Made in a chilly blue color, this pattern is reminiscent of swirling ice formations. The color might be as cold as ice, but this scarf will definitely keep you warm and toasty. It's long enough to be folded over and worn in the keyhole fashion for double the warmth, but the pattern is also easy to add more length if you wish. Continue to the end of the page to learn how to make the acrylic yarn used much softer for wearing.
The name of this pattern was inspired by the formation of magical and evasive frost flowers rarely found in nature.The broomstick lace of this scarf looks as mystical as the phenomenon it was named for. Although there is a knitted stitch called "frost flower lace", don't be confused! Stumped for a title for this pattern, I cast out for help on social media. Since I haven't seen snow in my lifetime, and don't plan on it anytime soon, I never could have thought of this on my own. A big thanks goes out to +Nasrin Akther at Sewing for Life for naming the "Frost Flower" scarf!
Finished length is 60" (152.5 cm), and about 6" (15 cm) wide. *See end of pattern for notes about width.
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Materials:
Red Heart Super Saver worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn (light blue)
Crochet hook size I/9-5.50MM or size needed to obtain gauge
Wooden dowel or other object with a circumference of 4 1/2" (11.5 cm)
Yarn needle or smaller hook to weave in ends
Gauge:
4" by 4" (10 cm by 10 cm) = 2 rows of broomstick lace, 15 sc across.
Notes:
Broomstick lace can be made on many objects other than a broomstick. Before you go purchasing a dowel to create this pattern, look around. This scarf was actually worked on a piece of broken shovel handle. If you don't have one object the proper circumference, try using two things held together. Broomsticks usually have a circumference of about 4" (10 cm), so you can add a knitting needle or wooden dowel with rubber bands to make up the difference.
Stitches and abbreviations:
Chain (ch)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Single crochet (sc)
Beginning (beg)
Space (sp)
Yarn over (y/o)
*Click here for a step by step photo tutorial to make this broomstick lace pattern.
Directions:
Row 1:
To begin, ch 20. Make 1 sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each of the remaining 18 chs. (20 sc)
Row 2:
Beg with current loop on hook, pull up a long loop about 2" (5 cm). Place the long loop on the broomstick, removing hook. (Insert hook in next st from back to front. Pull up a long loop, place on the broomstick) in each of the remaining 19 sc. (20 long loops on broomstick)
Row 3:
Insert the hook through the first 5 long loops on the broomstick. Remove the loops with the hook. Y/o, pull through all 5 loops. Ch 1 (counts as 1st sc in this group). Make 4 sc in the same 5 loops. *Insert hook in next 5 long loops, remove from broomstick. Make 5 sc in the same 5 loops.* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. (20 sc)
Rows 4 through 64:
Repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Do not bind off.
Border:
Ch 1, turn. Pull up a loop in each of the next 4 sts (5 loops on hook). Y/o, pull through all 5 loops. Ch 4. (Pull up a loop in each of the next 5 sts. Y/o, pull through all 5. Ch 4) 3 times. Working down the side of pattern: *Insert hook in next available long loop sp. (Pull up a loop, y/o, pull through 1 loop) 6 times (7 loops on hook). Y/o, pull through all 7 loops. Ch 4.* Repeat from * to * 32 more times. Working across bottom side of pattern: (Pull up a loop in each of the next 5 sts. Y/o, pull through all 5. Ch 4) four times. Working up the side of pattern: Repeat from * to * 33 times. Join with a sl st to beg ch-1.
Bind off, weave in ends.
*Width:
The large loops in this pattern make it quite stretchy. Adding the border helps to keep the length about the same, but the width measurement changes slightly. When finished, this scarf measures 7" (about 18 cm) wide.
Once it is washed, blocked, and worn, the weight of the fabric pulls the slack out of the loops, and the width changes to about 6" (15 cm).
We all know acrylic yarn can be uncomfortable to wear. Wash the finished pattern with shampoo, then give it a rinse with some conditioner to soften the itchy fabric. Your neck will thank you!
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