This is a light neck accessory perfect for spring or cool summer wear. The length and width of this piece can be easily adjusted to suit your style. Likewise, by changing yarn weights to worsted or aran, you can easily create a neck warmer more suited to colder climate.

Crochetology Suggestions:

The design of this neck warmer takes advantage of two types of yarn – a heavier yarn (such as Baby Camel yarn in dk/8-ply weight) and a lace weight yarn (such as Silky Camel lace).

The heavier yarn wraps around the neck to keep warm and the lace decorates the edges around the face.

Try substituting other yarn to produce the similar contrast in weight and texture. Try also a contrast in colour.

If you make a shorter piece, you can easily use the same pattern to make some wrist warmers. If it was made longer then it can be a scarf.

Silky Camel Lace Neck Warmer
Skill Level: Easy

Finished Measurements:
Approximately 13 inches long and 9 inches wide
The length and width of the neck warmer can be easily adjusted by increasing the length of the foundation chain to desired width and by adding more rows to the desired length.

Yarn:
Baby Camel 4 by Lotus Yarns, approximately 25 grams or 80 meters
Silky Camel Lace by Lotus Yarns, approximately 5 grams (worked in 2 strands held together)

Yarn Substitution:
Substitute Baby Camel 4 with DK/8-ply yarn
Substitute Silky Camel Lace with 2-ply lace yarn

Hooks:
Aluminium Crochet Hook size 3mm and 3.5mm

Notions:
Sewing needle
3 buttons (1.5cm in diameter)

Gauge:
23 stitches and 9 rows in double crochet stitches = 4 inches/10 cm square (using 3.5mm hook and Baby Camel 2 Yarn)

Terminology:
Pattern is written using US crochet terminology.

Design Notes:
The neck warmer is started at one end using Baby Camel Yarn and larger hook, working vertically in rows until you reach the desired length. The neck warmer is a simple mesh of double crochet stitches separated by a single chain space. The upper edge of the neck warmer has rows of 2 double crochet stitches next to each other while the lower edge of the neck warmer has the double crochet and chain space. So you must end the row on the side where you can continue working along the lower edge of the piece. Here, a scallop edge is worked all along the lower edge of the neck warmer.

The lacy edging is worked in Silky Camel Lace Yarn in two strands held together using smaller hook. The lace edging is done in 3 rows, started by joining the yarn with sc around the stem of the second double crochet along the upper edge of the neck warmer, right side facing.