Winter Walk Scarf Day 5 – Winter Waves and Clear Skies…

Welcome to Day 5 of my ‘Winter Walk Scarf’ crochet-along. Today it’s all about ‘winter waves and clear skies’. I love those crisp winter days when wrapping up warm is essential and the walks are particularly lovely. Scarves are very much needed on days like those!

We’re crocheting these gorgeous shell stitches today resembling the rise and fall of the waves with the open shells like clear skies! 😄

And please do keep on sharing your fabulous photos of your scarves…it really does feel like there are so many of us from across the globe crocheting along together, and seeing each others progress connects us even more. ❤️ Here are yesterday’s photos. The first grid is from photos shared over on Instagram and the second grid is from photos shared in the Facebook Group It’s just wonderful to see and there are some Christmas festivities making an appearance too!

So as we think of winter waves and clear skies, yesterday was definitely not like that here in the UK as Storm Arwen passed over… it wasn’t too bad for us here on the south east coast but the storm caused havoc elsewhere. I hope you are all safe and well.

We did manage a walk and I want to share this photo with you because these days it’s quite a rare sight to see, with them all doing their different things. Here are my teenage children all walking along together… with Salty too of course! It warmed my heart to see this…

And although the skies weren’t clear, the waves were looking wintry…

And here are a couple of videos of winter waves and clear skies taken back in early March of this year… it was beginning to feel spring like!

For those of you who have purchased the printer friendly pattern on Ravelry it has now been updated to include Day 5: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/winter-walk-scarf

And thank you once again to independent yarn dyer Kirstyn from ‘Miss Moffatt Yarns’ who provided all the inspiration I needed for this scarf through her beautiful yarns… 😍

Here goes… Happy Crocheting today! 💙💙

The Pattern

Day 5 – Winter Waves and Clear Skies

Remove hook from loop of final st made in Row 86 in Yarn D and insert a stitch marker to secure it whilst starting Row 87.

Row 87 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 86, join Yarn E into first ch-sp made in Row 86, 3ch (counts as first tr), 1tr in same ch-sp, 1ch, miss next st, (1tr in next ch-sp, 1ch, miss next st) until final ch-sp, in final ch-sp work 2tr and re-join with Yarn D at final yoh of last st pulling through loop left on stitch marker, do not fasten off Yarn E but continue with Yarn D in Row 88, turn. [26 sts and 23 ch-sps]

Row 88 (WS) 3ch (counts as first tr), 1tr in each st and ch-sp across to end, do not fasten off Yarn D, remove hook from loop of final st and insert a stitch marker to secure it. [49 sts]

Row 89 (WS) Keep WS facing and go back to beginning of Row 88, re-join Yarn E into top of 3 ch made at beginning of Row 88, 1ch (does not count as st), 1htr in same place, (2ch, miss 2 sts, 1htr in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn Dat final yoh of last st pulling through loop left on stitch marker, do not fasten off Yarn E but continue with Yarn D in Row 90, turn. [17 sts and 16 ch-sps]

Row 90 (RS) 3ch (counts as first tr), (2tr in next ch-sp, 1tr in next st) to end, turn. [49 sts]

Row 91 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 3 ch which is the last st), re-join with Yarn E at final yoh of last st, fasten off Yarn D, turn. [49 sts]

Row 92 (RS) 3ch (counts as first tr here and throughout), 2tr in same st at base of 3 ch, miss 2 sts, 1dc in next st, * miss 2 sts, 5tr in next st, miss 2 sts, 1dc in next st, repeat from * six times more, miss 2 sts, 3tr in final st, turn. [7 shells plus 2 half shells]

Row 93 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1dc in first st, (5ch, miss 5 sts, 1dc in next st) to end, turn.

Row 94 (RS) 3ch, 2tr in same st at base of 3 ch, 1dc in first 5-ch-sp, * 5tr in next dc st, 1dc in next 5-ch-sp, repeat from * six times more, 3tr in final st, turn. [7 shells plus 2 half shells]

Rows 95 -108 Repeat Rows 93 and 94 seven times.

Do not fasten off Yarn E.

Pattern in US Terms

Day 5 – Winter Waves and Clear Skies

Remove hook from loop of final st made in Row 86 in Yarn D and insert a stitch marker to secure it whilst starting Row 87.

Row 87 (RS) Keep RS facing and go back to beginning of Row 86, join Yarn E into first ch-sp made in Row 86, 3ch (counts as first dc), 1dc in same ch-sp, 1ch, skip next st, (1dc in next ch-sp, 1ch, skip next st) until final ch-sp, in final ch-sp work 2dc and re-join with Yarn D at final yoh of last st pulling through loop left on stitch marker, do not fasten off Yarn E but continue with Yarn D in Row 88, turn. [26 sts and 23 ch-sps]

Row 88 (WS) 3ch (counts as first dc), 1dc in each st and ch-sp across to end, do not fasten off Yarn D, remove hook from loop of final st and insert a stitch marker to secure it. [49 sts]

Row 89 (WS) Keep WS facing and go back to beginning of Row 88, re-join Yarn E into top of 3 ch made at beginning of Row 88, 1ch (does not count as st), 1hdc in same place, (2ch, skip 2 sts, 1hdc in next st) to end, re-join with Yarn Dat final yoh of last st pulling through loop left on stitch marker, do not fasten off Yarn E but continue with Yarn D in Row 90, turn. [17 sts and 16 ch-sps]

Row 90 (RS) 3ch (counts as first dc), (2dc in next ch-sp, 1dc in next st) to end, turn. [49 sts]

Row 91 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in each st to end (pay attention to crochet into the top of the 3 ch which is the last st), re-join with Yarn E at final yoh of last st, fasten off Yarn D, turn. [49 sts]

Row 92 (RS) 3ch (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2dc in same st at base of 3 ch, skip 2 sts, 1sc in next st, * skip 2 sts, 5dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 1sc in next st, repeat from * six times more, skip 2 sts, 3dc in final st, turn. [7 shells plus 2 half shells]

Row 93 (WS) 1ch (does not count as st), 1sc in first st, (5ch, skip 5 sts, 1sc in next st) to end, turn.

Row 94 (RS) 3ch, 2dc in same st at base of 3 ch, 1sc in first 5-ch-sp, * 5dc in next sc st, 1sc in next 5-ch-sp, repeat from * six times more, 3dc in final st, turn. [7 shells plus 2 half shells]

Rows 95 -108 Repeat Rows 93 and 94 seven times.

Do not fasten off Yarn E.