Simple Slanted Scarf

Meet your new favorite stash-busting project: the Slanted Stripe Scarf.

This design uses the Tunisian crochet full stitch to create a rich, textured fabric with subtle slanted stripes and clean, angled ends for a modern finish. It’s simple, relaxing, and perfect for crocheters who love a project they can ease into without overthinking.

Completely customizable, you can use as many colors as you’d like, making it ideal for using up leftover yarn and creating a piece that’s uniquely yours.

With its repetitive stitch pattern and cozy feel, this scarf is perfect for slowing down, relaxing, and enjoying the rhythm of every stitch.

Gauge

Work pattern

4″ x4″=13 rows x 19 stitches steam blocked

Hooks

6.5 mm Tunisian crochet hook (or size needed to meet gauge) with a 15-20 inch cord.

Traditional crochet hook: 6.5 mm (or same size as Tunisian hook used to meet gauge)

Scarf Dimensions

Approximately 86 inches long from the longest points of each side 12 inches wide.

I used scrap yarn, so yarn amounts are approximation.

For a long thick scarf I use worsted weight yarn totaling, 16.7 oz (472 g) 785yrds (717m

You use any yarn you want for however many rows you want, you will still have a gorgeous piece!

Yarn Details

Sample yarn

Furls Wander Yarn in Olive: 100% acrylic yarn, 100g (3.5oz)/120yds (109m). I used 225g

(8oz)/270yds (247m).

Big Twist Gentle in Sage: 100% anti-pilling acrylic yarn, 100g (3.5oz)/131yds (120m). I used

225g (8oz)/295yds (270m).

Abbreviations & Stitches

Sl St: slip stitch

St(s): stitches

CH: Chain

BLO: Back Loop Only

TFS: Tunisian Full Stitch – Insert hook between the space between the front vertical bars of neighboring stitches (example 1) The first St of the row will be worked into the space before the first St worked in the previous row.

At the end of the row, skip the space before the TES (example 2), then TES, RTP.

(See resources page for links to video tutorials)

LTS: Last Tunisian Stitch – in the last St in the row, insert hook into the front and back vertical bars. Yarn over pull up loop.

RTP: Return Pass – CH 1, yarn over and pull thought 2 loops , Repeat yarn over and pull thought 2 until there is 1 loop remains on the hook.

Tunisian Crochet Sl St Bind Off: Insert your hook behind the vertical the vertical bar. Yarn over pull and pull the loop thought that St. Sl St through the loop on the hook so that 1 loop remains on the hook. Repeat these steps until all Sts have been worked.

Pattern Instructions

In Color 1

Row 1: Starting in the second CH from the hook, pull up a loop in the back bump of each

CH across, RTP. [50] the row count remains the same throughout.

Rows 2 : TFS until you have 2 Sts left, skip the last St space, CHANGE COLOR*, LTS, RTP

Rows 3-240: repeat rows 2

Row 241: Tunisian Crochet Sl St bind off.

Don’t break yarn

*Note: Carry the yarn up the side of the work. Insert your hook through the TES; drop yarn and pick up next color. Pull through loop, continue with normal RTP.

example 3

Yarn Change

example 4

Carry Your Floats

Border

Row 1: CH 2, Sl St into the each St. At the first corner CH 2 , Sl St into the foundation row till the corner, CH 2, Sl St till the next corner, CH 2, SL ST into the bind off row till your back at the beginning of the row, Sl St into the top of the CH 2 St.

Row 2: CH 2, Sl St BLO in every St. CH 2 at every corner St. Sl St into the top of the CH 2 at the beginning of the row. Break yarn, weave in ends.