Finished scarf....

I did actually finish my scarf the day after my previous post about it, but until now have not got around to photographing it.

It's very warm and cosy, which is a definite plus at the moment when it is so bitterly cold outside. The finished scarf measures 7 by 73 inches, plenty long enough to wrap around and snuggle into.

Love it.

On another note I actually plucked up the courage last night and joined Weight Watchers (again) once I realised that I might actually struggle to get into my work trousers! Hopefully by next week I may have dropped a couple of pounds and will have started to feel a bit better about myself, well here's hoping.

Work in progress

I've been working on this scarf since early November and have no idea why everything I do seems to be taking me so long lately. I only seem to manage a few rows here and there, in between doing other things (more unfinished projects). But I've had this pattern bookmarked for some time and its lovely, as is the wool, which I've had for at least two years and actually can't wait for it to be finished, maybe even today at some point, all ready for starting work (whenever that may be)!

I got the pattern from here on Ravelry

Twists and turns

I made a couple more scarves last week involving spirals and corkscrews. Both made from one ball each of Araucania, Ranco multi, 344m per ball. A really beautiful wool to work with and I get mine from here.  Both scarves are very easy and pretty quick too.  I used a 5mm hook for both, but maybe a 5.5mm would have been better for the spiral one.

My corkscrew scarf. 

To make a corkscrew - Chain 24, 3 trebles into 4th chain from hook, then 4 trebles into each following chain.

Row 1, Make a corkscrew, chain 224, make corkscrew out of the last 24 stitches

Row 2, double crochet into each of the 200 chain, chain 24 and make corkscrew.

Row 3, treble into each double, chain 24 and make corkscrew.

Row 4, as row 3.

Row 5, as row 3.

Row 6, as row 3.

Row 7, as row 3.

Row 8, as row 3.

Row 9, as row 3.

Row 10, as row 3.

Row 11, as row 3.

Row 12, double crochet into each treble and slip stitch into last, weave in ends and you're done. You should end up with 6 corkscrews at each end.

My spiral scarf. 

Chain 231, or length required as per hook size.

Row 1, double into each chain, chain 3, turn

Row 2, 2 trebles into each double, chain 3, turn.

Row 3, 2 trebles into each treble, chain 3, turn.

Row 4, 2 trebles into first treble, 1 treble into next treble, 2 trebles into next treble, 1 treble into next treble, continue all the way to the end, chain 1, turn.

Row 5, double crochet into each treble.

Bits and bobs update

As far as I know the bits and pieces sent off with Rhiannon are doing ok. I guess i'll find out next Thursday when she brings everything home again.

So far I know that a scarf has gone 

Pattern by me! A double ruffle

And two little crocheted bags, all fully lined, that I was asked to make for a teachers nieces 

A small Lucy bag

A children's size granny bag

Apparently there has also been some interest in my cloche hats

Pattern found here

and a mohair wrap too

So we'll see, I might even end up with a few pennies for the gas bill and finally put the heating on.....

A bit blue...

I've been browsing patterns on the internet lately looking for things to make from my wool stash and found this scarf on Raverly, which I thought was a little bit different. Even better no brain power is needed, you just have to be able to count to 15 for the chains, definitely one for me then!

I just wish I had made it that little bit longer. Oh well if I ever do another one I'll check the length when doing the original chain.

Then I found this pattern for a necklet and decided to use my beautiful Queensland rustic tweed wool. Ooh its so soft and lovely to work with and such a beautiful colour. I brought 3 balls and have been saving it for something special, so I have made 2 of these necklets, slightly different from the pattern, one for my mum and one for my auntie.  They only use a small amount of wool and are very quick to make.

Very pretty under a coat and much less bulky than a scarf, warm too.

I've actually managed to finish a few more things but for some reason I can't yet get the photographs to good enough to show them. More practice needed in the camera department I think!

Centipede scarf

I found the pattern for this centipede scarf online on Folksy.com, when I was browsing one lunch time at work and I just loved it. So I brought it with nothing in particular in mind, except that I thought one day I might be able to actually crochet something like it and wouldn't be able to find a pattern then that was something that little bit different.  (http://www.folksy.com/shops/crocheteria) 

And then I thought, hang on its Vicki's birthday and she likes scarves. And I needed no other excuse to get online shopping for wool - again

So a couple of weeks ago my wool arrived, the exact same one as on the pattern and set to.  The pattern suggests a 7mm hook, which I don't own, so I used a 5.5mm and looking back I think it is still too big for the wool. It was quite difficult crocheting something so loose. I was already late for Vicki's birthday so another couple of weeks wouldn't matter, but once I got through the first nine rows it was really easy. I even managed to correct some errors on the pattern, so must be getting better at this crocheting lark.

So here it is the finished scarf, already wrapped up and delivered and best of all Vicki really seemed to like it.