Diagonal Stripe Necktie

Difficulty: Beginner ✦✧✧✧✧

I found this gorgeous striped sock yarn at Stitches So Cal a couple of weeks ago and thought it would be the perfect yarn to make a diagonal striped necktie. I've been wanting to revisit my necktie pattern to see if I could come up with something a bit more unique and this was the perfect excuse.

After making an adult sized one, I had leftover yarn and so had to make one for my toddler. I can't wait to take Daddy/son pictures of the two of them wearing their matching ties!

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The adult sized necktie is 60 inches long. The child sized necktie is about 50 inches long (not shown). The toddler sized necktie is 38.5 inches long.

I used sock yarn and a 2.75mm (C) hook.

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The pattern looks great in an short-transitioning ombre yarn (like Knit Picks Chroma) too!

Gauge:14 hdc (as described below) in 11 rows makes a 2 inch square.

Special Stitch:

In this pattern, I hdc into the space between hdc (around all 3 loops, including the loop in the back of the stitch) to create a thicker stitch.

This eliminates the ridge that appears when you turn every row in hdc, giving the tie a smoother look.

Pattern:

Toddler:Ch 12.

Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook:

Row 1: Hdc 11. Turn.

Row 2: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 10. Turn.

Row 3: Ch, hdc 11, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 4: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 12. Turn.

Row 5: Ch, hdc 13, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 6: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 14. Turn.

Row 7: Ch, hdc 15, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 8: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 16. Turn.

Row 9: Ch, hdc 17, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 10: Ch, hdc 19. Turn

• Continue with Row 46 below.

Child:

Ch 15.

Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook:

Row 1: Hdc 14. Turn.

Row 2: Ch, hdc 14, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 3: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 15. Turn.

Row 4: Ch, hdc 16, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 5: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 17. Turn.

Row 6: Ch, hdc 18, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 7: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 19. Turn.

Row 8: Ch, hdc 20, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 1: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 21. Turn.

Row 10: Ch, hdc 22, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 11: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 23. Turn.

Row 12: Ch, hdc 25. Turn

• Continue with Row 22 below.

Adult:

Ch 17.

Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook:

Row 1: Hdc 16. Turn.

Row 2: Ch, hdc 15, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 3: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 16. Turn.

Row 4: Ch, hdc 17, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 1: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 18. Turn.

Row 6: Ch, hdc 19, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 7: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 20. Turn.

Row 8: Ch, hdc 21, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 9: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 22. Turn.

Row 10: Ch, hdc 23, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 11: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 24. Turn.

Row 12: Ch, hdc 25, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 13: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 26. Turn.

Row 14: Ch, hdc 27. Turn.

Row 15: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 24, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 16: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 24, 2 hdc in the last st. Turn.

Row 17: Ch, hdc 25, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 18: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 23, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 19: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 23, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 20: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 23, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 21: Ch, hdc 24, hdc2tog. Turn.

Child sized continues here:

Row 22: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 22, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 23: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 22, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 24: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 22, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 25: Ch, hdc 23, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 26: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 21, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 27: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 21, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 28: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 21, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 29: Ch, hdc 22, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 30: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 20, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 31: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 20, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 32: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 20, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 33: Ch, hdc 20, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 34: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 19, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 35: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 19, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 36: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 19, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 37: Ch, hdc 20, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 38: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 18, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 39: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 18, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 40: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 18, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 41: Ch, hdc 19, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 42: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 17, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 43: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 17, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time.

Row 44: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 17, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 45: Ch, hdc 18, hdc2tog. Turn.

Toddler sized continues here:

Row 46: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 16, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 47: Ch, 2 hdc in the next st, hdc 16, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time.

Row 48: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 16, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 49: Ch, hdc 17, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 50: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 15, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 51: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 15, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time.

Row 52: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 15, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 53: Ch, hdc 16, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 54: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 14, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 55: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 14, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 2 more times (adult) or 1 more time (toddler/child).

