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Mesh Snood and Scarf: vintage crochet pattern
A set in chain-7 loop mesh: a shaped hair snood with a single crochet front band, picot-style chain edging, three small crocheted flowers and an elastic drawstring, and a long mesh scarf with single crochet ends and fringe. Originally published as "Mesh Snood and Scarf" in Knitted and Crocheted Boutique (Star Book No. 226) by American Thread Company.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Fine (#2) |
| Yardage | the booklet gives weight only: 1 skein of 2 oz (57 g) for the snood and 2 skeins of 2 oz (57 g) for the scarf. Check the yardage on your yarn label. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 5.5 mm |
| Gauge | 4 ch = 1 in (2.5 cm). |
| Finished size | Scarf 60 in (152.5 cm) long plus fringe; width not printed (41-sc foundation). Snood size not printed. |
| Time | about 7 hours |
Materials
- Fine (CYC #2) sport-weight yarn — the original was a sport-size yarn: 1 skein of 2 oz (57 g) in Blue for the snood, 2 skeins of 2 oz (57 g) for the scarf
- ½ yd (46 cm) elastic cord
- Crochet hook (original: plastic crochet hook size I)
- 9 in (23 cm) piece of cardboard for fringe, stitch marker, tapestry needle
- Hook: Start with 5.5 mm (US I-9) and change size to match the gauge
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #2 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Lion Brand Coboo · 50% Cotton, 50% Bamboo
232 yds per skein · Silky breathable drape, lovely stitch shine
2 skeins required
approx. $$12.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- double crochet
- treble crochet
- slip stitch
- stitch
- stitches
- repeat
- skip
- loop
- back loop only
- increase
- decrease
- yarn over
- beginning
- place marker
Notes before you start
- Source: "Mesh Snood and Scarf", Knitted and Crocheted Boutique (Star Book No. 226), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD DAWN “WINTUK” SPORT YARN SIZE; 1—2 oz. skein Blue for Snood; 2—2 oz. skeins for Scarf; Plastic Crochet Hook Size I OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW; ½ yd. elastic cord. Gauge: 4 ch sts = 1 inch.
- Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet, tr = treble crochet).
- Modernisation note: Spaced abbreviations (s c, d c, sl st) written as sc, dc, sl st; "trc" written as tr (the booklet's abbreviation list gives "Treble Crochet tr c"); "1st" written as "first"; "st of ch" written as "ch" where the stitch is a chain; "repeat" written as "rep".
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" written as "fasten off"; "attach" (yarn) written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: Labels added: snood edge rounds numbered Rnd 1–2 (printed as "EDGE" and "2nd ROW"); the printed "3rd ROW" and following "NEXT ROW"s labelled Band Row 1–6, Band edge and Chain trim. "Repeat last row 3 times" labelled Band Rows 3–5. Scarf rows 3 and 4 print "repeat from beg"; written with an asterisk.
- Modernisation note: Check: in snood Row 1, the chain is 14 sts and loops are worked by sl st into each chain after the first; the booklet counts 13 loops. Kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: the flowers begin "Ch 4, d c in 3rd st from hook, repeat from beg 5 times"; the "ch 1" worked into at the end is the chain left below each dc. Kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: the snood edge Rnd 2 is printed as working "to end of row" although it is joined as a round. Kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 6 done (0%)
Snood
0 of 6 done- Row 1: With Blue, ch 14, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 7, sl st in next ch; rep from * 11 times, ch 3, tr in last loop already worked, ch 1, turn (13 loops).Mark row complete
- Row 2: *Ch 7, sc in next loop; rep from * across row, then ch 3, tr in last loop already worked in, turn (13 loops).Mark row complete
- Row 3 (inc row): Ch 7, sc in same loop, *ch 7, sc in next loop; rep from * across row to last loop, ch 3, tr in same loop, turn (14 loops).Mark row complete
- Rep Rows 2 and 3 until there are 20 loops across.Mark row complete
- Next row (dec row): *Ch 7, sc in next loop; rep from * across to 2nd loop from end, ch 3, tr in last loop, turn.Mark row complete
- Rep last row, always having 1 loop less in each row, until 9 loops remain, turn.Mark row complete
Working on:
Row 1: With Blue, ch 14, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 7, sl st in next ch; rep from * 11 times, ch 3, tr in last loop already worked, ch 1, turn (13 loops).
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Mesh Snood and Scarf pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Hats, Bags & Accessories
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Snood — Edge and Front Band
- Snood — Flowers (make 3)
- Scarf
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Mesh Snood and Scarf pattern from?
It was published as "Mesh Snood and Scarf" in Knitted and Crocheted Boutique (Star Book No. 226) by American Thread Company. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Mesh Snood and Scarf?
fine (#2) yarn. Not printed — the booklet gives weight only: 1 skein of 2 oz (57 g) for the snood and 2 skeins of 2 oz (57 g) for the scarf. Check the yardage on your yarn label.
What hook should I use?
Start with 5.5 mm (US I-9) and change size to match the gauge Gauge: 4 ch = 1 in (2.5 cm).
