Schals „Deutschland“ und Schals „Italien“ in Schachenmayr Catania - 5912 - Downloadable PDF

Schachenmayr Catania Crochet Scarves: "Deutschland" and "Italien" Pattern Summary

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Schachenmayr presents two distinct crocheted scarves inspired by national color themes — the Schal "Deutschland" and the Schal "Italien". Both designs are worked in Schachenmayr original Catania, a popular sport-weight cotton yarn, and make excellent use of filet crochet techniques to create elegant, structured striped scarves. The pattern is suitable for crocheters who are comfortable reading crochet charts and working in rows.

About the Designs

Quer gestreifter Schal (Horizontally Striped Scarf) — Grundmuster A

The first scarf design features horizontal stripes worked using Grundmuster A (Basic Pattern A), which is a filet crochet grid constructed from Doppelstäbchen (treble crochet stitches) and Luftmaschen (chain stitches), following Häkelschrift A (crochet chart A). This creates an open, lacy filet mesh with a refined texture.

The scarf is begun by casting on 110 Luftmaschen plus 4 turning chain stitches, resulting in 10 filet squares across the width. At the end of each row, 4 chain stitches serve as a substitute for the first treble crochet when turning. After the first row, rows 2 and 3 are repeated throughout.

The stripe sequence consists of 7 rows each in color A, color B, and color C, totaling 21 rows per repeat. This 21-row stripe repeat is worked 7 times, and the scarf is then finished with an additional 7 rows each in color A and color B. This rhythmic color repetition gives the scarf its bold, graphic horizontal stripe effect.

• Technique: Filet crochet in horizontal stripes
• Stitch pattern: Filet grid using Doppelstäbchen (treble crochet) and Luftmaschen (chain stitches)
• Cast on: 110 chain stitches + 4 turning chains = 10 filet squares wide
• Stripe repeat: 7 rows × 3 colors = 21 rows, repeated 7 times plus finishing rows

To finish the narrow ends of the scarf, fransen (fringe) are attached in the corresponding stripe colors. Each fringe is made by folding a approximately 30 cm length of yarn in half, drawing the loop through the edge of the scarf, and pulling the loose ends through the loop to secure — a classic and tidy fringe method that complements the striped colorwork beautifully.

Längs gestreifter Schal (Vertically Striped Scarf) — Grundmuster B

The second scarf design features vertical stripes and is worked using Grundmuster B (Basic Pattern B), which constructs the filet grid from Stäbchen (double crochet stitches) and Luftmaschen (chain stitches), following Häkelschrift B (crochet chart B). Because the scarf is worked lengthwise, the vertical stripe effect is achieved by working across a much longer foundation chain.

The scarf is started with 241 Luftmaschen plus 3 turning chain stitches. At the end of each row, 3 chain stitches replace the first double crochet when turning. After the first row, rows 2 and 3 are again repeated throughout, consistent with the filet construction method used across both patterns.

• Technique: Filet crochet in vertical stripes, worked lengthwise
• Stitch pattern: Filet grid using Stäbchen (double crochet) and Luftmaschen (chain stitches)
• Cast on: 241 chain stitches + 3 turning chains

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