2012 NCSFE: Scarf completed

I finished my first of the six crochet entries I am making for this year's state fair.  I was planning on making the scarf based on a pattern I posted earlier in the month but when I got a few rows in I did not like how it was looking.  So I frogged what I had done and decided to improvise.  I had made a skinny scarf with the cross cross stitch using double crochets.  Made the scarf a bit wider and I really liked how it turned out.

Here are some pictures of the scarf in transition:

First session on the scarf.

Second session on the scarf.  

Works up really fast!

The crocheting part of the scarf is complete.  

Just need to add the fringe.

We have fringe!

Required swatch to prove work was done by me.

Starting first fair entry for 2012

I have been itching to start one of my projects for this year's state fair.  So I pulled one of the skeins of Caron Simply Soft in Pagoda to start making a scarf I fell in love with the first time I saw it.  I am making the Fall Lace Scarf by Design Adventures.  Her sample is made in red but I wanted to use teal as a tribute to Mike's mom Donna.  Teal is the color for Cervical cancer so this year I want to use as much teal as I can in my projects.  I have been feeling her around a lot lately and Joanne flashes faces sometimes that make her the splitting image of Donna.  

Chain Scarf /Cowl - Free Crochet Pattern

Chain Scarf/Cowl

by Angi Swartzendruber

Created: 01/09/12

Materials Needed:

2.5 ounces of yarn

I Hook

8.5 x 11 piece of paper

Directions:

Cut a 36 inch length of the yarn and set it aside for later.  This will be used to bind off the scarf.

Leave a three inch tail when starting the chain on your hook with a slip knot.

Crochet a chain using up the 2.5 ounces of yarn.  Stop when you have about three inches left at the end.

Lay the 8.5 x 11 piece of paper on a flat surface.  Starting in the middle of the piece of paper leaving about two inches out, wrap the chain around the shape of the paper to create the scarf.

Tie one end of the 36 inch string you cut before making the chain.  Secure with a knot making sure to catch both ends of the chain.  Wrap tightly moving forward slightly then back to where you tied on so you can make a knot to secure the wrap.  Tie a double knot to secure and then trim the ends even leaving a small tail.

You could make the scarf into a cowl by wrapping a smaller circle with the chain.  This would be a great way to use up your small leftover scraps.  You could even tie several different colors together to give it a more funky feel.

Enjoy!