Free Crochet Pattern for Hooded Scarf with Pockets

Hooded scarf with pockets crochet pattern-chunky and warm!

I wanted to make a really warm scarf for myself, so I used some nice chunky yarn and designed this free crochet pattern for a hooded scarf with pockets.

You can easily make this hooded scarf with or without pockets. The pockets are made by just folding the scarf and turning it into pockets, easy peasy!

This is my third hooded scarf pattern after the Heidi hooded scarf, and I like this chunky style better. I think it will look great over a black pea coat.

I don’t like pointy hoods, so I added some gentle shaping to make it smooth and curvy at the back. I feel it looks much better this way.

Free Crochet Pattern for Hooded Scarf with Pockets

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Materials

1. Cozy Wool yarn from Loops and Threads in color Harvest was used for the sample hooded scarf with hand pockets. It is a size 6, super bulky yarn but has far more drape than other commonly available yarns of the same weight.

2. A size K(6.5mm)hook for the ribbing and an 8mm hook for the rest of the scarf

3. Tapestry needle to weave in the ends and seam the hood and optional pockets.

Finished Size

Hood Sizes:

Child(5 to 10 Years): 8.5″ depth X 9″ height

Teen: 9″ depth X 10″ height

Adult: 10″depth X 11″ height

Scarf Length:

Child: 44″ for the pocket version and 55″ for the scarf without pockets.

Teen: 56″ for the pocket version and 65″ for the scarf without pockets.

Adult: 60″ for the pocket version and 68″ for the scarf without pockets.

According to Sprucecrafts, you can make your scarf fingertip to fingertip with your arms outstretched or longer.

Yardage

Note: Each skein was 90 yards long.

Child: 4-1/2 skeins

Teen: 5 skeins

Adult: 5-1/2 skeins

Stitch Abbreviations

ch- chain

sl st- slip stitch

sc- single crochet

dc- double crochet

sk- skip

YO- yarn over

Stitch Explanations

1. sc2tog: It is a sc decrease worked across 2 sts to join them into one. Insert your hook into the first st and pull up a loop, insert your hook into the next st and pull up a loop, YO and pull through all the 3 loops on your hook.—-sc2tog completed

2. dc2tog: It is a dc decrease worked across 2 sts to join them into one. *(YO, insert your hook into the next st, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops), repeat from * one more time, YO and pull through all the 3 loops on your hook.——–dc2tog completed

3.Front Post Double Crochet(fpdc) and Back Post Double crochet(bpdc): You can find a tutorial here.

Gauge

With K(6.5mm) hook, 11 sts in ribbing pattern= 4 inches. You can ch 23 and work the ribbing pattern below if you want to make a gauge swatch.

With 8mm hook, 8dc= 4 inches

You might also like these free scarf patterns:

2 Hour Crochet Scarf

Driftwood Pocket Scarf

Heidi Hooded Scarf

Crochet Hooded Scarf With Pockets

Pattern notes

1. The hood and scarf are worked separately and seamed together.

2. The pockets are made by folding up the scarf and whip stitching the sides. Scarf lengths for the versions with and without pockets are mentioned in the pattern.

Hood Crochet Pattern

Pattern Notes

1. The hood is worked as a long flat rectangle with a little bit of shaping at the top of the hood to avoid making it pointy. You will then fold and seam it at the back.

2. Stitch counts for bigger sizes are given in the order Child(Teen, Adult).

Ribbing

With a K(6.5mm) hook, ch 51 (57, 63).

Row 1: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook( 3 skipped chains count as a dc), 1 dc in each ch across to end, turn.—–49 (55, 61) dc

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as a dc), 1 fpdc in next st, *(1 bpdc in next st, 1 fpdc in next st), repeat from * to beginning ch-3, 1 dc on top of beginning ch-3, turn.——-49 (55, 61) sts

For the child size, jump to ‘Back of the Hood’ below. Your ribbing will be approximately 18 inches long now.

Row 3(Only for Teen and Adult): Ch 2 (counts as a dc), 1 bpdc in next st, *( 1 fpdc in next st, 1 bpdc in next st) Repeat from * to beginning ch-2, 1 dc on top of beginning ch-2, turn.—–55(61) sts

Your ribbing is now complete and it should be approximately 20 inches long for the teen size and 22 inches long for the adult. Do not fasten off but proceed to make the back of the hood below.

Back of the Hood

Switch to the bigger 8mm hook.

