Saturday, September 22, 2018

Autumn Sky Crocheted Scarf


Just in time for winter (ha-ha it's 85 degrees outside!) is this crocheted winter scarf. It finished at a hefty 10"x64", almost qualifying it as a shawl! I think it will look great with boots and jeans.



In 2012 I purchased 3 skeins of Yarn Bee Aurora Borealis Mustang Twist. I loved the variegated colors but had trouble deciding on a pattern, so I hoarded stored it. I recently reorganized and purged my yarns, selling many skeins on eBay and giving a few to Goodwill. Fortunately these 3 skeins did not sell, and after my success with another crochet project, I found a pattern that would showcase the puddles of rust in my favorite turquoise.



I employed a new-to-me "moss stitch", which is a series of simple single crochet followed by a chain stitch. This was an easy, mindless stitch, which enabled me to watch television while crocheting!



I can't wait for the first cool nights of autumn!
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  1. LIttle Penguin QuiltsSeptember 22, 2018 at 9:56 PM

    Linda, your scarf is pretty and useful - the best combination! Did it go together quickly? It looks like you are a great crocheter! I think I'd enjoying trying crochet again.

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    1. LindaSeptember 23, 2018 at 6:56 AM

      Hi Diann, thank you! Yes it did go together quickly. I used to be a prolific crocheter (in my 20s) but it is taking awhile for me to get back up to speed!

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  2. Pattie @ Olla-PodridaSeptember 24, 2018 at 10:41 AM

    This scarf is beautiful! I absolutely love that yarn, and it makes me wish that I had the talent to knit or crochet. I don’t. Trust me. I laughed out loud at your comment about this being so simple that it was “mindless.“ Mindless?! I have never experienced such shoulder and neck pain as when I tried to learn to knit. Heavens! I clutched those knitting needles for dear life and was stabbing at the yarn. Knitting is not something that I find to be relaxing. I do enjoy seeing what other people do though.

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    1. LindaSeptember 25, 2018 at 6:40 AM

      Thanks Pattie! I had trouble knitting also. My hands were so tense, and my knitting was very tight. I would like to learn to knit someday but for now I'll stick with crochet, which I find relaxing. :)

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  3. JanineMarieSeptember 30, 2018 at 4:58 PM

    Mm, so soft looking. You have mad crochet skills—your work is so nice and even and flat. (Do you hear my envy here?)

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    1. LindaOctober 2, 2018 at 6:44 AM

      Janine you made me feel so good with that comment! You made my day, thank you. :)

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  4. sandyOctober 30, 2019 at 6:15 PM

    i so wish I could create like this! i wish you were my next door neighbor and could teach me. i know there are tutorials on line but i'm best with the in my face approach...watching someone next to me do something.

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    1. LindaNovember 2, 2019 at 6:49 AM

      Awwww thank you Sandy. That's how I learned, face to face from a lady I worked with back in the early 1970s!

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