Crochet Infinity Scarf for Beginners

Crochet infinity scarf for beginners striped with teal, aqua, citrine, and sand worn by a woman in the woods. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

Easy crochet infinity scarf for beginners

Deciding what to crochet as a beginner can be a challenge. You want to make something useful and something you’ll like, but you’re skills are limited. This free pattern for a crochet infinity scarf for beginners is an excellent pattern choice for one of your first few projects! You’ll find a helpful video along with the written pattern.

You’ll get lots of experience with four basic crochet stitches, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, and slip stitch.

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Where can I get this infinity scarf crochet pattern?

This crochet infinity scarf pattern for beginners is available free right here in this post, just scroll down for the free version.

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What materials will I need to crochet this infinity scarf?

I used two balls of Chroma Worsted from WeCrochet, color #28052 Seahorse. You can use any color you like!

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You could potentially use a different yarn altogether, but you should definitely choose one that is also worsted/4/medium weight. You’ll get even better results if your substitution has the same fiber content as Chroma Worsted, which is 70% Superwash Wool and 30% Nylon. Better still would be a yarn that is also a single ply, like Chroma Worsted and has a similar ratio of g/yd, which is 100 g/198 yds.

The more similar the yarn, the more your scarf will turn out with the same drape and size as the original.

You will also need a crochet hook, of course. My favorite crochet hooks are the Streamline resin hooks from Furl’s Fiberarts. They are lightweight, have an inline shape, and have a thick ergonomic handle that is easy on your hands. And they are just so pretty!

Five blue swirled resin crochet hooks from Furl's Fiberarts on a wooden hook stand.

And lastly, you will also need a tapestry needle for weaving in your ends.

What techniques will I need to know to crochet this scarf?

This beginner crochet infinity scarf starts with a foundation chain. The first row is single crochet, all the way across. The second row is half double crochet stitch. The third row is double crochet stitch. You’ll repeat those three rows over and over to make your scarf.

Once you’ve crocheted all the rows, you’ll seam the two short ends together to make this an infinity scarf. Or, if you prefer a standard scarf, you can skip seaming the ends together.

You will find a helpful video tutorial here that goes from the beginning slip knot, through the seaming of the two ends.

You can find a free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.

This tutorial post includes written instructions and a short video for each of 7 basic crochet stitches.

Easy crochet infinity scarf wrapped double in a circle on a white surface with yellow flowers and a small brass, crescent moon piece. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

Beggs Infinity Scarf, a Crochet Infinity Scarf for Beginners

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

Difficulty Level: Beginner

Finished Measurements: About 8 inches wide x 70 inches around.

Yarn: WeCrochet Chroma Worsted (70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon; 198 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 4/worsted/medium): 2 balls #28052 Seahorse.

Crochet Hook: L (7 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions: Tapestry needle.

Gauge: 12 sts x 9 rows = About 4 inches in alternating rows of sc, hdc, and dc.

Notes

This pattern uses standard US terms. For help with abbreviations, get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.

See this tutorial post for help with basic crochet stitches.

Scarf

Ch 25

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch, turn – 24 sts.

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, dc in each st across, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Repeat Rows 2-4 for pattern.

Work in pattern for a total of 150 rows.

Finishing

Without twisting scarf, bring beginning end of scarf up and behind working edge of scarf. Ch 1, working through both layers, sl st across to seam. Fasten off.

Weave in all ends. Finished!

And that wraps up this crochet infinity scarf pattern for beginners! I would love to see your projects, whether in-process or finished! Please share on Instagram and tag me, or join my Facebook group and share it there.

Happy crocheting!