From crochet.about.com - Stripes and Bars No Weaving Ends Scarf - Free Pattern

An Original Design by Sandi Marshall

This scarf is worked in long rows. A length for fringe is left at the beginning and end of the rows, so there is no weaving in of ends in this pattern! Extra fringe can be added to the finished scarf. You will be working with only one color at a time, in each row, yet long stitches give the illusion of more than one color in some of the rows. The design of solid stitches makes it a warm scarf (there are no openwork holes in this scarf, when completed). It can be made in a super long length, so it can be wrapped around the neck several times for extra warmth.

This pattern can be a good one to use when crocheting scarves for charity when the recipients live in an area where they experience harsh, cold winter temperatures. I designed this scarf with that in mind, using stitches that give warmth, yet have an interesting design that can be enjoyed by the person who receives it.

Materials Used In The Example: I mixed brands of worsted weight yarns to get the color combination that I wanted. The thickness of worsted weights between these two brands is basically the same, so it works to combine them.
Worsted weight yarn, in the following colors:
Color A: Red Heart Super Saver, color #0360, Cafe - about 1 1/2 oz. needed
Color B: Red Heart Super Saver Multicolor, color #0399, Fiesta Jewel - about 1 1/2 oz. needed
Color C: Bernat Super Value, color #53520. Rust - about 3 oz. needed
Hook: US Size H crochet hook

Finished Size, when made with materials above:
When using the starting chain of 203 chains: 60 inches long (not counting fringe) x 4 1/4 inches wide
When using the starting chain of 269 chains: 80 inches long (not counting fringe) x 4 1/4 inches wide

Gauge is not important for this project. Scarves come in many different widths and lengths so if yours varies from the example, that's fine.

Abbreviations: ch = chain, dc = double crochet, ea = each, sc = single crochet, sp = space, sl st = slip stitch, tr = treble

How To Slip Stitch (sl st) = Insert hook in stitch, wrap yarn over hook, pull yarn through the stitch and through the loop on the hook, at the same time. A slip stitch does not add any height and is used to join a chain or stitch to another place in the crochet piece. It can also be used to add a decorative ridge to the outside edge of a crocheted piece.

Note: While doing rows 2 - 8, do not turn the work. The right side is always facing you. The yarn is cut at the end of the row and a new color of yarn attached in the first stitch that was made in the row just worked, at the right-hand side of the row.

Starting Chain: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, with color A, chain 203 (or 269).
Row 1: Working in the back loop only of each chain, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across. (202 sc or 268 sc) Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off. The remaining loops will be used later when making the second part of the scarf.
Row 2: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, attach color B in first stitch of row 1. ch 1, sc in ea sc across. (202 sc or 268 sc) Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off.
Row 3: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, attach color C in first stitch of previous row. ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 2 sc, * ch 1, skip next sc, dc ea of next 2 sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** across the row (as many times as needed) until only 1 sc remains, then dc in last sc. Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off.
Row 4: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, attach color B in the top loop of the ch-3 that started the previous row, ch 1, sc in top loop of the same ch-3, (sc in ea of next 2 dc, keeping the ch-1 behind the tr that you are making: tr in sc two rows below), repeat the directions between ( and ) across the row (as many times as needed) until only 3 dc remain, then sc in ea of the last 3 dc. Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off.
Row 5: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, attach color A in first stitch of previous row. ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ea sc and in ea tr across the row. Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off.
Row 6: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, attach color C in first stitch of previous row. ch 1, sc in ea of first 3 sc, (long sc in tr two rows below, sc in ea of next 2 sc), repeat the directions between ( and ) across the row (as many times as needed) until only 1 sc remains, then sc in last sc. Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off. Photos showing how to do a long sc can be seen at: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa042598.htm
Row 7: Leaving a 6" length at the beginning for fringe, attach color A in first stitch of previous row. ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ea sc across the row. Leaving a 6" length at the end for fringe, end off.
Row 8: Repeat row 6.
Second part of scarf: Turn the piece so that the starting chain remaining loops are at the top, ready to be worked in next. The right side of the scarf should still be facing you (on the right side, you can see the treble stitches but the whole trebles do not show on the wrong side). Repeat Rows 2 - 8 to complete the second part of the scarf. Note that when you are doing Row 2 for this second part of the scarf, you will be making the stitches for that row in the remaining loops of the starting chain.
Finishing Touch: If desired, slip stitch in ea sc along each long edge (using the same color yarn as used in the edge rows).
Adding Extra Fringe: If you want a fringe length as shown in my photo examples: Cut 12" lengths in colors to correspond with the colors of the rows to which you are adding extra fringe. To attach fringe, fold one length in half, then use your crochet hook to pull the yarn (at the fold) through one stitch at one end of the scarf (pulling it through only about one-half inch or so). Next, pull the rest of the fringe length through the loop that you just pulled through the scarf. With your fingers, tug down on the fringe to tighten it against the scarf.
Photo of fringe in-progress at: http://crochet.about.com/od/clothingforwomen/ss/swskscarf_4.htm (scroll down that page to see the how-to photo)

This is my original design. My written instructions and pattern example images copyright 2005, 2007 by Sandi Marshall, licensed to About.com, Inc. Free for your own personal use only (this means that you can make items from this pattern as many times as you wish for yourself or for gifts ... but you cannot sell or give away the design, alterations of the design, reproduced copies of the pattern instructions or reproduced copies of my pattern example photos). You are welcome to link to this printing page or to give out the URL of the main page for this pattern but, per copyright law, do not place the actual content of the page on another website; do not redistribute the actual content of the page in any form (even for free)! Thank you! Any reproduction or redistributing of the pattern instructions or pattern images on this page involves the written permission of both myself and About.com and involves the drawing up of legal paperwork detailing the specific permission to be granted, any fees for the requested use in reproducing or redistributing the pattern and signing of said legal paperwork by the parties involved. In light of the fact that having the exact same content on multiple websites can damage the original web site's standing with search engines, permission to reproduce on individual websites will not be granted. Permission for companies or publishers for print publication will be considered.
Copyright Myths Explained - www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html, U.S. Government Copyright Office - http://www.loc.gov/copyright
Owner of Some Well-Known Pattern Companies Talks About Rights Granted To Pattern Copyright Holder: www.drgnetwork.com/pages/copyrights/index.html

URL of this printing page is http://crochet.about.com/library/n050407.htm