fun shirts

Do you remember this handy tip by Hooked by Robin? She demonstrates how to crochet WITH your yarn tails. You need to leave an extra long tail but it will never come out if you use this method.

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I saw these cute crochet t-shirts at Amazon. I've seen them other places as well but these were less expensive.  

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKGS6TVM/ 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXC3YPR8/ 

I am still crocheting but not a scarf. I'm working on a small blanket and will post when it's done. 

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

scrap scarf

I posted a link to this method before but ran across it again today. In this video Donna Wolfe of Naztazia uses Navajo Plying or chain plying.to triple yarn thickness. I used this method to make one of my scarves with a #1 weight yarn. I wrote about it here. 

As noted in that blog entry Fiber Spider, Hooked by Robin, and Briana K have also done video demonstrations of this method. I'm sure there are others out there too.

I finished a scrap scarf this morning. I used an I hook for the body and H for the black border around it. In general, I use a hook a size smaller for borders.

I used leftover balls and just dc until I ran out. I had several balls of the yellow which is I Love This yarn Buttercup. I did 6 rows in black on each end. Finished size is 6 1/2" x 64 1/2".

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Basix Mosaic Grapevine

Yarn: Premier Basix Mosaic Grapevine, 2 skeins

Hooks: I and H hooks by Laurie Whitaker 

Size: 7 1/2" x 61 1/2"

Pattern: foundation dc 22, 113 rows of dc with a round of sc for a border. I used the H hook for the border.

I used the stacked dc for this one. It is supposed to make the edges straight but I didn't find that to be so. I decided it needed a border. I had enough yarn left on the second skein so I was able to do it in the same yarn.

I made another scarf with the last skein of this yarn. I used a fdc of 20 since I had less than I used for the other scarf. It came out slightly smaller than the first one. 

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Zebra and black scarf

I was working on two scarves at the same time and I managed to actually finish both. I knew I wouldn't have enough of the Mosaic Zebra so I planned to add some I Love This Yarn black which would coordinate. The trick here is that since I didn't know how far the Zebra would go I worked it until I ran out then I added the rows of black. THEN I turned it around and added the same number of rows of black on the other end. Voila!

Finished size is 7" x 68 1/2".

Pattern: foundation dc 20, work 15 rows of the black on each end, the rest is Zebra (I think it was 92 or 94 rows). I added a single crochet border in black to pull it all together.

Hooks: I (for the body) and H (for the border - 2 sc around each dc)

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Agave bulky scarf

This #5 bulky scarf was made with an L/8.0m sonic screwdriver hook. Ther yarn is Two of Wands Hue + Me in the color Agave. I used almost 2 skeins. It is 80% acrylic and 20% wool. and was made in India. It's machine washable and dryable.

The pattern starts with a foundation dc of 15, then dc across for 90 rows. 

Finished size is 6 1/2" x 62".

I like the color of this yarn. I think I could have even gone up another hook size to give it more drape. The label recommended a K and I think that would have made it too stiff. 

Happy crocheting!

Sandie