Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie Pattern
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The Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie is my October Scarf of the Month CAL Pattern. This very easy to crochet, beginner-friendly scarf features simple stitches, pockets and a hood.
For this project you will be working double crochet (dc) and chain stitches (ch).
Try this hooded pocket scarf if you are a beginner! I think you will love the simplicity of the design.
If you are not comfortable making foundation double crochet stitches (that’s ok!) I have included Alternate Instructions (using the foundation chain) too.
Skip directly to this Alternate Pattern here.
To make my Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie you will need Medium Weight Yarn [4] and a 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook.
One feature of this scarf that is unique to other pocket scarves, is that the pocket opening is on the side.
It has always irked me that pocket scarf pockets are on the top, since typically I use the pockets to warm my hands up, rather than carry items.
If you prefer the pocket opening on the top to allow you to carry something though, it is easy to change. You would just need to seam the sides and base of the pocket, instead of the top, side edge and bottom.
You may choose to make a this as a scarf, a hooded scarf, a pocket scarf or a scoodie. If you do make the pocket scarf, or scarf without the hood, you may also want to pick up next week’s pattern for a coordinating crochet hat pattern.
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Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie Pattern
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Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie Pattern
Supplies
- Yarn: Caron Cloud Cakes. Color Me Bold Collection. Find it online here. (affiliate link) 8.5 oz (240 g) and 760 yds (695 m). 100% Polyester. Medium Weight Yarn [4]. Machine washable and dryable.
- Colors: 2 skeins Bold Blue (Shade: 48020; Dye: 291048)
- Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm (7) Furls Solar Flare Streamline Galaxy. Find it online here. (affiliate link)
- Finished Project: Scarf: 8.9 oz (252 g) and 798 yds (729.7 m)
- Scissors, Tapestry Needle (yarn needle), Stitch Marker (optional)
Difficulty Level
Easy
Finished Size
Scarf width approximately 6.5 inches X 64 inches length.
Pockets width approximately 6.5 inches X 7.5 inches long.
Hood width approximately 10.5 inches X 32 inches long.
Gauge
Approximately 15 double crochet per 4 inches and 10 rows in double crochet per 4 inches.
You can substitute any yarn and hook for this stitch pattern – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size, and amount of yarn used for your project will also be different.
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- Fdc – foundation double crochet
- g- grams
- m – meters
- oz – ounces
- R – row
- RS – right side
- rem – remaining
- rep – repeat
- sk – skip
- sl st – slip stitch
- st/sts – stitch/stitches
- yds – yards
- * to **– Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain multiple instructions.
- [] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches
- () – important notes AND sets of stitches to be worked within one stitch, or space
Helpful Tutorials
- Stitch Anatomy
- Quick Stitch Guide
- Slip Knot and Starting Chain
- How to join a new ball of yarn
- How to work in the back bump of the starting chain.
- Foundation Double Crochet Stitch
Notes:
- Stitch multiple for foundation chain: even number of chains + 3
- Stitch multiple for Foundation Double Crochet: even number + 1
- I used a Foundation Double Crochet row instead of a foundation chain. You may substitute a foundation chain if you prefer. Please see ‘Alternate Row 1 Instructions’ to begin using a foundation chain instead.
- To change the scarf length, work your foundation double crochet stitches (Fdc) until you reach your desired scarf length and make sure you have an odd number of Fdc stitches. Then proceed to R2.
- To increase the width of your scarf, work more rows.
- The initial ch-3 counts as 1 dc.
- If you want to make the scarf and pockets in one-piece and fold the base of the scarf up to create the pockets, you can. Begin with a 269 Fdc and skip the pocket section. Then fold the scarf upwards after the 241st Fdc and pin the pocket in place lining up the stitches along the edges of R1 and R17.
- Add the Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie to your Ravelry libary here.
- Alternate Instructions (Find them at the end of the post).
Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie Pattern
This project is crocheted lengthwise in rows, in three parts.
