Because i said i would...
Do you remember when a bit back I told you about the new Homespun DK yarn from King Cole?
And in that post I told you I had made a “little neck kerchief” and that I would tell you when it’s ready.
Hey guess what… It’s ready!
Tibbs crochet kerchief just might be the project you’ve been looking for.
It’s fast. Using a dc mesh stitch for the body means this little wonder flies in your fingers.
It’s easy. If you’re a beginner, I encourage you to give this a go!
1 ball. Yep, thats it. This is a great project for using those single balls in your stash.
>>>So, what do all of those qualities add up to? Hint: the Holidays are coming.
Summon your inner Oprah and get ready for gift giving- You get a Tibbs! and you get a Tibbs!… A Tibbs for you! Tibbs for everyone!
joy
So so so excited to share this with ya’ll! Creating another crochet pattern for the new Revel Signature line is filling my soul.
I don’t even know the words to explain how much joy this brings me.
I truly hope with all my yarny heart that these patterns are doing the same for you. That you enjoy making from them and that gifting or wearing your creations makes you burst with happiness and glee and wonder at what you have put into the world with your own hands. Find me on social- tell me your stories! I would genuinely love to know.
About the yarn
Like I mentioned above, I wrote a yarn review about the Homespun DK by King Cole a couple of weeks ago.
I gave all the details about the weight of the yarn and technical things, but really the thing that needs to be appreciated the most in this yarn is… okay, there are 2 things.
1. It is SO much softer than you are probably thinking (especially for the price!). Fine merino and Alpaca… it is squishy and wonderful, easily next-to-skin soft 🥰
2. The flecks! Ya’ll. The flecks! I’m absolutely in love with them.
King Cole Homespun DK
Other yarns to consider for a lovely Tibbs
LB Collection Superwash Merino
Lion Brand website-
#3 | Light
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100% Superwash Merino Wool
The sizes available
The Tibbs Crochet Kerchief is written for 1 size to fit the average Teen│Adult. You can easily make it smaller or larger to accomodate the amount of yarn you are wanting to use or if you want to make this for a wee one in your life.
There are a few tips about sizing written within the pattern.
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The skills you need
Also, the construction on this is a bit unique and will add to your skills!
adjustable ring – stacked treble – treble – chain – double – single – stacked dc – slip stitch
Prefer a download? Love stitch diagrams?
This post for the Tibbs head and neck crochet kerchief has complete directions – or – you can further support this website (& me!) and inexpensively purchase the pattern as a download. You will receive a linked pdf:
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- Written instruction – Fully written, line by line instruction (English, US terminology with imperial and metric measurements)
- Stitch Diagrams – Complete illustration(s) of stitches│placement
- Schematic – illustration(s) of shape│measurements & construction graphics
- Interactive Video tutorial links
- Illustrations – drawn graphics of special stitches
- Interactive – Linked Video tutorial(s) │ resource information
Getting started
Ya’ll know how I feel about making gauge swatches.
Make them.
However, this kerchief uses an entire ball of yarn, leaving no extra for a gauge swatch. So, I’ve built the gauge swatch into the pattern. Please pay attention to this. If you are using the same yarn (or yardage) as mine, it will be very important that your gauge is not larger than mine, otherwise you will run out of yarn.
But while you’re here, grab this helpful worksheet I created for you to use on your next project, when making a gauge swatch will be a big deal. Save this worksheet to your digital notebook or print a few of these off if you’re a paper planner person.
This will make the swatch process easier and more enjoyable. I created this FREE worksheet as an easy way to figure out gauge, it’s especially helpful if you’re new and still learning all the ways to be successful with your crochet. This worksheet organizes your stitching information and the fill-in-the-blanks makes the math stress free.
Blocking Worksheet
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The pattern
tibbs
A free crochet kerchief pattern, by Rebecca Velasquez
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MATERIALS & TOOLS
YARN DK weight (#3 light); 190 yd [174 m].
Shown King Cole Homespun DK (22% fine merino superwash 22% apalca 23% polyamide 23% acrylic 10% viscose; 191 yd [175 m] | 1.75 oz [50 g]), 1 ball; Platinum
*Amount given is for kerchief as shown | written. Yardage will vary with any alterations of pattern.
HOOK G- [4.00 mm]; or size needed to obtain gauge
NOTIONS Stitch markers (5), yarn needle
For a complete list of all the tools & supplies I use, find it HERE .
Gauge
19 sts and 10 rows = 4” [10 cm] before blocking; 17 sts and 8 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in stitch pattern after blocking
Finished MEasurements
WIDTH including ties 44 1/2″ [113 cm] before blocking; 48″ [122 cm] after blocking
DEPTH (at deepest point) 12″ [30.5 cm]; 15″ [38 cm] after blocking
Project Level
Beginner+
TECHNIQUES USED
adjustable ring (video tutorial & picture tutorial) – stacked treble (video tutorial) – treble – chain – double – single – stacked dc – slip stitch
NOTES
GENERAL
- Pattern is written in US terms with imperial and metric measurements.
- Pattern is written for 1 size.
- Yarn amount(s) given is for kerchief as shown│written. Yardage [m] will vary with any alterations of pattern.
