2013 Changes shades of grey

Happy New Year everyone! New Year's Eve Morning, while doing a Demo At Michaels Arts and Crafts I decided to make a little something to go with my dress for New Year's Eve. Everyone said I was crazy and couldn't make something that quick. HA I am Mary Kathryn I can do it and you can too! Now I know not everyone can crochet as fast as I do but I think most can do this pattern in a weekend!

Supplies
L Hook ( if you don't have one you can use a m or n which will make you stitches bigger and will affect the width or use a J and will make your stitches smaller and may make it take longer, this is YOUR creation and statement do what you like, as always view my patterns as an OUTLINE and you do the rest)
2 Balls of Redheart Boutique Changes ( Redheart Boutique Magical would also look lovely in this!)

Looks great with jeans too and ooo so warm!

Loosely chain 480 ( To Quote Mikey from the crochet crowd think loosely goosey!) ( I made mine this size, I am 5'7 and curvy... I like long scarves! If you are smaller or want a shorter one take away 4 chains for each shell) * when designing this I chained until I had the length I wanted and then did the math to see how many shells I could make, eel free to start his way to and if you come to the last shell and the count is off just fake it and add it in even if you are a space or too off most wouldn't be able to tell!**

** Shell equals 2dc,ch1,2dc**
Row 1 chain 3 ( first dc) dc into the forth chain from the hook, ch1,2dc all in the same space, *skip 3 chains, 2dc, chain1,2dc, in the next chain* repeat until the end of the scarf. I have a total of 120 shells in my first row.

Row 2-14 ( or however many rows wide you want, I used 2 balls and an L hook and this is how many rows I ended up with) turn, slip stitch on top of each dc and chain space of the first shell,( see photo below) chain 3,dc,ch1.2dc ,* skip next shell,2dc,ch1,2dc,* repeat until end of row. NOTE you crochet 1 less shell at each end for every row, which is why we slip stitch at the beginning of the row and why when ending you should be 1 shell short.

See how I crocheted INTO the SPACE and not the stitch

Here is a close up of how the sides look! I love all the textures in this yarn!

For those who like charts here is a reduced sample

And here is a picture of me wearing it Aboard the Queen Mary Ship on New Years Eve!!

At first I wore it more like a wrap to keep my shoulders warm but after 30 minutes of dancing to awesome 80's music, I wore it more like a scarf.

Cross Bangle

I wanted to crochet a sideways cross bracelet for some time now but it wasn't until I received this lovely STARDUST( by Red Heart yarn ) that I actually sat down to make it! This project will fly by you will want to make one for everyone at church :) Stardust - any color you like I used #1303 Brown * this requires very little yarn, so make a lot!* E crochet hook Skill - Advanced Beginner (* HINT this is basically a vertical row or a shell*) First stitch*** Ch3, hdc 3rd ch from hook, ch1, 2 hdc ( all in the same space) Every other one*** *turn, slip stitch until you and in the ch1 space, ch2,1hdc,ch1,2hdc* repeat until you have the length desired, * it should stretch slightly to slide on and off your wrist.. ** suggested lengths _ Woman's s/m ~18 shells l/xl ~20 shells Mans~ 23 shells child~ 11-15 ( 11 fits most five year olds) sew the 2 ends together and weave in your tail at least 4 inches worth so it will not come undone. ***Add the ...

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Thread Cross Bookmark

I used Aunt Lydia's Crochet thread and a size D hook. Make a magic circle Round 1 Ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2 and join. Sides and top of cross Ch3 2dc, ch2, dc3 in any ch2 sp. Turn and *sl to ch2, ch3,2dc, ch2,3dc. *Turn and repeat * repeat everything in this step 3 more times. Cut thread and weave in ends at the ends of the sides. Bottom of the cross When you get to the last side repeat the * section 2 more times for a total of 4 shells for the bottom and 2 shells for the sides not including the center. On the top of the cross attach yarn and chain 26, skip the first 5 and sl to the first chain. Then I added a tassel. If thread isn't your thing check out this great bookmark Stitch 11 made from my Cross Bangle pattern! Check out the Stitch 11 post here

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Easy simple no shaping stocking ornament

Step 1 This is the star stitch but you can make these any size and any stitch just make it in this shape. The above sample has 19 star stiches on the bottom ( 2 rows plus beginning hdc row)and reduces to 10 star stiches ( 3 rows) step 2 turn so the right sides are facing each other, and sew them together like the above picture,. isdsjfklajlkdsjc step three turn right side out! attach a chain 5 if desires so you can hang it. I am making about 30 of these for my 6 year old to hand out as Christmas gifts at school with mini candy canes in them! Below is a crochet chart for a basic hdc stocking but you can use any stitch. * turn at the end of every row, * ch1 and hdc in the first stitch of every row Row 1 ( starts from the bottom up) chain 38 Row 2 38 hdc Row3-6 repeat row 2 Row 7 starting 11 stitches over ( you can do this my sl or if you alternate colors just attach the yarn on the 11th stitch) hdc in the next 18 stitch R...

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Comments

UnknownJuly 23, 2013 at 5:30 PM
I bought the Changes yarn just to make this scarf, following the directions at the Red Heart site. Well, I started with 484 chains with my L hook and mine is over 200" long and I was only able to get about 2 rows from one skeins. The pattern on the Red Heart site says that it is supposed to be 84". I rarely have to change a hook size... what is wrong with this pattern???

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