Sparkly Scarf

I just finished making this long scarf out of some sparkly yarn I found in the art room at the place I've been for the last week. Its really nice, warm and thick yarn with a thread of silver woven through, spaced out with sparkly sequins. I just made it for something to do, its the biggest project I've done since my pink bunny rugg early last year. I'm going to donate it to the charity bin, hopefully someone will get some use out of it. Goodness knows I don't need more scarves and such for my own craft box, I already have several that I will never use myself. I used 4 balls of 50g and a 4mm hook.

a large scarf made from 4 balls of sparkly yarn

close up of the sparkly yarn

Chocolate Mohair Scarf

I started this scarf yesterday and finished it today, it was such a lovely quick project to work up and the end result is very satisfying. I haven't made this for anyone in particular, certainly not for myself as I have way to many scarves already! I used a 6.5m hook and some Moda Vera Believe yarn I had in my stash. Its a 49% wool 30% soya and 21% mohair blend. I followed a pattern I found on Ravelry called airy shells. I didn't do the edge though, just ended at a row 2. I wonder if anyone will like this scarf??

this chocolate coloured mohair blend scarf is so light and soft

the pattern is simple but very pretty

the mohair scarf in progess

here the scarf is about 50% complete

the scarf is about 1.4m long

Soft and Warm Mulberry Scarf

I just made this scarf for fun, because the yarn was soft and fluffy and really nice to work with. It's a lovely blend of 40% wool, 40% acrylic and 20% rayon. I have one ball left, maybe there is enough for a hat? For this scarf, I didn't do any fancy stitches that I might have to unravel as the furry yarn catches on itself and makes it hard to unravel. I just did rows of dc until the yarn run out. I haven't made this for anyone in particular, I'm just going to add it to my pile of stuff that I have made!

this simple scarf is soft and warm

Rainbow Scarf

I just finished this scarf I made with my rainbow of cotton colours from Bendigo Woollen Mills. I was inspired by a picture I saw on Facebook which linked back to a pattern on Ravelry. Someone posted in the comments a link to a photo tutorial so once I saw that I decided to have a go. I saw a photo of a rainbow scarf in Russian so thought I'd make a rainbow one as well. I'm really delighted with the result, its made a beautiful scarf. I don't know if I'll ever wear it though - I just have too many scarves! But it was fun to make and I wanted to see how the links chained together like that. I used 8 ply and a 4mm hook, and I started with chains of 202 like the photo tutorial suggests, but there was an uneven amount of stitches at the end so I should have done 207 or 197 chains to begin with.

a rainbow scarf made with Australian spun cotton

the scarf is made up of chains and double crochet stitches

detail of the chained links of the rainbow scarf

the simple stitch makes a very interesting scarf
 

Fawn and Sky Scarf

I finished this fawn and sky scarf months ago but only have just managed to block it and photograph it. I made it to use up the last of the sky blue 8ply and again paired it with the fawn 8 ply pure wool like I did for the fawn and sky bunny rug. I don't know who will ever use this scarf, I don't think it gets quite cold enough here to use a scarf. For this I used my favourite 4mm hook, and I sewed in the ends of each blue stripe so the edges are left as they are, with a slight rustic look. The scarf is 1.6m long.

fawn and sky scarf

close up of the fawn and sky scarf

folded fawn and sky scarf

Coral Scarf

This scarf is made from some brushed pure wool my mother gave me in a brilliant shade of coral. In fact, the colour is so stunning my camera can't really handle it!

the brilliant shade of coral is hard to show with my camera

I really enjoyed making this scarf, the brushed wool is so soft and lovely, it was very relaxing to do! The pattern I used is just a simple one of (sk 2 st, 2 dc 2 ch 2 dc, sk 2 st, dc) repeated. I've never read it anywhere, but I guess that's how you write it.

the ends of this scarf are symmetrical

This scarf has a center so the ends come out symmetrical. I didn't just start at one end and go all the way to the other. There were 2.5 x 50g balls, so I made one ball go one way, then I started the 2nd ball at the beginning and went the other way. Then I split the last bit and had to guess, luckily it turned out perfectly and I was able to use up all the yarn with none left over.

the scarf is long enough to double over and thread through

I used a 4.5mm hook, and the scarf turned out quite long at 1.8m. Its long enough to double up and thread the ends through which is a popular way of wearing scarves. I was hoping to sell this scarf because its so lovely in real life, but its just too hard to show with a photo. I wonder what will become of this scarf?

A very long scarf

And here ends the saga of the three scarves! Yet again I spent far too much time on this, when after it all I just ended up making a very simple long and skinny scarf, unravelling an earlier attempt to make a cowl!

this very long scarf is nearly 3 meters long

At first I thought this would be a convertible cowl with home-made polymer clay buttons. But then I learned my sister-in-law prefers long and skinny scarves, not short fat cowls, and then I misplaced the pattern for the started scarf, so this got unravelled. I had to give up on the polymer clay idea because the black clay I had was too old and I had to throw it out, and then when I went to the store to find some more they didn't have the right colour! The cowl pattern was inspired by a cowl I saw on pinterest,but I lost the actual pattern for it.

a false start to a long scarf, originally it was going to be a cowl

I was more than half way through the convertible cowl idea, when I had put it down for several months. Come Christmas it was time to finish it so I could give it as a gift, but then I couldn't find the pattern I was working on so started to unravel it to work it out, thinking I would only undo a little bit. But it unravelled a lot more easily than last time I tried to unravel this yarn. And because I was convinced Liz would prefer the long and skinny, I just kept unravelling.I ended up using the 7mm hook and doing a width of just 10 dc so the scarf is extra long and skinny.

