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Donna's Mistake Afghan or Scarf

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Video tutorial by Clare Sullivan – http://youtu.be/kHZpFKGEFZo
 
In honour of two friends Donna and Bernice
Grandmother Bernice was teaching her friend Donna how to crochet and Donna wrote down the pattern for kittens in a row and gave it to my grandmother. Laura’s grandmother misread the pattern and this is what it turned out like and said Donna made the mistake when in fact my grandmother read the pattern wrong. It was a big joke between Laura’s grandmother and her friend so that's how the pattern got the name Donna's mistake and Donna called it Bernice's mistake. Laura asked me to figure out the pattern from a sample that was years old
 
Yarn with recommended hook
Yarn A
Yarn B
Yarn needle
Scissors
Special stitch
Elongated double crochet – also known as long double crochet
  • Chain 3 counts as a stitch
  • Multiple of 4 + 2
With colour A
Make you chain as wide as you want your scarf or afghan to be
1 - Dc into the 4th chain from the hook and each chain across, turn 

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​2 - Ch3, 1 dc into the next 2 stitches, ch1, skip 1 stitch *1 dc into the next 3 stiches, ch1, skip 1 stitch* repeat from * to * 1 dc into the last 3 stiches, turn 


3 - Change to colour B Ch4, skip 1, *dc into the next stich, , 1 elongated dc into the dc 2 rows below, dc into the next stitch, ch1, skip 1* repeat from * to * dc into the last stitch, turn
4 - Change to colour ACh3, working around the ch1 space, 1 elongated dc into the dc 2 rows below, dc into the next stitch, ch1, skip 1 stitch, *dc into the next stitch, working around the ch1 space, 1 elongated dc into the dc 2 rows below, dc into the next stitch, ch1, skip 1 stitch* repeat from * to * you will finish with - dc into the next stitch, working around the ch1 space, 1 elongated dc into the dc 2 rows below, dc into the last stitch, turn


5 - Repeat row’s 3 and 4 for the length you desire Finish on row 3


Last 2 rows Change to colour A
1 - Ch3,*working around the ch1 space, 1 elongated dc into the dc 2 rows below, dc into the next 3 stitches* repeat from * to * you will finish with - working around the ch1 space, 1 elongated dc into the dc 2 rows below, double crochet into the last stitch, turn
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2 - Ch3, dc in each stitch across  
 
Thank you for choosing our pattern
Clare xx
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PS. Thank you to my testers and a little extra thank you to Michelle and Megan xx
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        • Friendship afghan
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        • Dahlia flower
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        • Lela's flower granny
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        • Granny square top
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        • Summer mesh top
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      • Halloween >
        • Brain beanie
        • Mohawk hat/beanie
        • Mummy hat
        • Owl hat
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        • Pumpkin top
        • Spiderweb hat
        • Wig hat
        • Witches hat
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        • Curtis visor
        • Crochet Granny Stitch Bucket Hat
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        • Mesh sun hat
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        • Basic double crochet hat
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        • Bow-licious hat
        • Brain beanie
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        • Brim/peak
        • Cassiopia cable stitch hat
        • Cast off crew cap
        • Chunky hat
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        • Dimple hat
        • Gum drops hat
        • Double crochet and shell hat
        • Easy ribbed hat
        • Elf style hat
        • Eyelet hat
        • Granny square hat
        • Granny stitch hat
        • Head wrap hat
        • Half double crochet hat
        • Hoodeanie
        • Jacobs ladder hat
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        • Lazy cluster hat
        • Linda's cable stitch
        • Little clusters
        • Mohawk hat/beanie
        • Mummy hat
        • Owl hat
        • Pirate Hat
        • Puff stitch slouch hat
        • Pumpkin top
        • Reversible ribbed spiral hat
        • Rounded scoodie
        • Scoodie
        • Spiderweb hat
        • Spiral hat
        • Steeple chase hat
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        • Zig zag hat
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        • Easter rabbit headband
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        • Be my valentine
        • Circle of Hearts
        • Heart
        • Mini heart
      • Halloween >
        • Adult ninja mask
        • Brain hat
        • Child ninja mask
        • Cobweb
        • Easy pumpkin
        • Mummy hat
        • Pumpkin top
        • Pirate hat
        • Pumpkin garland
        • Scary face
        • Witches hat
    • Home >
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      • Basket
      • Coaster
      • Candle holder cosy
      • Crochet Water Bottle Cover
      • Dish cloth/wash cloth
      • Easy pumpkin
      • Face washer/ flannel edging
      • Face wipe
      • Granny placemat and coaster
      • Heart Valentine's doily/rug
      • Moss stitch dishcloth
      • Pin cushion
      • Pet bed
      • Placemat, coaster and napkin ring
      • Soda can/ coffee cup cozy
      • Shower Loofa Scrubby
      • Teapot cozy
      • Valentine's day cosy
      • Wall hanging
    • Other Crochet >
      • Ears
      • Easy ribbed legwarmers
      • Granny square bookmark
      • Golf club covers
      • Hook roll
      • Hot water bottle cover
      • I cord necklace
      • I cord
      • Lips
      • Necklace
      • Slim mustache
      • Wide mustache
      • Wind Spinner
    • Ponchos and Shawls >
      • Ponchos >
        • Cowl neck poncho
        • Granny stitch poncho
        • Luna poncho
        • Waves poncho / skirt
      • Shawls >
        • Abbie shawl
        • Across the line shawl
        • Bias shawl
        • Bias granny shawl
        • Cakes two to tango shawl
        • Coraline in wine country shawl
        • Down the line shawl
        • Glamorous wrap
        • Granny stitch shawl
        • I love rainbows shawl
        • Jessica Shawl
        • Me shawl
        • Mesh shawl
        • Midnight breeze shawl
        • Stitch Sampler Wrap
        • Treble granny shawl
        • V stitch shawl / scarf
        • Wedding shawl
        • Wider shawl
    • Scarf, Cowl, Gloves and Mittens >
      • Scarf >
        • Beehive scarf
        • Cable scarf
        • Chain stitch scarf
        • Chevron delight scarf, cowl, blanket
        • Cluster V stitch scarf/ blanket
        • Cross stitch scarf
        • Donna"s mistake scarf/ afghan
        • Double ribbed spiral scarf
        • Easy ribbed scarf
        • Granny obsession scarf
        • Granny stitch scarf
        • Lazy cluster scarf
        • Lazy chevron scarf / blanket
        • Moss stitch scarf
        • Spiral scarf
        • Unforgettable scarf
        • Victorian step scarf
      • Cowls >
        • Spiral cowl
        • It's fall y'all
        • Stitch sampler cowl
        • Lazy cluster cowl
        • Easy chain cowl
        • Easy cowl
        • Cosy cowl
        • Easy reversible cowl
        • Hooded cowl
        • Granny Stitch Cowl
        • Granny stitch cowl
        • Cross stitch cowl
        • Natalie Cowl
        • Neck warmer and hat in 1
        • Mobius Scarf/wrap
        • Infinity scarf
      • Gloves & mittens >
        • Easy fingerless gloves
        • Easy granny square fingerless gloves
        • Knit look fingerless gloves
        • Finger less gloves
        • Mittens newborn to XL adult crochet pattern
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