April 2, 2019

A while ago, I got a special request to make a Christmas gift for my grandmother.  My mom had envisioned a thin scarf with small pockets that could be used to hold my grandmother’s cell phone, tissues, or other small odds and ends that are easily misplaced. After some trial and error, I worked up something that we were all happy with.

That initial scarf and was gifted a couple of Christmas seasons ago. This scarf recently caught the eye of some of the residents at my grandmother’s home, so I sat down to work up a few more and decided to write up the pattern.

If you are working up this scarf for yourself, please keep in mind that it was designed to hold a small, flip phone. Some adjustments may need to be made in order to fit a larger phone or wallet.

You can add this pattern to your Ravelry queue here or Pin It for later here.

Finished size:

  • Scarf: approximately 4” at its widest, 2” at its thinnest, and 44.5” long
  • Pocket: approximately 4” x 4.25”

Materials:

  • worsted weight yarn – I Love This Yarn Metallic, Blush Sparkle, 252 yards
  • hook size H (5 mm)
  • 4 stitch markers
  • tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • hdc – half double crochet

Notes:

  • Chain 1 at the beginning of each row. The chain does not count as a stitch.
  • The suggested stitch marker use is completely optional, but it is a big help when constructing the pockets.

The Pattern:

Ch 15

Row 1: HDC in 2nd ch from stitch and the remaining chains across (14 HDC)

Row 2-23: Ch, turn, HDC in each st across (14 HDC)

Place a stitch marker at both ends of row 23 to mark the top of the first pocket.

Rows 24-30: Ch, turn, HDC in each st across (14 HDC)

Row 31: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (13 HDC)

Row 32: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (12 HDC)

Row 33-38: Ch, turn, HDC across (12 HDC)

Row 39: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (11 HDC)

Row 40: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (10 HDC)

Row 41-46: Ch, turn, HDC across (10 HDC)

Row 47: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (9 HDC)

Row 48: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (8 HDC)

Row 49-54: Ch, turn, HDC across (8 HDC)

Row 55: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (7 HDC)

Row 56: Ch, turn, HDC dec, HDC across (6 HDC)

Row 57-96: Ch, turn, HDC across (6 HDC)

Row 97: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (7 HDC)

Row 98: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (8 HDC)

Row 99-104: Ch, turn, HDC across (8 HDC)

Row 105: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (9 HDC)

Row 106: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (10 HDC)

Row 107-112: Ch, turn, HDC across (10 HDC)

Row 113: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (11 HDC)

Row 114: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (12 HDC)

Row 115-120: Ch, turn, HDC across (12 HDC)

Row 121: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (13 HDC)

Row 122: Ch, turn, HDC inc, HDC across (14 HDC)

Rows 123-129: Ch, turn, HDC across (14 HDC)

Place a stitch marker at both ends of row 129 to mark the top of the second pocket.

Rows 130-152: Ch, turn, HDC across (14 HDC)

Do not fasten off.

Finishing:

Place stitch markers to hold pockets together.

  • Fold the corners from the chain row up to the stitch markers on row 23 and feed the corners into the corresponding stitch markers to hold them in place.
  • Repeat this process for the ending row corners and stitch markers in row 129.
  • Make sure that the pockets are both on the front side of the scarf.

Edging: Sc around

  • When adding a sc edging to hdc work, add 3 sc stitches for every 2 rows. This means you will add 1 sc to the end of the first row, 2 sc to the end of the second row, 1 sc to the end of the next row, 2 sc to the end of the following row, and so on and so forth across the length of your work.
  • Sc 3 times into the same stitch when working the corners at the bases of the corners.
  • When you get to the edges of the pockets, sc through both layers at the same time.
  • When you get to the bottom of the pockets, work in the between posts of the row at the base fold – alternating between 1 sc and 2 sc across.

Fasten off and sew in ends.

Yarnfully Yours,