What is the softest crochet stitch to use to make a scarf with bulky yarn

[Muriel Dulieu Holzer]

I am a beginner. I bought a really nice and thick alpaca/merino bulky yarn. I made a scarf with the single crochet stitch. Unfortunately my stitches feel very hard to the touch and the scarf is very rigid. I tried different sizes of crochet but the result is not much softer with a larger crochet hook. Is there a stitch that I could use so that I could feel how soft my yarn is and that would make my scarf very flexible. I prefer stitches that don't leave holes in the fabric.

[magiccrochetfan]

Welcome to the ville!

 

Single crochet is the most dense stitch. Have you done any of the taller stitches? Half double, double, and triple. http://www.nexstitch.com/v_crochet_videos.html

I would probably use triple to make it flexible.

 

With a bulky yarn, you do need quite a big hook; what size hook did you use? If it feels hard and rigid, it sounds like you probably worked very tightly.

 

Also do you know the name of the yarn?

[Muriel Dulieu Holzer]

Thank you!
I have not used the taller stitches as I was afraid to have holes in the fabric but I will try.
I use the blue sky bulky polar bear yarn https://blueskyalpacas.com/yarns/bulky/
I started with a 10 mm hook, then switched to a 15 mm then went back to a 12.5 mm hook.
I did work very tigtly at first but then I tried to loosen up but it is not enough to make the scarf pleasant to wear.

I was wondering if I would get a more pleasant result by knitting this type of yarn. I prefer to crochet though.

[magiccrochetfan]

That is big! Honestly i was thinking it would be better knit if you dont want holes.

 

I dont know if it will work with such bulky yarn but linked dc is a stitch that is taller but eliminates the space between sts. You can google linked double crochet to see tutorials.

[Muriel Dulieu Holzer]

I like the look of the linked dc crochet!! Thank you!
I will try tonight.
 

[magiccrochetfan]

You're welcome! Let us know how it goes

[LI Roe]

I've used bulky yarn to do scarves and used an L or M hook and dc's.

Roe

[Muriel Dulieu Holzer]

I tried the linked double crochet and the double crochet on my yarn. The double crochet feels much softer so I will use this one for this project.
Thank you again!

[magiccrochetfan]

It is hard to know what kind of stitch, size of hook, etc will work best to give the effect you want with a specific yarn....swatching a sample tells the story :-)

Glad you found a stitch you like in the yarn!