Yarn by the Glass

Alpine Stitch Scarf

Welcome back for another fun guide on how to crochet a scarf! The pattern we will be using today is the Alpine stitch, a beautiful and textured crochet stitch that is perfect for creating warm and cozy scarves! This pattern has a complex look, but is really a repeating pattern using single and double crochets so don’t be afraid if you are newer to crocheting.

This pattern will look a little tricky, and maybe even like you’re reading the wrong post but stick with me! The first three rows are all going to be foundation rows, so once you get past them the fun part of the pattern will be next!

So grab your favorite yarn and crochet hook, and let’s get started!

For this scarf you will need the following:

  • Any worcested weight yarn (I chose a self striping yarn for the fun effect without bringing in different yarns), you’ll want two skeins.
  • Crochet hook I (5.5mm)
  • Scissors
  • Tapestry needle

It’s going to look like a lot when you first get started, but once you have the first several rows done, the rest is very easy!

  1. Chain (ch) 30
  2. In the second chain from the hook, do a single crochet (sc), then sc across rest of the row. Ch 3
  3. Double crochet (dc) across whole second row. Ch 1
  4. Sc across the entire row. Ch 3
  5. The ch 3 counts as our first double crochet post. Looking two rows down where we did our dc row, do a Front Post double crochet (FPDC) in the first double crochet two rows down. To do this: wrap the yarn around the hook, then insert the hook behind the dc post, going in from the front, and coming back out in the front, then pulling the hook up to stretch the yarn upwards. Grab the yarn and pull through the first two loops, pull up, then grab the yarn again and pull through the second two loops.
    • By pulling the yarn up with each part of the dc, you are making the post tall enough to match the regular double crochets which will be every other stitch in these rows.
  6. In the next stitch, do a regular dc above the sc stitch.
  7. Go back and forth between the FPDC and DC until you get to the turning chain, and do another DC, ch 1
  8. Sc across entire row, ch 3.
  9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 until the scarf is the desired length.
  10. End the scarf with a single crochet row after the final single crochet row, so the end looks similar to the beginning.
  11. Cut yarn and weave in your ends!

To follow along with the pattern above, you can also go step by step with me here:

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