It feels good to be writing again and sometimes sometimes I have thoughts. Thoughts that aren't about cancer or D&D or the cat. Behind the scenes I have some pieces that I'm working on but for now, I have something more wholesome that the vitriol in my notes app. We interrupt your regular scheduled programming for An Interlude. In this episode...
Long Granny Autumnal Scarf
At the beginning of autumn it feels appropriate to have a fresh scarf. I actually made the pattern for this myself and it's far more coherent than my normal crochet notes. I used ~200g of Stylecraft's chunky fusion yarn for this with a 6.0mm hook.
Please enjoy this image of the scarf displayed on my definitely clean and tidy desk.
INITIAL GRANNY SQUARE
Start with a magic circle or 4ch joined to main a ring
Row 1: ch2 (=1dc) [2dc, ch1]x3, join with sl
Row 2: sl to corner, [3dc, ch1, 3dc] in each corner, join with sl
Row 3: sl to corner, [3dc, ch1, 3dc] in corner, 3dc in gap between clusters, repeat around square, join with sl
Row 4: sl to corner, [3dc, ch1, 3dc] in corner, 3dc x 2 in gaps between clusters, repeat around square, join with sl
SCARF TIME
Row 5: sl to corner, turn, ch3, 3dc in next 3 spaces, [3dc, ch1, 3dc] in corner (this is now the point of your scarf), 3dc in next 3 spaces, dc in final space
Row 6: turn, ch3, 3dc in next 3 spaces, [3dc, ch1, 3dc] in point, 3dc in next 3 spaces, dc in final space
Rows 7-X: repeat row 6 until your scarf is at your desired length.
Row Y: sc around the entire edge with 3sc in each ch3 space
