Bex Scarf – Free Knit-Look Crochet Scarf Pattern with Fringe

Looking for a cozy crochet scarf with beautiful knit-look texture? The Bex Scarf is worked lengthwise in a combination of yarn over slip stitches and back crossed double crochet stitches, creating a soft scarf with lovely drape and optional fringe.

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About the Bex Scarf

The Bex Scarf is a soft, cozy crochet scarf featuring a beautiful knit-look texture and lovely drape. Although it has a right and wrong side, both sides look attractive, each with a slightly different texture.

Worked lengthwise in rows, this scarf is suitable for teens, women, and men. Optional fringe adds a classic finishing touch.

It also makes a lovely matching set with the Bex Hat free crochet pattern.

Bex Scarf Pattern at a Glance

• Construction: Worked lengthwise in rows
• Texture: Yarn over slip stitches and back crossed double crochet stitches
• Yarn weight: Medium (4)
• Hook: 5.5 mm
• Finishing: Optional fringe

Finished Size & Fit

Without fringe, the scarf measures approximately 72" (184 cm) long and 7" (17.5 cm) wide.

To make a longer scarf, start with more foundation chains in multiples of 2, plus 1 chain to turn. To make a wider scarf, add more rows in the pattern repeat.

Gauge

14 stitches and 13 rows in pattern repeat = 4" × 4" (10 × 10 cm).

Supplies

• 3 skeins of Red Heart Soft yarn, Off White (medium weight 4; 100% acrylic; 5 oz / 141 g, 256 yd / 234 m per skein)
• 5.5 mm crochet hook (I used a Furls wooden hook)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• 2 stitch markers (optional)

Placing a stitch marker in the first and last stitch of each row can help you keep track of the edge stitches.

Crochet Terms & Abbreviations (US Terms)

• ch: chain
• st / sts: stitch / stitches
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• RS: right side of work
• WS: wrong side of work
• yo-slst: yarn over slip stitch
• yo-slst-blo: yarn over slip stitch in back loops only
• bcr-dc: back crossed double crochet

For the foundation row technique, see my crocheting into the back bump of the chain tutorial.

Special Stitches & Techniques

• Yarn Over Slip Stitch (yo-slst): Yarn over (yo) and insert the hook into indicated st; yarn over and draw the yarn through.
  (You have now 3 loops on the hook).
  Having the 3 loops on hook, pull/slip the first loop on hook through the next 2 loops on hook to complete a Yarn Over Slip Stitch (yo-slst).
• Yarn over slip stitch back loops only (yo-slst-blo): work the stitch as described above, but inserting the hook only into the back loops of the stitches.
• Back Crossed Double Crochet (bcr-dc): sk 1 st, work 1 dc into the next st, 1 dc back into skipped st going behind the last dc just made, so as not to catch it.
  (Note that 1 bcr-dc is made of 2 double crochet stitches that are crossed!)

For additional help, see my yarn over slip stitch ribbing tutorial.

Bex Stitch Pattern Video Tutorial

Prefer to watch the technique? The Bex Hat free crochet pattern includes a video tutorial demonstrating the stitch pattern used for this scarf.

Pattern Notes

NOTE: the ch 1 at beg of rows will not count as a stitch!

Bex Scarf Crochet Instructions

Ch 251

Row 1 (WS): Inserting hook into back bumps of chains, work 1 yo-slst into 2nd ch from hook and 1 yo-slst in each ch across; ch1, turn. (250 sts total)
(Note: Working the stitches of the first row into back bumps of chains will create a pretty edge.)

Row 2 (RS): work 1 yoslst-blo in each st across, ch1, turn. (250 sts)

Row 3 (WS): Inserting hook under both top loops of the stitches, work 1 hdc in first st, then work bcr-dc sts across the row to last st, ending the row with 1 hdc in last st; ch1 and turn!
(You’ll have 124 crossed stitches between the 2 hdc sts on the edge = 250 sts total )

Rows 4-6: work 1 yoslst-blo in each st across, ch1, turn. (250 sts)

Rows 7-25: repeat rows 3 - 6.
Basically you will alternate 1 row of back crossed dc stitches with 3 rows of yo-slst-blo!

NOTE: At the last repeat you will miss the 3rd.row of yo-ylst-blo and you will end the scarf on the wrong side ( with row 25).
This will make the scarf symmetrical, having two rows of yo-slsts at the bottom and two at the top edge.
Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

Adding fringe:
Cut lengths of yarn 15" (38 cm) long. Taking 2 strands together, knot into fringe evenly across each end of scarf.
( I have added 13 knots this way: 1 knot on the edge of each knit-look ridge.)
Trim fringe evenly.

Make the Matching Bex Hat

Complete your winter set with the free Bex Hat crochet pattern. The matching hat uses the same distinctive knit-look stitch texture, and its tutorial is also helpful for learning the scarf stitch pattern.

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Crochet Bex Scarf
Originally published: December 4, 2021
Updated: October 29, 2026

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