After the success of my last crochet scarf I decided I was on a roll and I wanted to keep the momentum going. So I searched through my bag of oddments and sorted them into whites, pastels and darker colours. This scarf more or less designed itself because these were the only dark colours that I had enough of to crochet at least 2 complete rows of half trebles (UK).
It was interesting working out the order of the stripes. My largest odd ball was the grey left over from my last scarf. So I used that in 3 stripes to give continuity and also body because it is a slightly thicker dk yarn than the other colours. My next largest odd ball was maroon. So I used that for the first and last rows to create a solid border. The other colours are red, blue and yellow. They are all a bit brighter than the photo shows and contrast effectively with the grey and maroon.
I love the way it has turned out. This is one of my charity knits. It will probably go to a boy in a cold country. Charities often put out a plea for items for older children and especially boys. So I know this scarf will soon find a good home.
I love the colours and am a amazed that it all came together so quickly. Well done.
ReplyDeleteFabulous Una the stripes look sooo cool - you are super speedy!..might have to have another look at that pattern..
ReplyDeleteAli
Great colour combo - its amazing what yarn we can find lying around isn't it? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love it Una, so bright and colourful :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a really lovely scarf. Have you ever visited Janet at Musings of the Puppet Lady. she also supports Operation Christmas Child and often comments on the need for items for boys. Yours will fit the bill exactly.
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping over to Chalkys and leaving a comment. It was lovely to see you there.
This is great, Una. It looks so nice and cosy, I'm sure it will be appreciated wherever it ends up in the world
ReplyDeleteThat looks great.I must give it a go.
ReplyDeleteThat scarf looks very nice!
ReplyDeleteIf I may ask; where do you donate your items? I love to always be working on a project, and everyone around me would prefer if our house did not explode with scarves and hats... thus I would love to donate my work as well.
Hello, Ashley. If you scroll right down to the bottom of my blog page you will find links to my favourite charities....Loving Hands, Operation Orphan and Upon Butterfly Wings. These are in the UK. If you do a Google search you will probably be able to find charities closer to where you are. Best wishes.
DeleteWhat a fun striped scarf =)
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annie
It turned out beautifully.
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous! :) And the joins are so neat. :o I simply *must* improve my crochet skills. *envies* lol
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