Pattern: Diamond Scarf

This was inspired by a post on Craftster a couple years ago. Someone posted a link to a scarf at alloy.com

Someone else found the link to the stitch pattern, but when I go there now the site is shutdown. ETA: I found the cached version at web.archive.org - http://web.archive.org/web/20051118132858/http://www.obgidge.com/lesson32.html
I HATE making scarves, but this one is so cool looking, that I don't mind it.

Diamond Scarf- crochet



Above(from left to right):
Black- Red heart bulky craft yarn(2 skeins) and Spice - Lion brand bulky (3 skeins)
Blue and Red- Red Heart 1 skein of each
Pink and Black- Lion Brand wool-ease 2 Black 3 Pink


Hook size I or J- go down a hook size or so if it seems to big/loose
Yarn- any really, I've used bulky and worsted

Stitches:
UDC (unfinished dc): YO, insert hook, draw up lp, YO, draw lp through 2 loop

Directions:
With main color-
For a width of 2 square(bulky yarn) - Ch 14
For a width of 3 squares- Ch 20
For a width of 4 squares- Ch 26

Row 1: Starting in 2nd ch from hook, work sc across, ch 1, turn
Row 2: *Sc in first sc, sk 2 sc, 7 dc in next sc, sk 2sc* repeat between *'s, end with 2 sc, SWITCH TO CC ch3 turn


Row 3: Work UDC in next 3 dc,
YO, draw lp through all 4 lps on hook,
* ch 4,
sc in next dc,
ch3,
UDC in next 3 dc,
UDC in sc,
unifinished dc in next 3 dc,
YO,
draw p through all 8 loops on hook*
repeat between *'s across,
end with a half star= UDC in last 3 dc, UDC in lst sc, YO, draw lp through all 5 lps on hook,ch 3, turn.
(WHOO! thats a doozy, you'll get it! -if not contact me and I'll see if we can work though it)

Row 4: 3 dc in st closing last 4-dc group on prev row, * sc in sc, 7 dc in st closing 7-dc group *; repeat between *'s across, end with 4 dc in st closing last half star on prev row, SWITCH TO MC ch 1, turn.

Row 5: Sc in first dc, ch 3, * UDC in next 3 dc, UDC in sc, UDC in next 3 dc, YO, draw l through all 8 lps on hook, ch 4, sc in next dc, ch 3 * repeat between *'s across, end with sc in last dc, ch 1, turn.

Row 6: sc in first sc, * 7 dc in closing st of 7-dc group on prev row, sc in sc*; repeat between *'s across, end with sc, SWITCH TO CC ch 3, turn.

Repeat rows 3-6 until you have the length you like (I like my scarfs to be as tall a the person is so around 5 or 6 ft is good)

crochet a sc border around the scarf in MC

*Please let me know if there are errors