The intention of this scarf is to mark each day of December until Christmas by adding five rows to your scarf. Advent actually begins four Sundays before Christmas, which would have it starting in November most years. However, for the sake of ease, most Countdown Calendars ignore those days. Materials Worsted yarn H-8 (5 mm) regular crochet hook I-9 (5.5 mm) Tunisian crochet hook Abbreviations Ch = chain Sc = single crochet Hdc = half-double crochet Dc = double crochet St = stitch Tc = treble crochet Sk = skip Yo = yarn-over Instructions Week One: December 1: Ch 40 Row 1: sc in the second ch from the hook and each stitch across. Row 2-5: turn, ch2, hdc in each stitch across. Row 6: turn, ch1, sc across December 3: Row 12: Turn, ch3, dc3, \*sk2, ch2, dc3, repeat from \* to last 6 sts, ch2, dc4 Row 13: Turn, ch3, dc, (dc2, ch2, dc2) in each ch2 space across, dc in last st Row 14: Turn, ch5, dc3 in first ch2 space, \*ch2, dc3 into ch2 space, repeat from \* across, ch2, 2dc Row 15: Turn, ch3, (dc2, ch2, dc2) in each ch2 space, (2dc, ch2, dc) in ch5 space Row 16: Turn, ch3, dc2, \*2ch, dc3 in ch2 space, repeat from \* across, end with ch2, dc in last stitch December 2: Row 7: turn, ch3, sk1, \*(dc, ch1, dc) in next, sk2, repeat from \* to last 2 st, 2dc Row 8: turn, ch3, dc, \*(dc, ch1, dc) in ch space, repeat from \* to last st, sk1, dc Row 9: turn, ch3, \*(dc, ch1, dc) in ch space, repeat from \* to last st, 2dc Row 10: turn, ch3, dc, \*(dc, ch1, dc) in ch space, repeat from \* to last st, sk1, dc Row 11: turn, ch1, sc across December 4: Row 17: turn, ch1, sc across Row 18: turn, ch3, dc2, \*sk1, ch3, tr, sk1, tr, sk1, ch3, dc3, repeat from \* to last 5, sk1, ch3, tr, sk1, tr2 Row 19: turn, ch1, sc, \*sc in tr, ch3, dc in each dc, repeat from \* to end Row 20: turn, ch3, 2dc, \*ch, tr, ch, tr, ch, 3dc, repeat from \* to end Row 21: turn, ch1, sc across December 6: Row 27-30: turn, ch3, dc in each stitch across Row 31: turn, ch1, sc across December5: Row 22: turn, ch1, \*sc, sk2, dc5, sk2, repeat from \* to last 2sts, sk1, dc3 Row 23-25: turn, ch1, sc, \*dc5 in sc, sc in 3rd st of 5dc fan, repeat from \* to last sc, dc3 in sc Row 26: turn, ch1, sc, \*ch2, dc in sc, ch2, sc in dc, repeat from \* across December 7: Row 32: Turn, \*ch5, sk5, sc, repeat from \* to end Row 33: Turn, ch3, dc2 in sc, \*sc in ch space, ch5, sc in ch space, dc5, repeat from \* to final sc-ch5, dc3, sc in ch space Row 34: Turn, \*ch5, sc in 3rd dc, ch5, sc in ch space, repeat from \*, end with sc in top of ch3 Row 35: Turn, ch3, dc2 in sc, \*sc in ch space, ch5, sc in ch space, dc5, repeat from \* to final sc-ch5, dc3, sc in ch space Row 36: Turn, \*ch5, sc in 3rd dc, ch5, sc in ch space, repeat from \*, end with sc in top of ch3
Week Two
December 8: Row 37: Turn, ch3, \*sk2, dc, ch3, dc3 around stem of dc, sk2, dc, repeat from \* to last 2 sts, ch1, dc Row 38: Turn, ch5, dc, \*ch2, sc into top of ch3 for square, ch2, dc, repeat from \* to end Row 39-40: Repeat Rows 37-38 Row 41: turn, ch1, sc across December 9: Row 42: turn, ch1, sc4, \*sk3, ch3, sc3, repeat from \* to end Row 43: turn, ch1, \*sc3, ch3, sk ch, repeat from \* to last 4 sc, sc4 Row 44: turn, ch1, sc, \*sk3, ch3, sc3 around chs of previous rows, repeat from \* to last 3 sc, sk2, ch2, sc Row 45: turn, ch1, sc, sk2, ch2, \*sk3, ch3, sc3 around chs of previous rows, repeat from \* to last 4 sc, sk3, ch3, sc Row 46: turn, ch1, \*sc3 around chs of previous rows, ch3, sk ch, repeat from \* to last 4 sc, sc4 Row 47: turn, ch1, sc across December 11: Row 52-55: turn, ch1, \*sc, ch1, repeat from \* to second to last, sc Row 56: turn, ch1, sc across
