I happened to have a small amount of the same worsted (could be called aran) weight yarn I used in a customer’s order (the same scarf from the photo) and made a quick swatch. I chained 26 and then made 3 rows, the total width of the swatch (without the border) was 11 inches (27.94 cm) and the length of the 3 rows was a little over 2.25 inches (5.72 cm). So at that rate the whole scarf would finish at 46.5 inches (118.11 cm), which is a little bit longer than the stated approx. length in the above pattern. I may be in a much more relaxed mood today and thus crocheting a bit more loosely. I also happened to have the same type buttons that are in the photo and they slid easily through my stitches.

I have no idea how you are getting a stitch so short that you would need that many more rows to reach the 40 inch (101.46 cm) mark.

If there’s nothing we can come up with together, perhaps you can use a dc or tr stitch instead of the hdc in order to create a stitch big enough you.

Don’t hesitate to ask any further questions about completing this pattern, I’ll be glad to help.

Yes I’m English (from Plymouth actually) but I’m well aware of the difference in terminologies. I’m definitely using what we call half trebles (YO, through stitch, pick up yarn, pull through, pick up yarn, pull through all three loops on hook.)

What I can’t get my head around is how the stich count per inch can be right (from comparison charts for yarn weights) but the row count per inch can be wrong for the pattern, and hence the stitch size.

This pattern does not use UK abbreviations so our dc would be a sc to you. And your tr would be our dc. Please see here for more information: http://www.crochetspot.com/reading-vintage-and-uk-patterns/

Sorry about the long wait, I did not notice your question.

Thanks,
Erin

I’m having a little problem with this one, and I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a poor old janner in England!!

I’m using a 6mm hook, and wool which I am assured is Aran weight. Problem is, whilst I get 14 stiches to 4 inches, I’d need about 128 rows to get 40 inch length, not 64.There is no way buttons of the size shown in the picture would ever go through the stitch gaps on my piece so what do we think might be wrong?

Seriously, I love the simplicity of it and Ican’t wait to get to the yarn store.