Pom Pom Scarf in Caron Simply Soft and Simply Soft Brites - Downloadable PDF

Pom Pom Scarf in Caron Simply Soft and Simply Soft Brites – Free Crochet Pattern by Darlene Dale

This free downloadable crochet pattern by designer Darlene Dale guides crafters through creating a charming, colorful Pom Pom Scarf using Caron Simply Soft yarn in a playful four-color combination. The finished scarf measures approximately 5½ inches wide by 61 inches long (14 x 155 cm), making it a generously sized accessory that works beautifully for all ages. Rated as a beginner-level project, it is an ideal choice for newer crocheters looking to build confidence while producing a polished, professional-looking result.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a single elongated scarf with a distinctive pointed or tapered shape at both ends, created through strategic increases and decreases. The body of the scarf is worked in a solid color, while eight handmade pom poms — two each in four different colors — are attached near each end for a fun, festive finishing touch. The combination of a simple rectangular body with decorative pom poms gives this scarf a playful aesthetic that suits both children and adults.

Techniques Used

• Foundation chain and single crochet increases: The scarf begins with a chain of just 2 and is shaped by working increases at both edges across the first several rows, gradually widening the fabric to its full width. This technique of working 2 single crochets into the same stitch at each end creates the characteristic tapered point at the beginning of the scarf.
• Even single crochet rows: Once the scarf reaches its full width of 22 stitches, the pattern transitions to straight, even rows of single crochet worked back and forth until the piece reaches approximately 56 inches in length. This long, repetitive section is perfect for building rhythm and speed as a beginner.
• Single crochet decreases (sc2tog): To mirror the pointed tip at the starting end, the scarf is finished with a series of decrease rows using the sc2tog technique — drawing up a loop in each of two consecutive stitches and completing them together. This reduces the stitch count by two stitches per row until only a single stitch remains, creating a neat, symmetrical taper.
• Pom pom making: Eight pom poms are constructed by hand using the classic finger-wrapping method — winding yarn approximately 70 times around three fingers, tying tightly in the center with a long tail, cutting the loops at both ends, and trimming to a smooth, round shape. This is a fundamental craft technique that requires no additional tools.
• Finishing and seaming: Pom poms are sewn onto the scarf near each end using the long tail left during construction. Ends are woven in, and the scarf is blocked lightly to even out the stitches and enhance drape.

Stitches Used

• Chain (ch): Used to begin the project and to turn at the start of each row.
• Single crochet (sc): The primary stitch throughout the entire scarf body, worked in rows from edge to edge.
• Single crochet two together (sc2tog): The decrease stitch used to taper both ends of the scarf. Worked by drawing up a loop in the next stitch, then drawing up a loop in the following stitch, and completing both loops together with a yarn over and draw through — a fundamental beginner decrease technique.

Materials

• Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in four colors:
  • Color A – Ocean (9759): 1 ball (6 oz / 170 g; 315 yds / 288 m) — used for the main scarf body
  • Color B – Watermelon (9604): 1 ball — used for pom poms
  • Color C – Limelight (9607): 1 ball — used for pom poms
  • Color D – Lemonade (9776): 1 ball — used for pom poms
• Yarn Weight: Caron Simply Soft