Mother-Daughter Snowball Scarves

Finished size — Adult (5½″ × 83″), Child (3″ × 52″)

Skill Level — Advanced Beginner

This scarf sparkles like new-fallen snow! Show off your precious little angel as you both wear look-alike accessories. Making these scarves would be a great way to start your holiday season — and you'll both feel warm and snuggly!

Materials:

4 skeins (3.5 oz./100 g/108 yd. each) yarn in white (21/3 skeins for adult, 11/3 skeins for child)

1 ball (3.52 oz./100 g/218 yd.) crochet cotton thread #5 in blue

Size N/15 (10 mm) and size B/1 (2.25 mm) hooks

Yarn needle

Sewing needle and matching thread

Used in this project: Yarn Bee Airy Yarn (from Hobby Lobby) in white, Sinfonia cotton yarn (see resources pg. 125) in blue. Substitute any #2 sportweight yarn.

Gauge:

3 sc and 3 sc rows = 1¾″

Pompoms = 2½″ diameter (adult), 2″ diameter

Snowflakes = 4″ (adult), 2″ (child)

Special Stitch:

Picot (p): Ch 3, sl st in first sc.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Adult Scarf

Row 1: With N hook, ch 10, sk first ch, * sc in next ch and each ch across, ch 1, turn — 9 sc.

Rows 2–116: Rep Row 1 from * into scs — 9 sc.

Pompoms

Make 6 (lg) 2½″ pps for adult scarf and 4 (sm) 2″ pps for child's scarf (use plain white yarn that will not break to tie center of pps).

Cut a piece of cardboard (1″ for lg pps and ¾″ for small pps). Wind yarn around the cardboard 105 times. Slip lps off the cardboard. Cut a 12″ piece of yarn and slip it through the lps. Securely tie tog so the yarn will not come loose. Cut the lps on the untied end and fluff out the pp. Trim evenly to desired size.

Child's Scarf

Row 1: Ch 6, sk first ch, * sc in next ch and each ch across, ch 1, turn — 5 sc.

Rows 2–88: Rep Row 1 from * into scs.

Make 2 small pps. Gather short end of scarf and attach 1 pp; rep on other end.

Large Snowflake

Make 2.

Rnd 1: With B hook, ch 4, sl st to form a ring, ch 1, 6 sc in ring, sl st to first sc — 6 sc.

Rnd 2: * Ch 3, sl st in first sc (p made) sl st in next sc, rep from * around, sl st in first sc — 6 p.

Rnd 3: * Ch 8, sl st in third ch from hook (p) ch 5, sl st between next 2 p from prev rnd, rep from * around, sl st to first sl st — 6 pointed chs.

Rnd 4: * Ch 6, sl st in third ch (first p) ch 5, sl st in third ch (second p) ch 3, sl st in third ch (top p) sl st to center of second p (on opp side of stem) ch 3, sl st in third ch, sl st to second p again, sl st in next 2 chs, sl st to first p, ch 3, sl st in third ch, sl st in center of first p again, sl st in next 3 chs, sl st to base of stem, ch 1, sl st loosely in back of snowflake over to sp between next 2 pointed chs, being careful not to pull too tight. Ch 1, rep from * around, sl st to first sl st. End off — 6 stems.

Sew to ends of scarf with white thread and sewing needle.

Small Snowflake

Make 2.

With B hook, ch 4. Sl st to first ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: (Ch 4, sl st in second ch, ch 2, sl st in ring) 6 times — 6 pointed ch lps.

Rnd 2: * Ch 6, sl st in third ch. End off. Attach yarn to sp between next 2 points and rep from * 5 times. Sew to ends of scarf.

To Attach Pompoms

Attach yarn to bottom rt corner of scarf, (ch 9, attach to 1 pp, ch 9, sk 1½″, attach to edge of short end of scarf) 3 times. End with sl st to next corner. Rep on other end. For child's scarf, sew 2 pompoms to each end.

Words of Encouragement

Children are very precious. When people say, “Children are to be seen and not heard,” it really bothers me. I've even heard of parents making their kids sit on the couch and not move a muscle when they go to visit someone. If children are not disciplined, they will not learn to be self-disciplined; but some people are just too hard on their children. Let kids be kids, with appropriate guidance and discipline, because they are little human beings with feelings just like you and me. My grandmother told me that God is allowing you to borrow them, so please take care of their physical needs and their fragile little spirits as well.