Picnic Plaid Kerchief Stitchalong: Part 3

Welcome back! We hope you have been enjoying this stitchalong and making your beautiful kerchiefs!

Just as a reminder, we still have our Instagram giveaway running until July 4th! Every Instagram post, reel, or carousel shared using #PicnicPlaidKerchief and tagging @brooklyncraftcompany will count as an entry to win a $25 Brooklyn Craft Company gift card, good for in-person or online purchases of merchandise or workshops! Posts and profiles must be public so we can see them and count them as entries. Entries will be accepted between June 4th - July 4th, 2025 at 11:59 PST.

Today we are going to be completing our border and concealing all of our tails. There are a few different ways to do this, you might even want to leave it with a fringe! 

Note: for this project, I chose not to complete two full color repeats, since I was getting close to my desired width. This process will be the same no matter how large your kerchief is!

For this video we are going to be placing a single crochet into each edge windowpane around the border

Gather your materials: you will need your project, scissors, whatever color of yarn you want to use for your border, and a crochet hook. 

I am using two strands of The One Cotton in Fuchsia Pink for my border, but for this video I am using blue to show you how to begin the border stitching. Since I am using two strands I will also size up my crochet hook to a size 5.5, but this isn’t required.

For now, let's get started!

To start, make sure all of your tails are tied from the weaving process. You can also trim down any long tails at the beginning, but we are going to do a lot of trimming as we go as well.

To add in your border color, start at a corner, insert your hook and pull up your new yarn through the loop. We are going to work along the edge here inserting into each mesh hole.

Here’s the fussy part: we need to be enclosing the tails in our border stitch, which requires a bit of yarn management. You will be smoothing your tails all off to the side in the direction you are stitching. So I will smooth my tails and then complete a single crochet into the next mesh hole: Insert your hook, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over, and pull through the two loops on your hook. 

Continue to insert your hook into the next mesh hole, underneath the bundle of tails as well, and complete another single crochet.

We keep going, and when we see that border getting a bit too bulky, we are going to cut some of the excess length of tail. It helps to cut the tails at a tapered angle, as you can see in the video.

Once you reach all the way around your project, insert another single crochet into the first mesh space, cut your tail, weave in, and you are done! 

Now you can block your project if you choose to, or wear it immediately! Take a selfie and post in on Instagram as an entry for our giveaway!

A few tips:

You might find that it helps to straighten out and arrange the tails in the middle of your stitch

If you want more border coverage, you can try placing two stitches in the same space or try stitching into the DC as well as edge windowpane

One side of your project will end up looking more polished than the other, thats okay! If you have a preference for your front vs back side, make sure you have the front side facing you as you work

If you are using wool, you will be able to felt your tails in a bit after trimming. If you are using a cotton like I am, you can poke your tails in a bit but the best bet is to trim them nice and short.

We hope you enjoyed stitching with us! Stay tuned for more stitchalongs in the future, and as always, please post and share photos of your finished projects, we love to see them!