I've never been one to wear scarves. I never needed a scarf when living in Florida. But now, it seems that scarves are in style. Yes, even in Florida! Maybe not the warm and practical ones but definitely the stylish, pretty and fun ones.
This time last year, I was going to visit family in upstate New York, where it's cold, windy and snowy. I thought that would be a good time to get a scarf or two to help keep me warm.
So, Christmas before last, I started collecting a few scarves. OK, two scarves to be exact. And both of them are pink (imagine that!) and practical.
Now that I'm out west where it's cold and the wind is horrendous I thought it was time to add another scarf or two to my collection. A pretty and fun scarf that can be worn to church or that would dress up a pair of jeans and cowboy boots! And preferably, one that I made.
Yesterday I mentioned that I was going to spend part of the day trying to figure out the Boutique Sashay yarn from Red Heart that I bought to make a ruffled scarf using a pattern I found in a crochet magazine.
This time last year, I was going to visit family in upstate New York, where it's cold, windy and snowy. I thought that would be a good time to get a scarf or two to help keep me warm.
So, Christmas before last, I started collecting a few scarves. OK, two scarves to be exact. And both of them are pink (imagine that!) and practical.
Now that I'm out west where it's cold and the wind is horrendous I thought it was time to add another scarf or two to my collection. A pretty and fun scarf that can be worn to church or that would dress up a pair of jeans and cowboy boots! And preferably, one that I made.
Yesterday I mentioned that I was going to spend part of the day trying to figure out the Boutique Sashay yarn from Red Heart that I bought to make a ruffled scarf using a pattern I found in a crochet magazine.
This yarn is not your typical one-strand yarn.
At first, it looks more like a ribbon.
And then, you open it up and stretch it out...
... and it ends up looking like that.
Yikes! What the heck do I do with THAT?!
After reading the instructions several times I started working on the scarf hoping that it would all start making sense as I went along.
No such luck.
So, I googled video instructions on how to use this type of yarn. I found a video from Red Heart, the manufacturers of this yarn, and watched it. The video cleared up a few questions but was not produced very well and a lot of the instructions were left out (like starting Row 1 after the chain, the most difficult row when crocheting) leaving me still in a quandary.
I started and ripped out at least five times.
Then I happened upon THIS video and it was the exact look I was going for and super, duper easy.
From beginning to end, it took less than two hours to make this scarf.
In fact, the original pattern I was going to follow called for two skeins to make one scarf whereas this pattern only took one to make an approximately seven foot long scarf.
I'm sure you know what I did with the other skein... I made a second scarf after supper!
They're super fun and easy to make so I will be making lots more of these in every color that Red Heart offers and I'll be posting them on my ETSY site for purchase (after I've made myself one of each, heehee!).
If you'd like a scarf or two like this and would rather not go through ETSY than just email me and I'll be happy to whip one (or two) up for you. The yarn comes in many different colors so I'm sure we could find something that would suit your style and taste, woohoo!
Are you working on any craft projects or renovation projects right now? I'd love to hear about them!
Till next time,
