In last week’s Woman’s Weekly was a pattern for a crocheted sleeveless cardigan. I like it very much, especially the pattern for the waistband. I’m intending to crochet myself a scarf one day with this pattern (50-​​chain width).

Here’s the pattern for the waistband:

Make a 146 (178) (194) ch

(You can use any width, as long as the total of chains is divisable by 16, + 2 extra)

Foundation row (wrong side):

1dc in 2^nd ch from hook (counts as 1 st), [5ch, miss 3ch, 1dc in next ch] to end, turn — 36 (44) (48) chsp.

1^st row: 5ch (counts as 1tr and 2ch), l dc in first chsp, 5ch, 1dc in next chsp, * 5tr in next dc, 1dc in next chsp, [5ch, 1dc in next chsp] 3 times, repeat from * to last two chsp, 5tr in next dc, 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dc in next chsp, 2ch, 1tr in last dc, turn.

2^nd row: 1ch (does not count as a st), 1dc in first tr, miss first chsp, [5ch, 1dc in next chsp, 1tr in each of next 2tr, 3ch, 1tr in next tr; 3ch, 1tr in each of next 2tr, 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dc in next chsp] to end, working last dc of last repeat in 3^rd of 5ch, turn.

3^rd row: 5ch (counts as 1tr and 2ch), 1dc in first chsp, [miss next 1dc, tr2tog, 3ch, 6tr in next tr, 3ch, miss 3ch, tr2tog, 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dc in next chsp] to end, ending last repeat with 2ch,
1tr in last dc, turn.

4^th row: 1ch (does not count as a st), 1dc in first tr, * 5ch, miss next chsp, [2tr in each of next 2tr, 3ch] twice, 2tr in each of next 2tr, 5ch, miss next chsp, 1dc in next chsp, repeat from * to end, working last dc of last repeat in 3^rd of 5ch, turn.

5^th row: 8ch (counts as 1dtr and 4ch), miss first chsp, * cl, [3ch, tr2tog in next chsp, 3ch, cl] twice, 4ch, 1dtr in next dc, 4ch, miss next chsp, repeat from * to last three 4trgr, cl, [3ch, tr2tog in next chsp, 3ch, cl] twice, 4ch, 1dtr in last dc, turn.

6^th row: 9ch (counts as 1dtr and 5ch), miss first chsp, * 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dc in top of next cl, 5ch, miss next chsp, 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dtr in next dtr, 5ch, miss next chsp, repeat from * to last five chsp, 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dc in top of next cl, 5ch, miss next chsp, 1dc in next chsp, 5ch, 1dtr in 5^th of 8ch, turn.

7^th row: 5ch (counts as 1tr and 2ch), 1dc in hrst chsp, 5ch, 1dc in next chsp, * 5tr in next dc, 1dc in next chsp, [5ch, 1dc in next chsp] 3 times, repeat from * to last two chsp, 5tr in next dc, 1dc in next
chsp, 5ch, 1dc in next chsp, 2ch, 1tr in 4^th of 9ch, turn.

8^th to 12^th rows: As 2^nd to 6^th rows.

13^th row: 1ch (does not count as a st), 1dc in first dtr, [4dc in next chsp] to end, turn — 145 (177) (193) sts.
14^th row: 3ch (counts as 1tr), [1tr in next dc] to end, turn.
15^th row: 1ch (doesn’t count as a st), [1 dc in next tr] to end. Fasten off.

On the photo I’ve made a dc border on the foundation row as well (as 13^th row) and a tr border plus another dc border will follow too (as 14^th and 15^th row).

When you want to print this pattern, the best is to copy the text and paste it in your text program.
Enjoy it.