Row 56: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 14, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 57: Ch, hdc 15, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 58: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 13, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 59: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 13, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 2 more times (adult) or 1 more time (toddler/child).

Row 60: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 13, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 61: Ch, hdc 14, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 62: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 12, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 63: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 12, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 2 more times (adult) or 1 more time (toddler/child).

Row 64: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 12, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 65: Ch, hdc 12, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 66: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 11, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 67: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 11, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 2 more times (adult) or 1 more time (toddler/child).

Row 68: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 11, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 69: Ch, hdc 12, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 70: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 10, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 71: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 10, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 2 more times (adult) or 1 more time (toddler/child).

Row 72: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 10, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 73: Ch, hdc 11, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 74: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 9, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 75: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 9, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time (all sizes).

Row 76: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 9, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 77: Ch, hdc 10, hdc2tog. Turn. Mark Row.

Row 78: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 8, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 79: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 8, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 6 (adult), 5 (child), or 4 (toddler) more times for a total of 14/12/10 rows since the marker (adult/child/toddler, respectively).

Row 80: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 8, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 81: Ch, hdc 9, hdc2tog. Turn. Mark Row.

Row 82: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 7, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 83: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 7, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 4 (adult), 3 (child), or 2 (toddler) more times for a total of 10/8/6 rows since the marker.

Row 84: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 7, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 85: Ch, hdc 8, hdc2tog. Turn. Mark Row.

Row 86: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 6, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 87: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 6, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Adult only: Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more times for a total of 4 rows since the marker.

Row 88: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 6, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 89: Ch, hdc 7, hdc2tog. Turn. Mark Row.

Row 90: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 5, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 91: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 5, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 3 (adult), 2 (child), or 1 (toddler) more times for a total of 8/6/4 rows since the marker.

Row 92: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 5, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 93: Ch, hdc 6, hdc2tog. Turn. Mark Row.

Toddler Only:

Row 93b: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 93c: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 4, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 93d: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 93e: Ch, hdc 5, hdc2tog. Turn. Mark Row.

All sizes:

Row 94: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4 (adult/child) or 3 (toddler), 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 95: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 4 (adult/child) or 3 (toddler), hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 22 (adult), 20 (child), or 18 (toddler) more times for a total of 46/42/38 rows since the marker (about 9.5 inches, 25.5 cm, for the adult size).

Row 96: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4 (adult/child) or 3 (toddler), 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 97: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 6 (adult/child) or 5 (toddler). Turn. Mark row.

Toddler only:

Row 98: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 99: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 4, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 1 more time for a total of 4 rows since the marker.

Row 100: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 101: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 6. Turn. Mark row.

All sizes:

Row 102: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 5, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 103: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 5, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 3 (adult) or 2 (child/toddler) more times for a total of 8/6 rows since the marker.

Row 104: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 5, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 105: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 7. Turn. Mark row.

Row 106: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 6, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 107: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 6, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 16 (adult/child) or 12 (toddler) more times for a total of 34/26 rows since the marker (about 7 inches, 18 cm, for the adult size).

Row 108: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 6, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 109: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 8. Turn. Mark row.

Row 110: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 7, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 111: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 7, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 5 more times (all sizes) for a total of 12 rows since the marker.

Row 112: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 7, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 113: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 9. Turn. Mark row.

Row 114: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 8, 2 hdc in the next st. Turn.

Row 115: Ch, 2 hdc in the first st, hdc 8, hdc2tog. Turn.

• Repeat the last 2 rows 3 (adult) or 2 (child/toddler) more times for a total of 8/6 rows since the marker.

Row 116: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 7, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 117: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 5, hdc2tog. Turn.

Row 118: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 5. Turn.

Row 119: Ch, hdc2tog, hdc 4.

• Do not tie off. Continue with the border.

Above: Ideal placement of sc for the border along the side of the tie with decreases.

Border:

Ch, [sc around the side of the first row, 2 sc around the side of the next row] repeat around with (sc, hdc, sc) in each of the six points/corners at the ends of the tie.