Worsted Weight Yarn
US Size G hook
Scarf Width: 2 3/4 inches (without a finishing round. If you add the optional finishing round of single crochet on the outside edges, the scarf will be about 3 1/4 inches wide).
Scarf Length: The example is 72 inches long, with 140 pattern rows. Crochet less rows for a shorter scarf or more rows for a super long scarf.
Gauge: 4 rows = 2 inches; two 4-dc shells = 2 inches (measuring at top of shells)
Abbreviations:
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
ea = each
sc = single crochet
Starting Chain: Chain 11.
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in ea ch across. (10 sc)
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in first sc (which makes 2 dc in first sc), skip 2 sc, 4 dc in next sc (shell made), skip 2 sc, 4 dc in next sc, skip 2 sc, 2 dc in last sc.
Following are closeup photos showing the stitches used in crocheting Rows 3 and 4.