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Adding Tassels to your Crochet Scarf

Adding tassels to your crochet scarf finishes it off perfectly. This page outlines how to add a fringe or tassels to your handmade crochet scarves. Step-by-step photo instructions are provided. Have fun with different lengths and colours.

Equipment

  • Cardboard
  • Scissors
  • Yarn
  • Crochet scarf to add tassels to

Instructions for Tassels

  1. Cut a piece of card with approximately a height of 10-15 cm tall (or according to the desired length of tassel) (Fig 1).
  2. Wrap the yarn around the card 5 times (Fig 2).
  • Fig 1
  • Fig 2
  1. Cut the yarn (Fig 3).
  2. Cut all strands at the bottom (Fig 4).
  • Fig 3
  • Fig 4
  1. You should now have 5 strands of roughly the same length (Fig 5).
  2. Take the end of the scarf (Fig 6).
  • Fig 5
  • Fig 6
  1. Take a crochet hook and feed it through the end of a row (Fig 7).
  2. Pull the tassel through the stitch at the end of the row (Fig 8).
  • Fig 7
  • Fig 8
  1. Pull through so you have a loop (Fig 9).
  2. Grab the tassel (Fig 10).
  • Fig 9
  • Fig 10
  1. Pull the tassel ends through the loop (Fig 11).
  2. Gently pull the tassel so that the loop tightens (Fig 12)
  • Fig 11
  • Fig 12
  1. Work your way along adding tassels along the end of the scarf (Fig 13).
  2. Ensure the tassels are spaced evenly (Fig 14).
  • Fig 13
  • Fig 14
  1. Trim off the tassels so they are all the same length (Fig 15).
Fig 15.
Adding tassels to a crochet scarf