ILTY scarf

Yarn: I Love This Yarn Buttercup and Red Heart Super Saver white

Hooks: H/5.0mm for border and I/5.5mm for body. Both hooks are from Polymer Clay Shed at Etsy.

Pattern: Bev's Conference Scarf I chained 22. I worked 20 rows buttercup and 10 rows white. The border is single crochet.

Size: 7" x 70"

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Time Traveler scarf

Some time ago I shared a video demonstrating how to create a triple strand from a single strand (using one skein). I have since learned this method is called Navajo plying or Navajo chain plying. Fiber Spider has a video demonstration of the method for both crochet and knitting. I also saw Hooked by Robin has a demo on Facebook which is what reminded me about this.

I decided to make a scarf with my #1 fingering yarn using this method rather than messing with three skeins. When I got to the end of the skein, however, I wasn't sure how to proceed. To the rescue, Briana K. She shows the very simple way to add a skein. Her original demo of the Navajo plying technique is here.  That is where I first saw this technique.

Here's the scarf, made with my candy corn I/5.5mm hook by Laurie Whitaker. The thick handles are wonderful for my arthritic hands/wrist.

Yarn: Knit Picks (Special Reserve) Felici, made in Italy, in color Time Traveler. It is 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon. Each skein is 218yds, 50grams. It is #1 Fingering Weight.

I bought this yarn initially because it reminded me of the 4th Doctor Who's scarf. I had a limited quantity of this yarn which is why I started with a smaller number of chains, making a narrow scarf.

Hook: I/5.5mm 

Pattern: dc across using the Navajo Plying technique

Size: about 5" x 60"

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Painterly scarf

Yarn: Premier Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted Painterly in color Flannel.153yds, 3 oz per skein. Two skeins used.

Hook: I/5.5mm by Lauri Whitaker, candy corn design

Pattern: ch 195, dc across for 12 rows

Size: 6" x 64"

This is a really soft yarn and very easy to work with. That said, the color pattern is not suitable IMHO for narrow projects. I tried to do a vertical scarf with a chain of 20 and ripped it out. It just didn't look right. I tried twice, then decided to go horizontal with a long chain. I'm happy with this result. The colors are spread out better. I don't think I'll buy more of it though it really is soft.

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

hdc Centaur scarf

Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala in Centaur.

Hook: H/5.0mm by Laurie Whitaker

Size: about 5" x 71"

Pattern: hdc across. I don't know how many rows. I just kept going until I ran out of yarn. It was a partial skein but quite a bit of it.

I've actually been working on this one for a few days in between other things. I've never been a fan of hdc but I decided I wanted to give it a chance and I'm really pleased with how it came out. It did take longer to finish because, of course, the stitch is shorter than the dc which I usually use. 

 For the hdc rows I chained one and went into the first stitch. There are 20 stitches across.

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Basix scarf

Yarn: Premier Basix Mosaic in color Sea, worsted, 216yds/4.24oz per skein. It was 5.4oz when scarf weighed on my postal scale.

Hook: I/5.5mm by Polymer Clay Shed on Etsy

Pattern: ch 22, dc each row, 130 rows

Size: 6 1/2" x 64"

Happy crocheting!

Sandie