Blue & Green Triple Stitch Crochet Scarf (EDITED)

Ignore the fact that this picture was taken on top of my washing machine!  It was the closest spot with a light colored background.

This is my standard scarf pattern, it's a foundation chain with 5 rows of triple stitch.  The yarn is blue & green variegated with some transition colors including a yellowish green and teal.  It's very pretty and I have a little left so I'll have to find another project for it.  It's Red Heart Kids yarn, which is softer than their regular yarn and it was very easy to work with.  I can't remember the name of it for anything, but it's a one-word title and is ocean or water related.  I'll eventually remember, and then I'll post it on here.  (EDIT:  The color is called Beach).

This is the entire scarf.  It's just over 60" long, the fringes on the ends are 9" but are doubled so they only extend about 4".

This is a close-up of the stitches.  The colors in this yarn are absolutely beautiful.  It's a gift for my friend Virginia, I asked her for her two favorite colors and she said green & blue.  All she knows is that I'm crocheting something for her, but not what it is.  She doesn't have internet access so I think I'm safe posting it on here before I actually give it to her.

It was an easy project, it only takes me a couple of hours start to finish on these.  I've made several of them  and they are quick.  I really enjoyed making this one.

Fun Crochet Project - Dog Clothes!

On the main blog, I've discussed our dogs in more detail.  Otter's dog is a beagle, Maggie is her name and she's a typical beagle - crazy.  Maggie came to us as a 2-year old dog, she had belonged to a "little old lady" who passed away and that meant a re-homing for Maggie.  Aside from the fact that beagles are extremely energetic little furrballs which isn't what you'd expect in an older person's pet, Maggie loves to be dressed up and we think that her previous person probably dressed her up on a regular basis.  Maggie has a few bandanas and one "dress", which she will bring to us quite often and gets very excited when her clothing gets put on her.  Maybe it's a good memory for her, I don't know how much dogs can remember since they are very much in the moment, but it's fun.

So, Otter and I decided that Maggie needed something else for her wardrobe.  Otter requested a cape and I had the perfect yarn for it.  Pink Camo just seems to fit Maggie Moo's personality.

This is the entire cape, after we put it on the dog and she ran around for a few minutes.  Then she went to sleep, and she seemed pretty comfortable!

This is a close-up of the flowers.  They are easy to make, they are a combination of half-double stitch, double stitch and triple stitch.

I made a ruffle at the top, which actually covers Maggie's Princess collar when she's in an upright position.  Ruffles are easy, this one is double stitch.

After I took the picture, I realized that the last flower is off-center a little bit.  I'll get that fixed, it's sewn on to the cape so it will only take me a couple of minutes to do that.

The cape is single stitch, with chain stitch ties at the front and under the belly.

Another Crochet Prayer Shawl

This is the same pattern as the prayer shawl I made for myself, but the yarn and colors are different.  This one is for Nana, I took the pictures early the morning I mailed it to her and had intended to have Otter model it but she wasn't feeling good that morning so I just took a few pictures of it "as is."

It's very soft yarn, Otter picked out the color and type of yarn.  The brand is I Love This Yarn and it is a color combination of sage green and cream.

(Blogger is acting up tonight, so the pictures are not necessarily where I want them!)

This is a closer shot of the rows.

It's the same combination of double stitch, chain 2, double stitch.

I'm very happy with the way it turned out.  This is an incredibly easy pattern and goes fast.