V-Stitch Infinity Scarf/Cowl Instructions

For those of you that don't crochet - skip this post.  I wrote out instructions for my scarves that I made for a friend, and took pictures as I went along so she can see how to make one.  

V-Stitch Infinity Scarf (or cowl) instructions

Base Row:  Chain a length a little bit longer than you want the scarf.  I chained 130, and it was about 30 inches long.  When I finished the scarf, it was about 25 inches around (which is a fairly snug cowl).  The number of chains you start with will vary, depending on the yarn that you have.

Slip stitch in first chain, forming a circle, being careful not to twist the stitches too much.  (Some twisting is okay – this row will be in the middle of your scarf, and no one will know if the chains are off a bit.)

Row 1:    Chain 4 (stands for a double crochet, chain 1) and double crochet in the same chain – the one that you slipstitched in to join.  Skip the next 3 chains, and in the 4^th chain, work ‘double crochet, chain 1, double crochet’ (a V-Stitch).  Skip next three chains, and work a V-Stitch in the 4^th chain – do this all the way across.  Don't worry that you are skipping exactly the right number of chains - if you can't tell, no one else can either.  This row will be in the middle of your cowl, so no one will notice a few errors.

When you come to the end, make sure you have the row straight, and then turn the end upside down – this forms the ‘infinity loop’.  Work a V-Stitch in the bottom of the V-Stitch on the first row all around.  Join with a slip stitch in the 3^rd chain of the chain 4.  Your first row will have a V-Stitch on each side of your original chain.

Row 2:  Slip stitch in the next chain 1 space.  Chain 4, double crochet in same chain-1 space.  Make V-Stitch in next chain-1 space around, and join with slip stitch in 3^rd chain of the starting chain 4.  Continue as many rows as you want (or until you run out of yarn).  Join with a slip stitch in the 3^rd chain of the chain 4, and fasten off.