Row 48-50: turn, ch3, dc into same st, ch1, \*sk2, dc, sk2, dc3 into next, repeat from \* to last 3 st, sk2, dc Row 51: turn, ch1, sc across
December 13: December 12: Row 57: turn, ch3, dc into same st, ch1, \*sk3, dc3 into next, ch1, repeat from \* to last 3, sk2, dc Row 58: turn, ch3, dc2 into ch space, \*ch1, dc3 into ch space, repeat from \* to last ch space, dc in last st Row 59: turn, ch3, dc into same st, ch1, \*dc3 into next ch space, ch1, repeat from \* to last 3, sk2, dc Row 60: turn, ch3, dc2 into ch space, \*ch1, dc3 into ch space, repeat from \* to last ch space, dc in last st Row 61: turn, ch1, sc across Row 62: turn, ch3, dc3, \*ch3, sk3, dc3, repeat from \* to end Row 63: turn, ch5, \*dc3 around ch3 of previous row, sk3, ch3, repeat from \* to end, dc in top of ch3 Row 64: turn, ch3, dc3 around ch3 of previous row, \*ch3, dc around ch3 of previous row, repeat from \* to end Row 65: turn, ch5, \*dc3 around ch3 of previous row, sk3, ch3, repeat from \* to end, dc in top of ch3 Row 66: turn, ch1, sc across December 14: Row 67: turn, ch3, dc in same st, \*ch1, sk1, dc, ch1, sk1, dc3 in next st, repeat from \* to last 2 sts, ch1, sk1, dc Row 68-70: turn, ch3, dc in same st, \*ch1, dc3 in top of dc in previous row, ch1, dc in 2"d dc of previous row, repeat from \* to last 2 sts, ch1, dc in top of chain Row 71: turn, ch1, sc across
Week Three
December 15:
How to do the Tunisian stitch: Forward Pass: Ch1, hook through loop, yo and draw through, leave loop on hook and repeat for each st. Return Pass: Yo, draw through last loop, \*yo, draw through two loop, repeat from \* to end of row Row 72-75: turn, Tunisian st across Row 76: turn, ch1, sc across
December 17: Row 82: turn, ch3, \*sk1, dc, repeat to last st, dc in lastst Row 83: turn, ch3, dc2 in top of dc in previous row Row 84-85: repeat rows 82-83 Row 86: turn, ch1, sc across December 16: Row 77: turn, ch1, sc across Row 78: turn, ch4, half-treble in each stitch across Row 79-80: repeat rows 77-78 Row 81: turn, ch1, sc across December 18: Row 87: turn, ch1, sc3, \*ch2, sc2, repeat from \* to last st, sc in last Row 88: turn, ch3, dc2, \*ch2, dc2, repeat from \* to last st, dc in last Row 89-90: repeat rows 87-88 Row 91: turn, ch1, sc across
December 19: Row 92: turn, ch5, treble in each st across Row 93: turn, ch1, sc in each st across Row 94-95: repeat rows 92-93 Row 96: turn, ch1, sc across
December 21: Row 102-105: turn, ch3, hdc in FLO of each st across Row 106: turn, ch1, sc across December 20: Row 97-100: turn, ch1, \*dc, sc, repeat from \* across Row 101: turn, ch1, sc across
Week Four
December 22: Row 107: turn, ch1, sc in each st across Row 108: turn ch3, dc in same st, \*sk2, dc3 in next, repeat from \* to last 3 sts, sk2, dc2 in last st Row 109-110: repeat rows 107-108 Row 111: turn, ch1, sc across December 23: Ch1, sc evenly down one edge Along end: Row 1: Ch1, sc, \*sk2, ch5, sc, repeat from \* to end Row 2: ch1, sc, (dc, ch2, dc, ch5, sc into 4"h ch from hook, ch1, dc, ch2, dc) into ch5 sp, repeat pattern in every other ch5 sp, sc in last sc Finish off! December 24: Join yarn to last stitch of yesterday's work, ch1, sc evenly down edge Along end: Row 1: Ch1, sc, \*sk2, ch5, sc, repeat from \* to end Row 2: ch1, sc, (dc, ch2, dc, ch5, sc into 4th ch from hook, ch1, dc, ch2, dc) into ch5 sp, repeat pattern in every other ch5 sp, sc in last sc Finish off!