- Read through each line before beginning to avoid any confusion during stitching.
- Refer to special stitches instruction, pictures and video(s) as needed.
- Gauge information is given in various rows of pattern, verify that project measurements match given measurements.
CONSTRUCTION
Kerchief is worked seamlessly, from lower point to top│ties.
UNDERSTANDING THE PATTERN & SIZING
- Kerchief is worked flat, turning after every row
- Chains, other than turning chains, count as stitches. Unless otherwise directed, when working into a chain, work under both upper loops “V” of stitch, do not work around the chain or in the space it creates, but rather INTO the stitch.
- Number after period (.) at the end of rows is the stitch count; 12 sts. This means the row just completed should have 12 stitches.
- If no stitch count is given at the end of row, stitch total did not change from previous listing.
- To alter the depth, instructions are written within the pattern.
ABBREVIATIONS & SPECIAL STITCHES
Ch – chain
Dc – double crochet
PM – place marker
Rem – remain(s)
Rep – repeat
RS – right side
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
St(s) – stitch(es)
Tr – treble crochet
Yo – yarn over (hook)
SPECIAL STITCHES
Adjustable ring (video tutorial & picture tutorial) Leaving a tail of approximately 10” [25.5 cm], make a small ring│circle (1” [2.5 cm] diameter or so), using tension hand, with thumb and middle finger, pinch ring│circle at overlap to keep the yarn from shifting, having working yarn in front, insert hook through ring, draw up a loop, ch 1. Begin pattern.
Stacked dc (Stacked double crochet) Sc in indicated st, insert hook from front to back in leftmost back vertical bar of sc just made, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook. You may replace this stitch with traditional ch 3 if desired. {See Video tutorial}
Stacked tr (Stacked treble crochet) Sc in indicated st, (insert hook from front to back in leftmost back vertical bar of sc just made, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) twice. You may replace this stitch with traditional ch 4 if desired. {See Video tutorial of stacked dc}
PM (place marker) Place marker in stitch just made or as instructed.
KERCHIEF
Row 1 Adjustable ring {see Special Stitches}, (stacked tr {see Special Stitches}, 2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in ring, tighten ring, turn. 6 tr 2 ch
PM through any stitch of row to mark RS.
Row 2 Stacked tr in first st, tr in next 2 sts, ch 2, dc in same st as last tr just made, ch 2, dc in next tr, ch 2, tr in same st as dc just made, tr in last 2 sts, turn. 6 tr, 2 dc, 3 ch 2
Row 3 Stacked tr in first st, tr in next 2 sts, ch 2, dc in same st as last tr just made, *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * across , ch 2, dc in next tr, ch 2, tr in same st as dc just made, tr in last 2 sts, turn. 6 tr, 4 dc, 5 ch 2
Rows 4-10 Rep Row 3. 6 tr, 18 dc, 19 ch 2
Note: Kerchief should measure approximately 4” [10 cm] in height with no blocking.
Rows 11-24 Rep Row 3. 6 tr, 48 dc, 49 ch 2
Note: Kerchief should measure approximately 11” [28 cm] in height with no blocking.
Tie 1
Row 25 Ch 30, sc in back ridge {see Illustration} of 2nd ch from hook, PM in sc just made, sc in back ridge of each ch across to kerchief, dc in each tr, PM in last dc just made, *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * across, ch 2, dc in next tr, ch 2, tr in same st as dc just made, tr in lst 2 sts, turn. 29 sc 50 dc, 48 ch 2, 3 tr
Tie 2
Row 26 Ch 30, sc in back ridge of 2nd ch from hook, PM in sc just made, sc in back ridge of each ch across to kerchief, dc in each tr, PM in last dc just made, *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * across to marker, ch 2, dc in marked st, remove marker, [ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next st] rep between [ ] across until 4 sts rem, sk 3 sts, dc in last (marked) st, do not remove marker, turn. 29 sc 61 dc, 57 ch 2
Across All
Row 27 Sl st in first dc, stacked dc {see Special Stitches} in next dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * across to marker, ch 2, dc in marked st, remove marker, [ch 2, sk 2 sts, dc in next st] rep between [ ] across until 4 sts rem, sk 3 sts, dc in last (marked) st, do not remove marker, turn. 68 dc, 66 ch 2, 1 sl st
Row 28 Sl st in first dc, stacked dc in next dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * across to end, ch 3, sc in side edge of marked st 2 rows below, remove marker, turn. 69 dc, 68 ch 2, 1 ch 3, 1 sc
Row 29 Sc in first sc, sc in next 7 sts, PM in last sc just made, ch 3, dc in next dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc; rep from * across to end, ch 3, sc in side edge of marked st 2 rows below, remove marker, turn. 65 dc, 64 ch 2, 2 ch 3, 9 sc
Row 30 Sc in first sc, sc in each st across to marker sl st in marked st, remove marker. 200 sc, 1 sl st
Fasten off.
Finishing
Remove markers.
Block to measurements {see Finished Measurements above} if desired, weave in ends.
- Refer to Blocking: A Guide for basic blocking methods│instructions.
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