Tea and scarf, minus the tea
January 29th, 2008 by windy
I’m constantly finding patterns for useful items that I want to make. Toys, clothing, blankets, even supplies for the cats. It all starts with a visit to the craft store for some yarn. The material is very important because I want the yarn to be sturdy and soft while still pleasing to the eye. Sometimes a yarn that is beautiful just isn’t practical. However, beautiful and soft yarn also costs a lot of money. Thankfully me local craft shop always has 40% off coupons in the paper!
I had a pattern saved for a sweet scarf that I wanted to make, only I hadn’t found the time to sit and start my hookin’. Due to the unfortunate circumstances of my grandmother passing, I decided that the best way to occupy my time on the four hour drive to the funeral would be to crochet me up a nifty new scarf, and so I did.
The pattern for this “Tea Scarf” was extremely simple, consisting of approximately one million double-crochets back and forth until the shape of a scarf emerged. It was created by pixeldiva and I found it while browsing ravelry. The entire scarf took about five hours to complete, give or take. The finished product is absolutely wonderful. I was quite impressed with the yarn, Patons Rumor in hibiscus heather, as it is not a heavy weight despite the thickness of the yarn. The yarn is a blend of Acrylic, Alpaca and Polyester . Despite looking itchy as hell, it’s cottony soft, plush and as warm as a wool or wool blend yarn. I had considered using wool until I noticed how uncomfortable it as to the touch, and the wallet - just a little on the high side of what I’m willing to pay.