Crocheted Infinity Scarf

A couple of years ago, I bought some yarn that I had not seen or used before.  It's Lago brand and it's very pretty.  It's also very small.  It sat in the stash until I rediscovered it a couple of months back.  I finally decided to use it and I picked an infinity scarf pattern.  I used the pattern on the mink yarn scarf and a scarf for Otter, but they were regular scarves.  I used a very small hook on this yarn since it's small gauge.  I finally finished it today.  It's double stitch and is about 75" long, then joined at the ends with single stitch.

It turned out well.

Close up of the stitches.  It's a silvery blue color.

While it did work, I don't think I really like this yarn.  It's a small gauge but it's not easy to work with.  I used both skeins I had as they are small, and I still have two more in another color.  I don't know if I'm going to use them on another one of these scarves or if I'm going to find something else to make.

Autumn Red Soft Scarf & Hat

Otter found some yarn when we were shopping one day, and it's not a color I ever thought she would have any interest in.

It's red.

Redheads don't generally wear red, but this is a rust shade or red.  It's actually called Autmn Red and it is very pretty.

Otter requested a scarf and hat made with it.  I used my standard scarf pattern, although this one is 6 rows instead of the usual 5 because the yarn gauge (size) is smaller)

It's sitting on top of my washing machine since I wanted a white background.

Here's a close-up of the stitches.  It looks orange, but it is actually a dark red.

The scarf is triple stitch on a row of foundation chain, three rows done on one side and then three more rows on the opposite side.  It's a very soft yarn and feels very silky.  The color is actually much closer to the first picture, which is a little dark but is better than the close-up picture as far as color goes.

Turquoise Blue Crocheted Soft Scarf

This is the latest scarf project.  It's a silky soft yarn that is in fact acrylic but feels like silk.

Here's a better picture that shows the edging which is a ruffle.  The edging makes it look like a flower in the first picture, it was rolled up.

The end has a ruffle on each side, but it was folded over when I took the picture so it looks uneven.

It's all double stitch.  The yarn is Lion Brand Micro Spun, unltra soft microfiber sports weight.  This one was a gift for Nana but I still have quite a bit of this yarn left so I might make myself one, or something else with it.

Marble Scarf

I found this yarn in San Antonio last summer, when I was visiting Froggy.  At the time, I was thinking that it might make a good scarf but it was such a fantastic yarn that I bought it without really knowing what I wanted to make.  It was $13 for the skein, which is a little higher than some yarns but in the grand scheme of yarn-related things, it's not a bad price.  It was a larger ball and in colors that I don't normally wear - oranges & pinks mostly, with some blue, lavender and cream colors.  But it was very soft and fluffy and I knew it was coming home with me as soon as I saw it.  I have since seen the brand in the local yarn specialty store, but they don't have a large selection of it and didn't have any colors I really liked.  Yesterday, I finally made up my mind and decided that yes, it was going to be a scarf.  I made it in one day, it took me a couple of hours and my shoulders & hands are still sore and cramped - but it was so worth it!  I haven't fringed the ends and I'm not sure that I'm going to.  I still have plenty of this yarn left.

This is the yarn, after I made the scarf.  It's hard to tell the size, but there is still quite a bit left.  Sorry that it's blurry, it's also on the brown leather couch so it might not look as bright as it actually is.

It's the "standard" size I make, about 60" long.  5 rows, triple stitch.

A close-up of the stitches, again sorry it's blurry!

The yarn is by James C. Brett.  Brett uses a number as opposed to a color name, this one is MC4.  Brett is based in Yorkshire, as in England.  I'm not sure, but I think the yarn is a relatively new yarn to this country.  Or at least I haven't seen it before.  I found it in SA months before I ever saw it in my area.

The specific style is Marble, chunky weight.  It's 100% acrylic, but it feels like silk.  It's about the softest yarn I've ever found that doesn't cost an arm and a leg and works well with crochet, although I think it's probably intended for knitting.  It's machine washable, which is nice since some yarns just don't work in the washing machine.  It's lovely and I'm seriously considering using it for the afghan I have planned for the (very) near future.

Black & White Crocheted Scarf

 A while back, the middle of the summer actually, Otter asked me to make her another scarf.  After several trips to look at yarn, she finally decided on black & white.  But she wanted sideways stripes instead of lengthwise.  I started the scarf and then realized that I'd forgotten to count stitches and after several rows of black & white color changes, I wound up frogging the entire thing and starting over.  And this time, I made sure that my rows were al lthe same size!  It was a pretty basic mistake, but it meant that Bill's blanket would be getting some black & white yarn on it since I now had several pieces of black & white yarn in varying but small sizes.  Here's the finished result of the second attempt:

Close up of the stitches.  There are 15 across and it's 3 rows of each color.  Well, it was supposed to be - a few of the sets are actually more than three rows because I wasn't paying attention!

This picture was taken before I got finished tailing it.  Tailing means that all the little end tails are woven back into the body of the piece so that they don't show.  Tailing sometimes takes longer than the actual work to make the piece, especially with small sections like this.

A slightly better close up of the stitches.  It's all single stitch which is fast and easy, but smaller.  Otter didn't want fringe on this one.  I enjoyed making it, but I prefer the lengthwise, triple stitch scarf that I usually make.  Just because it's easier!  But I did enjoy this one and I'm pleased with how it turned out.  Once I got my brain engaged, that is.

Crochet Scarves

I have made several crocheted scarves. They are fairly easy, it starts with a foundation chain (which is pretty standard for crochet) and then the next rows are triple stitch. I like the triple stitch, it goes fast and it's a nice size for this project. I usually make 5 rows because that way the scarf is wide enough. Length varies, depending on the person - Otter likes hers to be really long so she can wrap them around herself 2 or 3 times. She calls those her Dr. Who scarves. Why they are called that will be obvious to any Who fans!

This is one of Otter's Dr. Who scarves. It's a chenille yarn which is lovely and very warm. But it is probably my least-favorite to work with. It's a very warm scarf, it was just not fun to make it. The yarn is stiff but mostly the problem I had with it was the gauge. It was big enough that it was hard to find the correct placement for the crochet hook in each stitch. But it turned out great and I'll probably use it again. Just not anytime soon! The scarf wasn't quite finished here, it didn't have the fringe on it yet. But it was a cold, icy day and Otter wanted to wear it so it didn't get the fringe added until later on.

This is a closer picture of it, the camera was in the process of breaking so the picture isn't too clear.

This is one I made for my Secret Sister in my Sunday School class a couple of years ago. With this yarn, the stitches are more open but they are also more visible than the chenille yarn.

This is one I made for a friend of Froggy's. It turned out well, but the yarn was very problematic. The color is Lipstick, and it looked great. But the yarn knotted up a lot and just was not easy to work with.

This is Froggy's. She's an Aggie Mom, so it's Texas A & M colors. Even though I'm a loyal Texas Longhorn fan, I have to admit that this color combination works well.

I've made other scarves, but I don't have pictures of them. I have a tendency to forget to take pictures. I need to start getting pictures! I made a bright red one for Sweetie (Otter's Oklahoma grandmother), a lavender one for KN#3 (Froggy's daughter), a couple of others for Otter and myself and I've also made several which were donated.