Crochet Wrap

I've recently picked up crocheting again after a fairly long hiatus. It's been almost a year since I've done any real crocheting, but I have a lot of spare time these days so I figured crocheting would be the perfect time filler. Since being in Toronto, I've been free of all responsibilities which means I have WAY too much free time. After putting some serious Netflix hours in, I decided I needed to do something else with my time. We headed down to the local Wal-Mart and I picked up a ton of yarn and got to work.

One of my current favorite projects is this crochet wrap by Kimberly McAlindin. I picked up a pound of this beautiful deep magenta color yarn which I thought would look fabulous for this pattern. The pattern is super easy once you get it figured out. The author has some youtube videos up that explain the entire pattern for you in case you get stuck (which I watched and thought were SUPER helpful). Sadly, I ran out of yarn with about 40 more rows to go, so my wrap is not yet complete. Hopefully I can run out and get some more yarn soon so that I can finish it...I can't wait to see how it looks on.

So what are you currently working on...any fun crochet or knitting projects? Or maybe something else crafty? Leave me a comment so I can check it out!

Sky High Scarf Pattern

I posted this pattern on my old blog, but I decided to repost it over here since so many people seemed to like it before. My sister requested a scarf for a friend and I made this up as I went. It's very easy and very cute! I hope everyone loves it. I'm not a professional crocheter, but I do my best.

Here's a link to the ravelry page in case anyone is interested.

Materials

Chunky Yarn (I used 1 ½ skeins of Patons Shetland Chunky Tweed, 108 yds each).

K (6.5mm) Hook

Instructions

Ch 17.

Row 1: DC in 2^nd stitch from hook. DC in each stitch to end of row.

Row 2: Ch 3, turn. Skip 1^st stitch, DC in next. *Ch 1, skip stitch, DC in next*. Repeat from * to end of row.

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. DC in each Ch 1 space and in top of each DC to end of row.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until scarf reaches desired length, bind off, weave in ends.

(Note: You may use a lighter weight yarn if you’d like. Chain more at the beginning in order to have the right width. Make sure to start with an odd number of chains.)

If you prefer a circle scarf instead, you can easily seam to two ends together with a mattress stitch or whatever method you would like. It gives you more ways to wear it!

If you are confused about anything just leave me a comment and ask away, I'll do my best to help you out. Enjoy! If you end up using this pattern, I would love for you to leave a comment letting me know, or even posting a picture of the result