Way back in the time that is known as Let’s see how many projects I can do just before Christmas, I purchased some Stansborough Grey yarn because…well, the idea of it is freakin’ cool. The wool that was used on Lord of the Rings, how cool is THAT? The problem was now I had the yarn but I had no idea what to do with it. I knew it had to be a project that was just for me (a first), but what that was going to be, I hadn’t a clue.
I don’t know about you, but most of my best creative ideas gently caress me in bed around three o’clock in the morning and then sixty seconds later they grip my neural pathways and do a gymnastic floor routine en route to my bladder. Being confronted by both a creative idea and urinary desperation proves too much and I get up to resolve one problem while contemplating the other.
That was the scene when the Diamonds in the Rough scarf pattern came to me. A simple scarf for an understated yarn that would be enhanced by the simple textured pattern of alternating Tunisian stitches.
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I’m even more excited that the pattern is available for download! The $4.00 FREE pattern includes both standard written instructions as well as a symbol crochet chart.
I hope you enjoy crocheting it as much as I did designing it.
I love projects that have a double meaning. Like scarves that look like a sushi roll when you roll them up, or scarves that show the color spectrum of a chemical element. My good friend at work (you remember, Content Pig) is a Guitar Hero “super star,” so I was pretty jazzed to see that someone created the Guitar Hero Scarf and posted it on Craftster.org. Not only is it a great representation of a Guitar Hero display, it actually displays the note chart for Knights of Cydonia by Muse.
The designer gives very general instructions, but it’s pretty easy to do it yourself using the pictures as a reference. To customize it with a song of your choice you can use the .png files for Guitar Hero 1 or Guitar Hero 2. Or do a Google search for “Guitar Hero Note Charts.”
This is a project I’m pretty darn pleased with. When I was thinking of a gift for Laura I knew it had to be a scarf. She is one of the greatest scarf connoisseurs that I know. I don’t know if she buys a scarf first and then matches the outfit or vice versa; but either way there is some serious Garanimal action going on.
At first I wasn’t sure if the Boteh Scarf pattern was the way to go. Even though it had potential with the “falling leaf” look, it just wasn’t striking to me; but I already had the yarn and I was running out of time. Because I had previously purchased four colors of yarn (I’ve got to stop buying yarn before I know what I’m going to make) I was forced to alternate the colors of the motifs. Completely renegade from other versions of the scarf that I had seen. I was a bit nervous.
After the first set of four I knew I had a winner. I can’t wait for Laura’s reaction when I give it to her next Tuesday.
The pattern is available for download from Interweave for $5.
The yarn used is Peruvian Baby Silk from Elann.com. A blend of 80% baby alpaca and 20% silk; this yarn is a spun orgasm! I chose Parchment, Mocha Cream, Peridot and Moroccan Olive colors.
Way back in the time that is known as Let’s see how many projects I can do just before Christmas, I purchased some Stansborough Grey yarn because…well, the idea of it is freakin’ cool. The wool that was used on Lord of the Rings, how cool is THAT? The problem was now I had the yarn but I had no idea what to do with it. I knew it had to be a project that was just for me (a first), but what that was going to be, I hadn’t a clue.
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