Scrap scarves

I thought I'd share a picture of my latest hook. It is by Laurie Whitaker. We all like owls. :-)

I took some "better" pictures of the scrap scarves I've been making. Hopefully, you can see the variety of colors in them. There are 11 in total so far. 

I still have plenty of leftover balls to work with and some whole and partial skeins still in my stash.

I started making items from my stash about May 2023 and have bought very little new yarn since then. I am amazed at how this has worked out. Lots of warm items made. 

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Scrap scarves

I haven't been posting but I've been crocheting. I've been making scrap scarves using those leftover balls of yarn that one accumulates. 

Here are the ones I've finished. The yarns are #4 and #3 weight. I generally chained 20 or 22 and worked about 140 rows. Some have more and some less. I wanted them long so they could be wrapped around the neck twice since some of the yarn is more lightweight. I used an H hook for most. 

I still have a good many balls of leftovers so I may be doing this for a while. :-) It's warm here in the south so scarves are not really needed right now so I have time to make quite a few.

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

heart mini blanket

I finished a mini blanket using Mayhem & Majesty's heart square. I used an H hook. I made these squares when I made the ones used in the large afghan but these came out larger and I didn't want to mix them. I joined them and added the white border. I am pleased with how it came out.

Finished size is about 23" square.

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Keep Calm

Here's an afghan that is NOT from my stash. LOL I've been wanting to make a few of these squares from Mayhem & Majesty's 2025 CAL so I bit the bullet and bought yarn specifically for this. I had a deadline in mind so I wanted a few squares I could do quickly without following the filet design so I added the white ones and just added one row of filet top and bottom.

You can get the patterns for free on the blog as they come out or you can opt to purchase the ebook with all the patterns. The information on the CAL can be found here. It's a double CAL with both a filet and a mosaic pattern.

For this afghan I used an I hook with I Love This Yarn White and Buttercup. I added rounds of single crochet in buttercup and white and joined with a whipstitch.

Finished size is about 55" x 61". Each rectangle is about 18" x 20".

Happy crocheting!

Sandie

Stash afghan

Another afghan made from stash yarn. This one uses #3 weight. Paintbox simply dk and others. I used an H hook. Finished size is about 40" x 44". 

Pattern is straight dc. 87 rows. Wide strips are ch 52. Narrow strip is ch 27. The border is one round of double crochet followed by one round of (sc, ch 2, 2 dc, sk 2).

While this is not my favorite project it's certainly serviceable and will keep one warm. My stash is getting smaller and my yarn choices are not as great as at the beginning. 

Happy crocheting!

Sandie