• The crochet winter scarf pattern will be made long ways and in rows.
• Row 1: Using black yarn, ch x200 +2 (turning chains, never work in these)
• Row 2: In the third chain from the hook make a dc. Dc 3 more times in the consecutive chs, but in the last dc when you are going to do the final yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook, drop the black yarn and grab the claret yarn to yarn over. Then pull through the last 2 loops on hook.
• Now you have claret on your hook and not black. You will do this for every color change as it creates a cleaner look.
• Dc x4 with the claret yarn, then in the last dc make the color change back to black as outlined above.
• Keep repeating 4 dcs black, 4 dcs claret for the entire row (200). Then ch x2 and turn.
• Row 3: Dc x4 in the color that is right below, so if it's black dc x4 in black and vice versa for claret.
• Repeat the same process of the previous row of dc x4 and color changing to match the color below for the entire row. (200)
• You should now have your first set of plaid blocks down. Fasten off the black yarn and attach the red yarn. Ch x2 and turn.
• Row 4: If the last color block below was black, start with claret, if claret was the color of the last block below, use red above it. (Claret only touches black, and red only touches claret.)
• Dc x4 and then make a color change to either the red or claret. Repeat dc x4 and color change for the rest of the row.
• Row 5: Using the same 2 colors repeat the dc x4 and color changes in this row as well. At the end of the row fasten off the red and rejoin the black. (200) Ch x2 and turn
• Row 6-11: Now that you have the color process down, repeat the block pattern for the rest of the scarf, going as wide as you would like. For reference I have 5 color blocks, so 10 rows plus the starting chain.
• My scarf plaid blocks go: black and claret, claret and red, black and claret, claret and red, black and claret.
• Once all your blocks are done for the width of scarf you would like, ch x1 and turn.
• Row 12 (or your finishing row): Sc x200. Fasten off.

Scarf Fringe:

• For the fringe cut 60x black yarn pieces about a foot long each. Then group the black yarn in groups of 2 strands.
• To attach the fringe to the crochet houndstooth scarf, pinch the 2 strands of yarn at the middle and make a loop, insert a hook into the short side of the scarf and pull the black yarn through the stitch. Then using your fingers take the ends of the fringe and loop them through the hole made and then pull tight.
• Repeat the above step for the entire short side of the scarf. Repeat on the other side of the scarf. I put 2 groups of fringe per row.
• After all the fringe is attached, trim the bottom so the yarn is nice and all lined up.
• And now you have a crochet plaid scarf made from my crochet winter scarf pattern! And now you can also use the plaid stitch in many more projects! Like my Christmas Tree skirt.