This weekend a friend of mine – Ana – visited. I had a wonderful time just chatting with her. It had been a long time since our schedules meshed and we had been able to get together. So this last week I made her two small gifts.
This long scarf was made with Sashay Twist yarn. I love the way it turned out and the colors in it. I’ll be getting this again to make more goodies with it.
This was made with scrap yarn – I had a partial skein left from some other project and hoped it would be enough to make a scarf / cowl. I also put on there buttons from my mom who gave me a bag of old buttons. They matched it nearly perfectly and fit Ana’s style.
Vicki picked out this yarn from one of the big buys I’d done. There were three skeins and I was hoping it would be enough for a shawl for her.
This is the back of the shawl wrapped around my sister Alicia. The color is purple, blue, black which doesn’t come through wonderfully in the picture.
Here is the front – it ended up being long enough to wrap around her. I am certain Vicki will love it.
The shawl took me about three days to finish – it is a simple mesh using triple crochet and chains.
The scarf for my niece is a combination of techniques. I did a zigzag scarf for the base. Here are the directions:
Ch 5
Row 1: DC in 4th ch (counts as 1st DC, dc in last ch (3 dc)
Row 2: ch 3, dc in each st
Row 3: ch 3, turn piece, work 2 dc in end of row (with turning chain counts as 3 dc)
Repeat rows 2 & 3 until piece is long enough.
When the scarf was long enough, I did the chain and leaf technique I used on Vicki’s valances with the crocodile stitch. I worked my way randomly up the scarf making it look like a vine and leaves. Then using blue and purple I created simple flowers to add to the ends of the scarf. She will get it on Monday and I hope she likes it.
Today I’m moving on to two more projects that have been sitting in my basket for a bit. I’m not sure how long they will take but I’m hoping to finish them up soon. I have a long list of holiday gifts to make and want to start on them before the craziness of the next semester starts.