Rust Scarf Crochet Pattern – Popcorn Stitch Texture

The Rust Scarf crochet pattern is all about cozy texture and simple stitches coming together beautifully. The popcorn stitch adds that little pop of personality, and the warm rust shade makes it feel like autumn wrapped around your shoulders. It’s an easy, satisfying make that is perfect for gifting or keeping all to yourself when the weather cools down

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Popcorn Stitch Crochet is Adding Texture and Personality

I’ve always loved how the popcorn stitch adds that little “something extra” to a project. It’s bouncy, fun, and gives your scarf that cozy, touch-me texture that plain stitches just can’t match.

The way those little clusters pop off the fabric makes any piece feel more alive and full of character. And once you get into the rhythm, it’s pure crochet joy!

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Let’s get to the pattern, shall we? Making the Rust Scarf

Difficulty

Intermediate

Materials

• 100% Acrylic, 100gr (1.5 skeins), weight #4 yarn, approx 220 yards in pumpkin color  and some in beige (3 rows)
  
• Hook: 5 mm
• Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape

Gauge for my sample using the yarn I had

• 12 st X 8 rows ( 4” X 4”) pattern repeat

Sizes

This sample is  6.5” wide by 36” long ( infinity scarf)

Stitch Key

• Ch = Chain
• St = Stitch
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Yo = Yarn Over
• Pc = Popcorn st

Specialty Stitches

Popcorn Stitch = PC

Work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches into the same stitch. Drop the working loop from your hook. Reinsert your hook into the top of the first double crochet. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the first double crochet. Gently tighten the stitch to create the rounded popcorn shape.

If you need a visual tutorial for the stitch, follow the videos 👇

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Notes

• This pattern is written in US terminology
• This pattern is worked in rows
• This pattern uses rows of repeat
• Ch1 does not count as 1st DC at the beginning of the round
• Ch3 does count as a stitch at the beginning of the round
• You can work this pattern with one color or multiple as you wish. I used two colors

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Ch 21

Row 1: Sc 1 in 2nd st from the hook, sc 1 in next and across to end of row, turn (20)

Row 2: Ch 3, skip 1 st, dc 3 in next st, *skip 2 st, dc 3 in next, repeat from * to last 2 st, skip 1 st, dc 1 in last st, tur, (20)

Now we will work in the spaces between the DC clusters

Row 3: Ch 3, dc 2 in space between dc and dc3 in previous row, *dc 3 in next space between dc 3 clusters, repeat from * to last space between dc 3 and dc 1 , dc 2 in the last space, turn (20)

Row 4: Ch 3, *dc 3 in next space between dc 3 clusters, repeat from * to last, finish with dc 1 in last stitch, turn (20)

Rows 5+6: repeat rows 3+4

Row 7: Ch 1, sc 1 in 1st st from hook, sc 1 in next and across to the end of the row, turn (20)

Now we will work on a popcorn st row

Row 8: Ch 3, dc 1 in next st, *pc in next, dc 1 in next 2 st, repeat from *, finish with dc 1 in last 2 st, turn, (20)

Row 9: Ch 1, sc 1 in 1st st from hook, sc 1 in next and across to the end of the row, turn (20)

Rows 2 – 9 are the pattern repeat

I changed the color to beige for rows 7-9 at the 4th repeat and back to pumpkin color for 4 more repeats.

You can decide to make this a long open scarf, a cowl, or an infinity scarf as you wish by adding pattern repeats

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Finishing

Cut your yarn and weave in the ends

Enjoy!

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**This is an original Sandra Regev pattern: Owner /Designer of Sandra Stitches. This pattern may not be redistributed for free, sale, or trade, but finished products can be sold with credit to this shop – enjoy!

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