Two Green Scarves

I'm still working through my list of people who want crocheted or knitted items. I've got quite a backlog.

I absolutely love this yarn. It's so soft and warm, and items seem to take less time, maybe because it's a little bulkier than regular yarn. Also, it was on sale.

This scarf is completely knitted with size 11 needles. After I started, I wished I was using smaller needles because the spaces were a little bigger than I would like. Luckily, it turned out okay. Larger needles also make the project go faster. I made this scarf for a guy who is at least 5'10", and I only needed one skein and I was finished in a couple days.

I forgot to take a picture of the yarn for this scarf, and unfortunately, I don't remember the brand. It was very soft, even before I washed it. I found this cable pattern in the same book I mentioned in the earlier entry. I love textured patterns. Sometimes I stop crocheting and just run my hands across it because I can't get over the way it feels.

Like the pattern says, the starting chain should be multiples of 3 stitches plus 3. I used 21 stitches. It was a little wide, but I want the guy I made it for to be warm. I ended up needed 2 skeins for this one.

I like this pattern because the repetitive rows were easy to remember. I don't like when I have to carry the book around.

The back side of the scarf just looks like a normal single crochet. I'm really in love with this pattern. I might try it on a sweater sometime soon.

It's Scarf Season!

The best part about fall and winter is crocheting and knitting scarves! I love scarves, and I own about 20. It's so much easier than searching every store for a scarf of a certain color or style. It's also a whole lot cheaper. In addition, I like to make scarves for friends. So far this season, I've completed two scarves, and I'm halfway through a third.

The first scarf was red, and the second was dark green with little black threads; I used three of these little 50-gram skeins for each one.

I wanted something a little interesting, but none of that popcorn or fan or lace stuff since the scarf was for a guy. I found this half double crochet variation and decided to try it out. The writer of the article said this stitch creates a nice drape, and she was right. I think washing it with plenty of fabric softener also helped.

For this scarf, also for a guy, I used these instructions on creating texture and decided to try out a front post double crochet. The pattern was pretty simple. Row 1: double crochet. Row 2: half double crochet. Row 3: front post double crochet. Row 4: single crochet.
The third scarf is for a girl, so I wanted to try a more feminine pattern. Except she said she doesn't want holes in it. Ok....

I looked through the pictures in this book to see what patterns looked fun. I found this at my college bookstore at least 4 years ago, and I've never regretted buying it, especially since I learned how to knit.

After trying out a couple of patterns (and failing), I settled on the wave and chevron stitch. It doesn't have holes like popcorn, but it's still very interesting.

The future owner of this scarf wanted colorful yarn. I chose this one because it reminds me of the kinds of things she wears to work: colorful, but a little subdued. I don't know how many grams are in this skein. I just think of it as the "normal size".

Ok, so the waves and chevrons aren't very defined, but I think it looks awesome. It's only about a foot and a half long right now, so I guess I'll just have to see how it turns out.

Here's the full pattern. The starting chain is multiple of 6 stitches + 2, drape is "good" and skill is "intermediate".