This scarf is so long, it can be doubled over, maybe even thrice over. It measures a very long 2.8 meters, and is skinny so if it was doubled over it will be nice, thick and warm. The perfect thing for winter ... when it gets here!

Elizabeth's Scarf #2 - long & skinny

This is a simple long and skinny scarf I whipped up as the second of three for my sister in law, Elizabeth. This one was quicker to do than the first, I decided this one should be thin so it is slightly different.

simple long and skinny scarf

This is simply rows of 15 dc plus starting ch 2. I considered edging it in sc, and thought I'd allowed enough yarn, but 4 times the length of each side fell way short so I gave up on that idea, and just put the remainder of yarn into a few more rows of dc.

half the scarf has flecks of blue while the other half has flecks of purple instead

It wasn't until I was taking the photos after I'd finished that I realised the two balls of yarn Liz had given me were slightly different. They're both variegated brown, but one has flecks of blue while the other has flecks of purple instead. I posted some photos and we both decided it was ok for a simple scarf like this. Besides, some more wool from Bendigo has just arrived, and I have another project to get started on! Otherwise I might have had time to unravel it and crochet horizontally, but ... so much yarn, so little time ...

Elizabeth's Scarf #1 - thick & warm

This is the first of three scarves that I will hopefully get to make for my sister in law, Elizabeth. I was having trouble deciding which yarn to use, so she chose her own and ended up giving me enough yarn for three scarves.

detail of Elizabeth's Scarf #1

Several false starts which then had to be unravelled resulted in this being more time consuming than I had planned. Unravelling this particular kind of acrylic yarn is difficult because the fibre snags often, which slows the process further. I was having trouble determining the width of the scarf, because I only had 200g of this colour. Normally 200g would be plenty for a generously sized scarf, but the ply of this is quite thick, possibly a 10 to 12 ply. This made the stitches thick and the scarf shorter than if an 8 ply had been used. This shiny acrylic has a beautiful sheen and is soft and silky to work with, its a lovely variegated colour that in the end results in a nice thick, soft scarf perfect for the cooler months. This scarf ended up being 8 inches thick and 36 inches long, or 20cm by 140cm.

Elizabeth's Scarf #1 modelled by ... me.

Elizabeth asked the scarf be thick and warm, but we also both thought a shell stitch would be pretty. For this scarf I decided to alternate a shell pattern with thick sections of sc and dc. I began with 3 rows of sc, then 5 rows of shell stitch 2 ch, sk 1, dc, sk 1 (dc 1 ch dc, sk 2) repeat for a total of 7 times, sk 1, dc, dc, turn (next row cont. except (dc 1 ch dc) into ch sp). For the next thick section I did (3 rows of sc, 1 row of dc) repeat for a total of 2 times, then 3 rows of sc. Then I repeated the shell section and the thick section. For the middle part of the scarf I did a long shell section of 22 rows. Then I mirror imaged the first end of the scarf for the other. Finally, I had an extra bit of yarn left at the end, so I did 5 rows of sc instead of 3 like at the beginning. All this with a 7mm hook makes this a very thick scarf just long enough to fold the way Elizabeth likes. I do hope she likes this scarf, it took me several hours to make!

Light and Lacy Purple Scarf with Flower Ring

I'm really pleased how delightfully light the lacy trellis stitch on this scarf turned out. Finished with a nice scalloped edge, it has a cute detachable flower scarf ring.

The scarf took me a couple of evenings to complete while watching Battlestar Galactica on our tivo. I used some of the left over winter warmth yarn from Lincraft and an 8mm hook, following the 'plain trellis' lace stitch which is basically made up of 5 chains,  on page 94 of Crochet Basics by Jan Eaton. It's a handy book so I extended my library loan on it for an extra month. The light purple yarn turned out beautifully I think, and I made it nice and long, too. The edges are some scallops I added to make it a bit more 'pretty', putting 7 trebles (US dc) in each one, 4 in the corners, each edge has 2 rows of scallops to round it out nicely.

I still felt the scarf needed 'more' so I searched for a new flower pattern. I wasn't happy that the ones I know would 'match', so I found this flower on youtube by Teresa. She does heaps of very  well explained crochet tutorials on youtube and has helped me with several things so I do recommend her. This flower turned out real cute, using a 4.5mm hook to make the shape more defined than the loose stitch in the scarf. By making a chain on the back, the scarf can be threaded through and held firmly, so this flower can be used as a scarf ring which can be removed.

I made this purple scarf with my mother-in-law Freya in mind, as I remember she likes purple and I still had this beautiful yarn in my stash.  Although winter is over, it's still a little chilly, maybe she will get some use out of it before it gets really hot. I hope she likes it!

Long Berry Pink Scarf

I liked the stitch from the purple baby jacket so much that I used it for this scarf! This is my post for Pink Saturday hosted @ How Sweet The Sound.

I edged the ends with 3 x 5 treble (American double) clusters. I still have heaps of this colour left over and I figured this stitch would make a nice patterned scarf. I was wondering if Shelly would like it to go with her new hat, but I didn't get it finished in time. When she comes back here, she'll be on her way back to Darwin so hardly a reason for a scarf living there! maybe my mum would like this, as the hat she might like is also made from the Berry Pink mix.

Interesting that David's sister lives in Darwin, and so does mine, but David and I didn't meet in Darwin. But both of our RSVP photos were taken at Darwin beaches at the weddings of our siblings in mid 2006. Both brides at those weddings are school teachers, and both grooms are mechanics. Uncanny, isn't it? I think of David as my angel sent to me by the universe when it figured it was about time to send me a fair go! We were meant to meet, if not in Darwin, then somehow sometime! Now my life is complete. /awwwww

Be sure to check out other pretty pinks @ Pink Saturday.