Materials
2 - 50 gr balls Crystal Palace Mini Mochi
(shown here in color 112 'bossa nova')
Size F crochet hook

Size: 5 x 62"

Beginning block: Ch 6 loosely, turn.
Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 2 ch.

Block: Sl st into ch-3 space of next block,
ch 3, 3 dc in same space.

Decreasing Block: Ch 1, turn. Sl st across
top of block just completed, sl st into
ch-3 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, join
with sl st into ch-3 space of next block.

Start pattern
Make beginning block. Ch 6 and make a second beginning block, flip first block up to sl st under ch-3 of first beginning block; ch 3, 3 dc in same space. This row now has 2 blocks. (To flip block up, tip left hand forward, place thumb under block, index finger on top, tip hand back and turn the block up so that the ch 3 is in position to be joined with sl st.)

Work beginning block, flip work up, sl st into ch-3 space of previous row, ch 3, 3 dc in same space. Sl st into space under ch-3 space of next block, ch 3, make block as before.

Continue in this manner, increasing one block on each row to 7 blocks along both straight sides and on the diagonal.

Next row: Work decreasing block, make blocks to end (7 blocks made).
Next row: Work increasing block, make blocks to end (7 blocks made)
Continue in this manner until 45 blocks have been made on the long side of the scarf.
Continue as est, but work decreasing block at beginning of each row to square off the end.

Make a second piece in the same manner,. Do not fasten off.

Join at center back as follows: Place right sides together (the stripe colors will probably not match - this is the nature of the yarn). Sl st thru st at edge of each piece, joining them together. *Ch 3, sl st in space between next 2 blocks* joining both halves of scarf. Do not fasten off.

Edging: Ch 2, hdc into space between next 2 blocks, ch 3, *3 dc into space under hdc just made, hdc into space between next 2 blocks.* Repeat between * all around. Last Point: Ch 3 and work 2 dc in space under hdc, join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. Fasten off.   

Designed and Crocheted by Gail Tanquary for Crystal Palace Yarns
Visit Gail's shop, Alameda Yarn Co., in Alameda, CA if you are in the East Bay area.

Retail shops in the USA should contact CPY Wholesale for information on purchasing Crystal Palace Yarns.

Pattern Copyright 2010 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this  pattern with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting shops carrying CPY Yarns Mini Mochi are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.

or write to:
Crystal Palace Yarns, 160 23rd Street, Richmond, CA 94804
phone: 510-237-9988, 
fax: 510-237-9809 
email: cpyinfo -at- straw.com