This Way and That Way Modular Triangle Crochet Scarf Pattern Free

At first glance, the This Way and That Way Modular Triangle Crochet Scarf looks like intricate multi-directional colorwork—yet you never cut your yarn or juggle bobbins! Worked from a single cake of self-striping Caron® Groovy Cloud Cakes™ on a Size U.S. H/8 (5.0 mm) hook in simple sc, ch 1 moss stitch, you crochet one right triangle at a time, then rotate your work 90 degrees clockwise and pick up 51 stitches along the short side of the previous triangle so each new triangle’s stripes run perpendicular to the last.

How the Continuous Join-As-You-Go Triangle Geometry Works

You begin at the bottom tip of the First Triangle with just 3 stitches (`1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc`) and increase by 2 stitches every row until the shorter diagonal side of the triangle measures 11″ [28 cm] (51 stitches). Then, without fastening off, you turn the triangle clockwise, work 51 stitches (`26 sc + 25 ch-1`) down the 11″ side edge, and decrease by 2 stitches every two rows (`sc2tog` at the straight selvedge edge) until only 1 stitch remains at the top tip of the Second Triangle—where your live loop is already in position to pick up 51 stitches down the side for the Third Triangle!

Materials & Custom Scarf Size Table

• Yarn: 1 cake of Caron® Groovy Cloud Cakes™ (#4 Worsted) in Maple Glaze (80009) (or 550 yds of any self-striping #4 worsted yarn).
• Crochet Hook: Size U.S. H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook.
• Notions: Blunt yarn needle and scissors.

Abbreviations & Special Stitches (US Crochet Terms)

• Approx = Approximately
• Ch = Chain(s)
• Pat = Pattern
• Rem = Remaining
• Rep = Repeat
• RS = Right side
• Sc = Single crochet
• Sc2tog (Single Crochet 2 Together) = Draw up a loop in each of the next 2 stitches or spaces; yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
• Sp(s) = Space(s)
• St(s) = Stitch(es)
• WS = Wrong side

Step-by-Step Crochet Instructions

Part 1: First Triangle (Point-Up Increase Triangle)

1. Foundation: Ch 2.
2. Row 1 (RS): Work (1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc) in 2nd ch from hook. Turn. (3 sts)
3. Row 2: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in first sc, ch 1, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 1 sc in last sc. Turn. (5 sts)
4. Row 3: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in first sc, ch 1, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 1 sc in last sc. Turn. (7 sts)
5. Row 4: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in first sc, ch 1. *Work 1 sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next sc. Repeat from * across to last ch-1 sp. Work 1 sc in last ch-1 sp, ch 1, 1 sc in last sc. Turn.
6. Repeat to 11″ Side: Repeat Row 4 until the shorter diagonal side of the First Triangle measures 11″ [28 cm], ending on a RS row. Do not fasten off.

Part 2: Second & Third Triangles (Side-Pickup Decrease Triangles)

1. Second Triangle — Row 1 (RS): Turn your work clockwise to work across the 11″ short side of the First Triangle. Ch 1, work 1 sc in the side of the first sc, then work (ch 1, 1 sc in next row-end space) 25 times evenly down the short side to the foundation chain. Turn. (51 sts total: 26 sc and 25 ch-1 spaces)
2. Row 2 (WS – Straight-Edge Decrease): Ch 1. Work sc2tog over the first st and next ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, skip next sc, work 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * to the last sc. Work 1 sc in last sc. Turn.
3. Row 3 (RS – Straight-Edge Decrease): Ch 1. Work 1 sc in first sc. *Ch 1, skip next sc, work 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * to the last 3 sts. Ch 1, skip next sc, work sc2tog over the next ch-1 sp and last st. Turn.
4. Taper to Tip: Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until only 2 sts remain. Work one final row: Ch 1, sc2tog (1 st remains at tip). Turn. Do not fasten off.
5. Third Triangle (Starts on WS): Turn work clockwise to work down the 11″ short side of the Second Triangle. Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, work 1 sc in side of first sc, then work (ch 1, 1 sc in next space) 25 times across the short side — 51 sts. Work Rows 2 and 3 and the final `sc2tog` tip row identically to the Second Triangle. Do not fasten off.
6. Repeat for Full 72″ Scarf: Continue repeating the Second Triangle and Third Triangle alternately until the scarf measures approximately 70″ [178 cm] from the starting tip of the First Triangle (72″ point-to-point), ending on a completed Second Triangle. Fasten off, weave in ends, and attach two optional 5″ yarn tassels to the pointed tips at each end.