Designed for early automobile travel, this long 1912 scarf uses crossed double crochet groups for a dense, decorative fabric, then adds shell edging and long knotted fringe.
Pattern at a Glance
The original finished scarf measures approximately 2 yards long and 15 inches wide.
Materials
The historical text specifies two-fold Saxony and a medium-sized crochet hook. The quantity is partially obscured in the surviving scan, so Crochet Board recommends choosing yarn based on a swatch and purchasing enough for a 2-yard scarf plus fringe.
Vintage Instructions
Chain 87 stitches. Turn and work a double crochet in the 5th stitch from the hook, then a double crochet in the next chain. Go back and work a double crochet in the chain stitch before the first 2 double crochet. Skip 1 chain, work 2 double crochet, then work a double crochet back into the skipped stitch.
Repeat to the end of the row, making 29 groups of double crochet.
Turn and chain 3. Work a group over each group. Repeat until the scarf is the desired length.
Edging & Fringe
Crochet a row of shells across the sides, working each shell as 3 double crochet into each row of the scarf.
Cut fringe into 20-inch lengths. Tie 3 strands into each double-crochet group and also between the groups. Knot the fringe three times as shown in the historical illustration, beginning with 2 groups tied together. Trim the ends evenly.
Crochet Board Editorial Note
The crossed stitch is made by working backward into a previously skipped chain, which produces the woven-looking texture. The original yarn quantity is not reliably legible in the scan, so it is intentionally not guessed here.
Vintage Source
Publication: Priscilla Wool Crochet Book
Editor: edited by Lola Burks Hettich
Publisher: The Priscilla Publishing Company, Boston
Year: 1912
Original printed page: 12 (scan page 15)
Rights: Public-domain historical work; Library of Congress states that books in this collection are public domain and free to use and reuse.