PART 1: The Scarf
Using your 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: RS: Work 241 Fdc. Turn. [241 Fdc]
R2-R17: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. [241 dc]
Finish off. Put aside until all Parts are complete.
PART 2: The Pockets
Using your 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: RS: Work 28 Fdc. Turn. [28 Fdc]
R2-R17: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. [28 dc]
Finish off. Put aside until all Parts are complete.
PART 3: The Hood
Using your 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: RS: Work 121 Fdc. Turn. [121 Fdc]
R2-R25: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. [121 dc]
Proceed to finishing instructions (located after the Alternate Instructions).
Alternate Instructions (using a foundation chain start)
Notes:
- When I work into the foundation chain, I prefer working into the back bar (back bump) of the chain. This gives the edge a more finished look and is visually the same as the top of the stitches from the final row you will be working for the scarf. You can work under the back loop only if you prefer.
- To change the scarf length, chain until you reach your desired scarf length and make sure you have a number of chains you can divide evenly by 2, then add 3 chains. Then follow the ‘alternate R1 instructions’ above.
- If you want to make the scarf and pockets in one-piece and fold the base of the scarf up to create the pockets, you can. Begin with a foundation ch of 271 and skip the pocket section. Then fold the scarf upwards after the 241st dc and pin the pocket in place lining up the stitches along the edges of R1 and R17.
Alternate Easy Crochet Pocket Scoodie Pattern
This project is crocheted lengthwise in rows, in three parts.
ALTERNATE PART 1: The Scarf
Using your 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: RS: Ch 243, 1 dc in the fourth ch from the hook (the sk 3 chs counts as 1 dc) and in each rem ch across. Turn. [241 dc]
R2-R17: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. [241 dc]
Finish off. Put aside until all Parts are complete.
ALTERNATE PART 2: The Pockets
Using your 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: RS: Ch 30. 1 dc in the fourth ch from the hook (the sk 3 chs count as 1 dc) and in each rem ch across. Turn. [28 dc]
R2-R17: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. [28 dc]
Finish off. Put aside until all Parts are complete.
ALTERNATE PART 3: The Hood
Using your 4.5 mm (7) crochet hook (or size required for gauge):
R1: RS: Ch 123. 1 dc in the fourth ch from the hook (the sk 3 chs count as 1 dc) and in each rem ch across. Turn. [121 dc]
R2-R25: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc), 1 dc in each st across. Turn. [121 dc]
Proceed to finishing instructions.
Finishing Instructions (for both version):
FINISHING PART 1: The Scarf and The Pockets
- Weave in ends.
- With Wrong Sides (WS) facing, pin the pockets in place. Line up the stitches on the left and right sides of the scarf and each pocket, to create a straight line across the top of the pocket. PIN securely. You will be using a whip stitch to attach the pockets to the ends of the scarf.
- Leave the inside edges open to create the pockets.
- Thread a new length of yarn on your yarn needle and whip stitch around the 3 edges on each pocket.
- Finish off.
- Weave in ends.
FINISHING PART 2: The Hood
- Weave in ends.
- Fold the hood in half to bring the first and last stitch of each row together, with RS (right sides) facing inwards (touching).
- Match the stitches together along the left-side of the hood and using a whipstitch seam, seam the two edges together on the (WS) wrong side of the fabric. Work the whipstitch under the bl of the one side and the front loop of the other side of the hood.
- Finish off.
- Weave in ends.
FINISHING PART 3: The Hood and the Scarf
- With RS (right sides) facing for the scarf and the hood, line up the center whipstitch seam of the hood, with the middle stitch of the scarf (stitch 121) and PIN in place.
- Seam to the two pieces together on the RS (right side) of the fabric.
- Finish off.
- Weave in ends.
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Hi Cathy, I do not. I honestly didn’t realize the instructions would be any different – only that you begin on the left and work to the right whereas I work from right to left? Where are you getting stuck?
do you have directions for left handed crocheters?