What makes this first of two scarves, the one for my brother, easy? Well, there's only one stitch involved, the double crochet, so it's really more of "no-brainer pattern is a no-brainer".
The scarf is 17 stitches across, for a total of about 5.5 inches; and its intended length is 80 inches.
And right there in the picture is the reason - or rather, reasons - why this is a challenging pattern. I'm using two yarns at once: a heavy gray worsted one and a thin teal-blue lace one. You can see how the pattern lies mainly in the interaction of the two colors:
This close-up also shows a few of the stitch markers that I bought recently; I'm using them in this project to mark off every time I complete ten rows.
I took the third photo in macro mode to show how the two yarns look when worked consistently in double crochet to make a scarf.
The other reason why I'm making my brother's scarf first is because I'm also using it as a gauge/dry run for his girlfriend's version, hence the use of the stitch markers. Since I'm going to do decorative stitch inserts in her scarf, I'll use his as a way of figuring out where and how to place the inserted rows.
I'm making rather rapid progress on my brother's scarf and well I should, the "pattern" being hysterically easy and all. It's just that I have to adjust the yarns every now and then so they go attractively together, and that takes a few seconds every time I make the adjustments. Still, this is very therapeutic work and it makes me feel good to know that my hands are adjusting gradually to this very manual craft.
Onward, then.
2 comments:
Interesting combo! Wish I could see how it works in real life. :)
@ Jonette
I'll keep taking photos of the work in progress, and model the scarf on the blog, too. :D
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