Coffee Lover's Scarf

Finished size — 5¼″ × 55″ without fringe

Skill Level — Intermediate

If you enjoy coffee, you'll love this scarf (and get lots of compliments at the coffee shop)! One of my favorite things in life is getting together with a friend to share a hot cup of coffee.

Materials:

1 ball (3 oz./85 g/197 yd.) yarn in brown

1 ball each mercerized 100% cotton crochet thread #3 in red (A) and brown (B)

1 skein each 6-strand embroidery thread in taupe and blue

Size I/9 (5.5 mm) hook for scarf

US steel hook size 5 (1.7 mm) for coffee cup

Yarn needle

Sewing needle and matching thread

Used in this project: Lion Brand Wool Ease in Mink Brown (MC), and DMC Color Variations embroidery floss #3782, #3808 and #3790 for diamonds. If using #10, it needs to be doubled.

Gauge:

Scarf: 7 dc = 2″ (with I hook)

3 dc rows = 2″

Cup and saucer = 4″ × 3½″ with handle (with steel hook)

7 sc and 8 sc rows = 1″

Helpful Hint:

People tend to crochet more tightly when they are stressed and loosely when they are relaxed. So if days or weeks go by before you pick up a project again, make sure your gauge is still the same.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Coffee Cup

Make 2.

Row 1: With steel hook and color A, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook, and in each ch across, ch 1, turn — 8 sc.

Row 2: 2 sc in first sc (inc) sc in each sc to within last sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn — 10 sc.

Rows 3–6: Rep Row 2 —18 sc on Row 6.

Row 7: Work even — 18 sc.

Rows 8–9: Rep Row 2 — 22 sc on Row 9.

Rows 10–11: Work even — 22 sc.

Row 12: Rep Row 2 — 24 sc.

Rows 13–18: Work even, at end of Row 18, ch 3 — 24 sc on Row 18.

Row 19: * Dc in first sc, hdc in next 3 sc, sc in next 2 sc, sl st in next 2 sc. End off.

Other end of Row 19: Turn piece over and attach thread to first sc on unworked end, ch 3, rep from *. End off.

Brown Coffee

Row 1: With (B), attach to second st on top row (Row 19), ch 1, sc in next 21 sts, sl st in next st, leaving last st unworked. Ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Sk first st, sl st in next st, sc in next 19 sc, sl st in next st, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: Sk first 2 sts, sl st in next st, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 10 sts, sc in next 2 sts, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 1, turn.

Row 4: Sk first 2 sts, sl st in next st, sc in next 7 sts, sl st in next 2 sts. End off.

Red Brim

Row 1: Attach (A) to st on last red row (to rt of brown), ch 1, sc in same sp, sc in blo of next 21 brown sts. End with sl st in red at edge of coffee cup. End off — 22 sc.

Handle

Attach (A) to end of Row 10 at rt edge, ch 16, sk 9 sts, sl st to next st on side edge of cup, ch 1, turn, * 2 sc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch, rep from *. End with 1 sc in last st, sl st to side edge of cup. End off — 24 sc.

Saucer

Make 2.

Rnd 1: Ch 26, sc in second ch from hook, sc in next ch, * hdc in next ch, dc in next 19 chs, hdc in next ch, sc in next 2 chs —25 sc. Ch 1 (loosely), working on opp. side, sc in first 2 sc, rep from * across row. End with sc in last 2 chs; do not turn.

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (loosely), cont around other side, sk first st, * sl st in next st. Sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next 16 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st. End off. On other side, attach to second st from end (at rt), rep from *. End off.

Words of Encouragement

Do you have many friends in your life? If you feel alone, maybe it's because you are just waiting for someone to call or have you over. Start reaching out to other people instead of waiting for them to reach out to you. I know you have heard the saying, “If you want to have friends, you have to be a friend.” Have someone over for coffee, and maybe a friendship will start to grow.

Diamonds

Make 2 teal and 1 brown for each cup.

Row 1: With steel hook and 3 strands embroidery thread, ch 2, 2 sc in second sc from hook, ch 1, turn — 2 sc.

Row 2: 2 sc in first sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn — 4 sc.

Row 3: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn — 6 sc.

Row 4: 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1, turn — 8 sc.

Row 5: 2sctog over first 2 sc (dec worked), sc in next 4 sc, 2sctog over last 2 sc — 6 sc.

Row 6: 2sctog over first 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, 2sctog over last 2 sc — 4 sc.

Row 7: 2sctog over first 2 sc, 2sctog over last 2 sc — 2 sc.

Row 8: 2sctog over last 2 sc.

Scarf

Row 1: With I hook and MC yarn, ch 20, dc in fourth ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 2 (counts as first st from now on), turn — 18 dc.

Row 2: Dc in each st across, ch 2, turn — 18 dc.

Rep Row 2 until scarf is 55″ long. End off.

Finishing

Weave in ends. Sew diamonds to cup with sewing needle and 1 strand thread. Sew cups to ends of scarf. With embroidery thread, stitch steam onto scarf with an outline st (see Diagram A), as in photo. For fringe, cut 72 strands of yarn (14″ each). Fold 2 strands of yarn and attach to st at end of scarf. Rep with other strands and on other end of scarf.

Diagram A

Work from left to right, keeping thread always on same side of needle, either to the left or right of it. Bring needle out where last stitch went in, following the line, which may be curved or straight.