Hello! This is Kathy Olivarez, the designer behind Kathy’s Crochet Closet. I’m excited to be back on the Clover Blog with a new crochet project: the Bluff Trail Infinity Scarf and Cowl!
These chunky circle scarves will keep you warm all winter long! The design features a beautiful texture created with simple stitches that are worked in the round. The pieces are as easy to wear as they are to make. The infinity scarf wraps twice around your neck and the cowl simply pops over your head and gathers into a cloud of coziness! Both scarves are a perfect match to the Bluff Trail Beanie and the Bluff Trail Mitts, and since these pieces work up fast, you will want to make matching sets!
The yarn I used for this project is Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, a super bulky weight yarn that comes in tons of pretty shades. The hook is my go-to Clover Amour hook in the size M/N 9mm. This hook feels so comfortable in your hand and just glides through your stitches. The finished infinity scarf will measure 60” around and 7” wide. The cowl will measure 26” around and 9.5” wide.
Let’s get started!
Difficulty level: Easy
Materials:
Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, CYC 6, super bulky weight yarn, 90 yards
- Infinity scarf: 3 skeins in Mushroom
- Cowl: 2 skeins in Sweet Grass
Size M/N 9mm Clover Amour crochet hook #1056/MN
Clover Jumbo Darning Needle Set #340
Clover Patchwork Scissors Mini #493/CW
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
dcflo – double crochet front loop only
hdc – half double crochet
rs – right side
sc – single crochet
scflo – single crochet front loop only
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
sts – stitches
ws – wrong side
Gauge: 9 rows of 8 single crochet = 4”
Pattern Notes:
- The first round is crocheted into the back ridge loops of the foundation chain.
- Join with slip stitch, unless directed to use the special join (see Stitch Notes).
- Turn at the end of the round where indicated.
- Some stitches are done in the front loop (the loop on the top of the stitch that is closest to you).
- Some stitches are done in the third loop (the back horizontal loop under the top loops) of the half double crochet stitches. Here’s a video tutorial: Third Loop Tutorial
Stitch Notes:
Special join: Remove loop from hook, insert hook in indicated stitch from the back, place loop back on hook, pull through stitch. Here’s a video tutorial: Special Join Tutorial
Infinity Scarf Instructions
Foundation Chain: Ch 110. Join ends of chain as follows:
Remove the hook from the working loop.
Re-insert hook into the working loop from the back.
Insert hook into the first back ridge loop at the starting end of the chain. Make sure the chain isn’t twisted.
Pull the loop through. (Don’t yarn over.)
Pull gently on the working end of the yarn, making the yarn snug around the new working loop.
Continue as directed for round 1.
Rnd 1: (rs) Ch 2, hdc in second ch from hook, working in the back-ridge loops (see Pattern Notes) of starting ch, hdc in next st and in each st around (might have to work a bit to find the last back ridge loop), special join (see Stitch Notes) to first st, do not turn. (110 hdc)
Rnd 2: (rs) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts (see Pattern Notes), hdc in first st and each st around, special join to first st, turn. (110 hdc)
Rnd 3: (ws) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the front of the sts, sc in first st, dc in next st, * sc in next st, dc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (55 scflo, 55 dcflo)
Rnd 4: (rs) Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st, turn. (110 hdc)
Rnd 5: (ws) Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (55 scflo, 55 dcflo)
Rnds 6-9: Repeat rounds 4-5, twice.
Rnd 10: (rs) Ch 1, hdc in each st around, special join to first st, do not turn. (110 hdc)
Rnd 11: (rs) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts, hdc in each st around, special join to first st, do not turn.
Rnd 12: (rs) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts, sc in each st around, join to first st, fasten off, weave in ends. (110 sc)
Cowl Instructions
Foundation Ch: Ch 52. Join ends of chain as shown in Infinity Scarf instructions above.
Rnd 1: (rs) Ch 2, hdc in second ch from hook, working in the back-ridge loops (see Pattern Notes) of starting ch, hdc in next st and in each st around (might have to work a bit to find the last back ridge loop), special join (see Stitch Notes) to first st, do not turn. (52 hdc)
Rnd 2: (rs) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts (see Pattern Notes), hdc in first st and each st around, special join to first st, turn. (52 hdc)
Rnd 3: (ws) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the front of the sts, sc in first st, dc in next st, * sc in next st, dc in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (26 scflo, 26 dcflo)
Rnd 4: (rs) Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st, turn. (52 hdc)
Rnd 5: (ws) Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (26 scflo, 26 dcflo)
Rnds 6-13: Repeat rounds 4-5, four times.
Rnd 14: (rs) Ch 1, hdc in each st around, special join to first st, do not turn. (52 hdc)
Rnd 15: (rs) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts, hdc in each st around, special join to first st, do not turn.
Rnd 16: (rs) Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts, sc in each st around, join to first st, fasten off, weave in ends.
I hope you had fun making these scarves!
If you have any questions, you can connect with me on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest. And if you’d like an ad-free PDF of this pattern, you can find it at a low cost on Etsy and Ravelry. Be sure to tag kathyscrochetcloset and Clover USA when you share your Bluff Trail Infinity Scarf and Cowl on social media!
Happy crocheting!