Row 1(Size Child Only): Ch 1( does not count as a st), 1 sc in same st as beginning ch-1, *(sc2tog across next 2 sts, 1 sc in next st), repeat from * to end, turn. Your last sc will be on top of beginning ch-2.——–33sc

Row 1(Size Teen only): Ch 1( does not count as a st), 1 sc in same st as beginning ch-1, 1 sc in next 3 sts, *(sc2tog across next 2 sts, 1 sc in next st), repeat from *until 2 sts and the beginning ch is left, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2, turn. —–39 sc

Row 1(Size Adult Only): Ch 1( does not count as a st), 1 sc in same st as beginning ch-1, 1 sc in next st, (sc2tog across next 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, sc2tog across next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts), repeat from * until 2 sts and the beginning ch is left, 1 sc in next 2 sts, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2, turn.——45 sc

Continue for All Sizes

Row 2: Ch 2, * [sk next 2 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, sc)in next st], repeat from * to last 2 sts, sk next st, 1 sc in last st, turn.——–10(12, 14) repeats

Row 3: Ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space and each ch-2 space across, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2, turn.—–10(12, 14) repeats

Repeat Row 3 until you have completed 6(6, 7) rows and the hood measures 6.5(7, 8) inches including the ribbing.

Note: In the next row, you will place markers in the ch-1 spaces or they will be hard to identify.

Hood Decrease

Decrease Row 1: Ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in first 4(5,6)ch-2 spaces, (dc2tog, ch 1, sc)in the next two ch-2 spaces, place a marker in the two ch-1 spaces you just made, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in the remaining 4(5,6)ch-2 spaces, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2, turn.

Decrease Row 2: Ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in first 4(5,6)ch-2 spaces, 2 dc in the next two ch-1 spaces, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in the remaining 4(5,6)ch-2 spaces, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2, turn.

Last Row: Ch 2, 1 sc in first ch-2 loop, 1 sc in next 2 dc sts, *(1 sc in next sc, sk next ch-2 loop, 1 sc in next 2 dc), repeat from * until you reach near the dc sts in the middle, sc2tog across next 2 dc, sc2tog again across next 2 dc, *(1 sc in next sc, sk next ch-2 loop, 1 sc in next 2 dc), repeat from * until just the beginning ch-2 is left, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2. Do not fasten off. Your hood will now look like the picture below.

1. Completed hood before seaming the back has decreases at top

Seaming the Back of the Hood

Now pick which side you want to make your right and wrong side. You can choose the side that is more appealing to your eye as the right side.

2. Fold lengthwise and sl st the back of the hood

Fold the hood along its length making sure the wrong side is outside. Continue using the yarn attached and seam the 2 layers together with a slip stitch ( see pic 2 above). When slip stitching, insert your hook under the back loop of the stitches on the front layer and the front loop of the stitches on the back layer. That is, you should work through the loops at the very edge of the fabric to avoid making a bulky seam.

Crochet Scarf

With the bigger 8mm hook, ch 16(19,19).

Row 1: Working into the back bumps of the chain, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across to end. —–15(18, 18) sc

Note: The pattern for the scarf is similar to the hood pattern but you will be chaining 3 instead of 2 at the beginning as your scarf needs more drape.

Row 2: Ch 3, * [sk next 2 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in next st], repeat from * to last 2 sts, sk next st, 1 sc in last st, turn.——–4(5, 5)repeats.

Row 3: Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space and each ch-2 space across, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-2, turn.—– 4(5, 5)repeats.

Repeat Row 3 until your scarf is 55(65,68) inches long if you don’t intend to add the pockets or 57( 70, 74) inches long if you plan on making the pocket version. Do not fasten off.

Last Leveling Row: Ch 2, 1 sc in first ch-2 space, 1 sc in next 2 dc sts, *(1 sc in next sc, sk next ch-2 loop, 1 sc in next 2 dc), repeat from * until just the beginning ch3 is left, 1 sc on top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

Attaching the Hood to the Scarf

3. Align the marker with the hood seam and whip stitch it to the scarf

Fold the scarf into half and place a marker on the fold to indicate the middle. Place the scarf and the hood with the wrong sides facing up, align the seam of the hood with the marker and sew them together with a whip stitch going under just 1 loop at the edge of the fabric. You will need around 60 inches of yarn to make the seam. Do not forget to reinforce the beginning and end of your seam with extra stitches.

Making the Pockets

To make your pockets, keep the scarf wrong side facing up, fold up 6-1/2 (7, 7) inches of your scarf. Using a 45-inch strand of yarn seam the sides with a whip stitch as shown above. Do not forget to reinforce the top of the pockets with a couple of stitches when you start. Turn it inside out once you are done.