You might have noticed I’ve gone a little crochet mad of late, I’m not even sure why to tell the truth. I am and always will be a knitter and it kind of feels like I’m having a bit of an affair really.
The crochet is quick, instant colour gratification and in my case, used mostly for items of frippery.
This scarf for Dina, my daughter (she shows up here quite regularly and is equally obsessed by woolly things – she’s been infected) came about when I was helping a customer to select colours for a crochet blanket project.
The aforementioned customer ended up choosing a more pastel combination I’d grouped together whilst I found myself fit to burst with the need to crochet these five up.
Casting the bookwork aside (any excuse) I set to work on a granny square, still not sure what it would end up being.
I made a couple more squares and it dawned on me that a summer scarf was the way to go.
First dilemma = How many squares?
It’s a summer scarf so it’s not really for warmth (hopefully). Originally I thought 15, but after trying it on several times I opted for 13. Each square is roughly 5″ x 5″ so the scarf is approximately 65″ long.
Using all these colours unfortunately equals a lot of ends to sew in and I even found myself taking it to bed on one occasion, refusing to go to sleep until they were all done.
Not too bad a job, even if I do say so myself.
Second dilemma = How to join the squares?
I could have sewn the squares together through the back loops only, mattress stitched them, over stitched them but instead I chose to crochet them together using double crochet.
This has created a beautiful ridge which defines each square and also ads a little weight to the front of the scarf. Hopefully it will also mean it sits the right way out when worn.
More ends to sew again, this time whilst waiting in the car for my youngest to come out after school. This time I refused to drive off until I’d finished. (my poor family)
I’m really happy with the finished scarf and it took very little yarn. Hopefully my beautiful daughter won’t mind me taking a pic or two of her wearing it for me to share here. In the meantime I’ve had to use a chair to drape it over.
What do you think?
Happy Knitting!
Crochet’s fine too though 😉
Confessions of a Fibre Strumpet 
Looks great, and I love the colours.
Aww, thanks Joan. If only I could work whilst I sleep I might manage to get all of the things made on my ever growing list.
I know the feeling!
Such great colours!! The squares are looking fab. The joining looks good to me, and as for how many squares, that’s a tough one- I’d say it depends on the size of the squares, but 3 squares across would be a good width, 4 if the squares are smaller than 4 inches.
x
One of my favorite color combos. Aren’t granny squares fun?
I’ve become slightly addicted Jen