Arachnophobic Scarf

Materials:

7oz worsted weight yarn

I hook, J hook (for beginning chain)

ch 185.

Note: ch 4 counts as dc and ch 1. Sometimes when you skip dc's you will also be skipping the ch 1 sps. When skipping 3 chains and sc into next ch, you will be making your st closest to the sc from the previous row.

Row 1: Dc in fourth ch from hook (3 skipped chs count as first dc) and in each ch across.
Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc plus ch 1, now and throughout), turn; skip next dc, dc in next dc, * ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc; repeat from * across.
Row 3: Ch 4, turn; dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 4 times, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, * (ch 1, dc in next dc) 7 times, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc; repeat from * across to last 5 dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 5 times.
Row 4: Ch 4, turn; dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 3 times, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, * (ch 1, dc in next dc) 5 times, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp an in next dc; repeat from * across to last 4 dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 4 times.
Row 5: Ch 4, turn; dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) twice, * dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, ch 4, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 3 times; repeat from * across.
Row 6: Ch 4, turn; dc in next dc, * ch 1, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, ch 4, skip next 2 dc and next 3 chs, sc in next ch, sc in next sc and in next ch, ch 4, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc; repeat from *across to last 2 dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) twice.
Row 7: Ch 4, turn; dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, * ch 4, skip next 2 dc and next 3 chs, sc in next ch, sc in next 3 sc and in next ch, ch 4, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc; repeat from *across to last dc, ch 1, dc in last dc.
Row 8: Ch 4, turn; dc in next dc, ch 1, * skip next dc, dc in next dc and in next 2 chs, ch 4 skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 4, skip next sc and next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs and in next dc, ch 1; repeat from * across to last 3 dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in last dc.
Row 9: Ch 4, turn; (dc in next dc, ch 1) twice, * skip next dc, dc in next dc and in next 2 chs, ch 4, skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 4, skip next sc and next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs and in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1) twice; repeat from *across to last dc, dc in last dc.
Row 10: Ch 4, turn; (dc in next dc, ch 1) 3 times, skip next dc, dc in next dc and in next 2 chs, ch 1, skip next sc and next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs and in next dc, ch 1, * skip next dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 4 times, skip next dc, dc in next dc and in next 2 chs, ch 1, skip next sc and next 2 chs, dc in next 2 chs and in next dc, ch 1; repeat from * across to last 5 dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 3 times.
Row 11: Ch 4, turn; (dc in next dc, ch 1) 4 times, skip next dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, ch 1, * skip next dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 6 times, skip next dc, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp and in next dc, ch 1; repeat from * across to last 6 dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 4 times.
Row 12: Ch 4, turn; (dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times, * skip next dc, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 8 times; repeat from * across to last 7 dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 5 times.
Row 13: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn; dc in next ch-1 sp and in each dc and each ch-1 sp across.

EDGING

picot cluster- ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook. ch 4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

First Edge:
Row 1: continuing from row 13, 2 sc at the end of each row across, join with sl st in beg ch.
Row 2: ch 3, turn, (sk next 2 sts, sl st in next st, ch 3) 7 times. sk next st, sl st in next st.
Row 3: do not ch, turn. (2sc in next ch 3 sp, picot cluster, 2 sc in same ch 3 sp) across. join with sl st in next st of foundation ch. End off, weave in all ends.

Second Edge:
Repeat first edge on opposite side of scarf with right side up, beginning with a sl st in bottom of beg ch 3 and replacing "foundation ch" with "dc" in row 3.