc in first dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn [6 dc]

Step 3

Row 3: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [6 dc and 1 ch-2 sp]

Step 4

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [7 dc and 2 ch-2 sps]

Step 5

Row 5: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc and ch-2 sp, shell in next dc, ch 2, sk ch-2 sp and next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [9 dc and 2 ch-2 sps]

Step 6

Row 6: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc and first ch, shell in next ch, sk shell, shell in next ch, ch 2, sk next ch and dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [12 dc and 2 ch-2 sps]

Step 7

Row 7: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc and first ch, shell in next ch, shell in between next 2 shells, shell in next ch, ch 2, sk next ch and dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [15 dc and 2 ch-2 sps]

Step 8

Row 8: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc and first ch, shell in next ch, [shell in between next 2 shells] up to ch-2 sp, shell in next ch, ch 2, sk next ch and dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [18 dc and 2 ch-2 sps]

Step 9

Row 9-25: Repeat row 8.

Step 10

Row 26: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc and first ch, dc in next ch, ch 2, [dc in between next 2 shells, ch 2] up to ch-2 sp, dc in first ch, ch 2, sk next ch and dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc. Turn. [75 sts]

Step 11

Row 27: Ch 3, dc in first dc and into each dc and into each ch to the last dc, 2 dc in last dc. Do NOT Fasten off.

Step 12

String 1: *Ch 40, working into back bumps, sc in 2nd ch from hk and into each ch across, sl st in top of last dc made. Fasten off.

Step 13

String 2: Join yarn to the top of the first dc made in row 29, then repeat instructions as for the first string.