Entrelac Scarf - Tunisian simple stitch

Hello and welcome to Cristina's Crochet. Today we are learning how to crochet this entrelac Scarf:

Note:

It's worked in Tunisian simple stitch multiples of 11 + 3 ch. You will start and end with a triangle and in between you´ll have squares.

The first row I worked it in the back loop of the chain (the spine) so you have a nice edge at the bottom and at the end you will work into that so it´s easier to see the stitches.

It will curl a bit when it´s done. I added 2 rows of single crochet . I guess if you alternate the stitches it will not curl as much. Work one row in Tunisian simple stitch and the next in Tunisian knit stitch although I haven´t tried it yet.

1^st Row: sc in 2^nd from hook and start increasing in Tunisian simple stitch to form your first triangle: put your hook under the vertical bar yarn over and draw up a loop, next put your hook into the next ch (in the spine loop) yo and draw up a loop (3 loops on hook) yo pull through 2 twice.

Put under the first vertical bar, yo draw up a loop, under the second, yo draw up a loop, into the next ch , 4 loops on hook , pull through 2 till the end. Continue this way until you have 7 loops on your hook, pull through 2 loops till the end. Now slip stitch 6 times : first slip stitch is in the second vertical bar and the last one in the next chain .

Now you´ll work in squares:

Take 6 loops on your hook for a total of 7. Work in Tunisian simple stitch 6 x ( yo and pull trough 2 loops). Repeat this for 5 rows to complete a square. Always the 7^th loop on your hook will be the next ch of your base . When you complete 5 rows you end your square with 6 sl sts, the 6^th will be on the next ch of the base.

The last one will be a triangle so you´ll have to decrease : start with 7 loops on hook, draw trough 2 until you have one left. Pick up 6 loops on hook and complete in tss. Then 5, 4, 3, 2.

2^nd Row , change color, starts and ends with squares. Sl st in the top of triangle and take 6 loops from the triangle sts and the last one from the next square. Work in tss for 5 rows, then sl st 6 times, the last sl st will be in your next square.

Add as many rows you want, alternating the rows that start with triangle with those that start with square. I did 7 rows.

To make the edge straight you´ll have to decrease: start with 7 loops on hook, work in tss and the last time pull through 3 loops. Skip first bar, 6 loops on hook, at the end pull through 3 loops. And so on. Sl st to the next square.

Add one row or two of single crochet. Add fringes if you like.