Scarf #25 April 28, 2011

I made up this pattern using Red Heart Cherry Red as follows:

Beginning chain of 204:
Row 1:  Sc in each ch across, ch 1, turn
Row 2-3:  In back loops only, sc in each sc across, ch1, turn
Row 4:  In back loops only, sc in each sc across, ch 3, turn
Rows 5-8:  *Skip 1st st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st; repeat from * across, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch 3; ch 3 turn
Row 9:  Repeat row 5; ch 1 and turn at end of row
Rows 10-13: In back loops only, sc in each st across.
Finish off.

Scarf #24 April 26, 2011

I used the Bergamot Ripple Pattern (found here), worked width-wise with a beginning chain of 25.  The yarn colors I used were Red Heart Cafe and Red Heart white.

Scarf #23 April 26, 2011

I crocheted this scarf using Red Heart Black Fleck (which seems to be a bit thicker than the other RH fleck yarns).  I used pattern #95 in the book "101 Crochet Stitches" by Jean Leinhauser.  The pattern is worked width-wise with a multiple of 6 + 2, and I started with a beginning chain of 20.

Scarf #22 April 23, 2011

Here is one of the scarves I crocheted for the Special Olympics, which I unfortunately did not send on time. :(

 The colors are Red Heart Blue and Red Heart Turqua and I used the Zipper Scarf pattern designed by Vanessa Hailey which can be found here.  I added a couple of extra rows on each side to make it 6" wide.

Scarf #21 April 22, 2011

I used the Box Stitch Scarf pattern (designed by Vanessa Hailey) to crochet this scarf.  This is a great pattern and can be found here.  The color/yarn I used was Red Heart "Real Teal".  I am really pleased with this one.

Scarf #20 April 20, 2011

I made up a pattern for this scarf which is done in Red Heart Claret Fleck.

Beginning with a chain of 215:


1 sc row
1 dc row (in back loops only)
3 sc rows (in back loops only)
4 dc rows (in both loops)
3 sc rows (in back loops only)
1 dc row (in back loops only)
1 sc row (in back loops only)

My First Attempt at Knitting a real item!

After many, many fits and starts, I have some rows completed for a knitted scarf!!!  I'm very excited!  Thank goodness for Youtube and a video that showed me how to cast on.  I first tried to do it from a book very unsuccessfully.  Once I got the hang of casting on and learning the knit and purl stitches, I tried my hand with the stockinette stitch (one row of knit, one row of purl) but it was curling rather badly so I ripped it out.  I found out later that it is supposed to do that.  LOL  Perfect for a hat, but not a scarf, I guess.  Anyway, these rows are done with K2, P2, beginning and ending with K2.  I'm very proud of it even though it's definitely not perfect.  I found that knitting is pretty forgiving with tension, but how to hold the yarn and trying to get my stitches consistent are my biggest challenges right now.

Scarf #19 April 19, 2011

I used the Bergamot Scarf Pattern found at the Lion Brand web site (pattern link).  The colors I used were Red Heart Medium Sage and Red Heart Aspen Print.

Scarf #18 April 6, 2011

I can't be sure if this pattern is copyrighted somewhere on the vast wide web, but I worked this scarf up as follows:


With a beginning chain of 26, dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 2 ch, skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, sk 2 ch, dc in each of next 3 chains to the end.  Ch 2, turn.  ROW 2 onward: dc in next 2 st, sk 2 st, 5 dc in next st, sk 2 st, dc in each of the next 3 st etc. to the end; ch 2, turn.  Repeat Row 2 until desired length.

I used Red Heart Bright Yellow.

Scarf #17 April 5, 2011

This scarf is done in Red Heart Gemstone (love this color!) using pattern #99 from the book "101 Crochet Stitches" by Jean Leinhauser (ISBN: 0-88195-692-7).  I worked this scarf width-wise with a starting chain of 27 (multiple of 4 + 3).

Scarf #16 April 4, 2011

This is a great pattern designed by Sandi Marshall called "Slanted Vs and Ridges Crocheted Scarf" which can be found here.  I used Red Heart color Grey Heather and started with a beginning chain of 210, which made the scarf approximately 60 inches long.  Thanks, Sandi, for such a nice scarf pattern!

Scarf #15 April 3, 2010

I did this scarf with Paton's Canadiana yarn color Medium Currant (10444).  It is a beautiful yarn, but seemed to me to be more of a sport weight than a worsted.  The pattern I used was #17 from the "101 Crochet Stitches" book by Jean Leinhauser and I started with a beginning chain of 28 (multiple of 8 + 4).

Scarf #14 April 1, 2011

I used Red Heart color Green Fleck (4361) to crochet this scarf using Kate's V-Stitch Scarf pattern.  I started with a beginning chain of 27 and it is worked by width (approx 6").