Simple Crochet Infinity Scarf Patteren

I made a few of these crochet infinity scarves for some of the girls in my family for Christmas 2014. I thought I would share the pattern with anyone out there interested.  I have been wanting some practice writing patterns, & I think that it is simple enough for most crocheters to execute. But if you find any problems with the pattern feel free to let me know in the comments or email me at grannysquareflair{at}gmail.com. I would greatly appreciate it!

I used Vanna's Choice yarn by Lion Brand for all of the scarves I made. I really love the colors in this yarn range. The colors you see above are Sapphire, Eggplant, & Mustard by Vanna's Choice yarn.  

Materials needed:

300 yards of any medium weight yarn (I used 2 skeins of Vanna's Choice)

J/10-6 MM hook

Stitches used & abbreviations: 

chain (ch)

slip stitch (sl st)

double crochet (dc)

single crochet (sc)

Right side (rs)

wrong side (ws)

Pattern 

ch 190 sl st into beginning of ch ( make sure not to twist ch) creating large ring

row 1 - ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next st, repeat in the rest of the sts (190 dc). Sl st in 3rd ch of ch3.

row 2 - ch 4 (counts as first dc & ch1), turn work facing ws, skip first st & dc in 2nd st from ch4 post. ch1 & skipping 1 st *dc in next st, ch 1 skip 1 st * Repeat from *to* until end of row, sl st in the 3rd ch of ch4 post (95 dc & ch1).

row 3- ch3 and turn work facing rs. Dc in next ch1 st, *dc in dc st, & dc in next ch 1 st * rep *to* until end of row .
sl st in 3rd ch of ch3 (190 dc).

row 4- Repeat row 2

row 5- Repeat row 3

row 6- Repeat row 2

row 7 -Repeat row 3

row 8 -Repeat row 2

row 9 -Repeat row 3

row 10 -Repeat row 2

row 11 -Repeat row 3

row 12 - ch1 (counts as first sc) while working on rs *sc in next dc st* rep *to* until end of row (190 sc) sl st in ch1. Fasten off

row 13 - Starting at the beginning of the work (row 1), connect yarn to work while still facing rs and repeat row 11 (190 sc).

 

I hope you have a wonderful day!
God bless!

Crochet Beard Beanie

A dear friend had his birthday last week. We had spent some time together the week before and the topic of bearded beanies was brought up. He is going to school in the North Carolina mountains and has to deal with some super chilly temperatures during the winter. I asked him, if I made him one of these beanies, would he wear it? He told me he would, so I got to work. I found this pattern by Ashlee Prisbrey on Ravelry. She designed the beanie as well as the beard patterns. Please check out her site for the beanie pattern here, & the pattern for the beard here. She has different sizes ranging from infant,to extra large adult, for both the beanie & the beard. My friend was pretty excited when he received his beanie. And I highly recommend this pattern if you are wanting to make one yourself. 

Check out my friend rocking his bearded beanie!

    I hope you are having a great day!
God bless,

Tunisian Tuesday: week 5

It is wonderful to be able to sit outside while adding some rows to my crochet! I know it won't be very long until it will be too warm to crochet outside. I will enjoy it while I can.
I know I am taking my time with this project. It is one of those things that I work on for about 30 minutes to hours at a time, while I watch some t.v. or just chillin', when I have a little downtime. After church on Sunday, & after I had gotten a bite of some delicious Asian cuisine for lunch, I was home alone for a couple of hours. So to relax I put on the movie Capote, from Netflix, poured a cup of coffee, & worked on a few rows of my Tunisian crochet project.
One thing that I like about Tunisian crochet is that it is easier to transport, compared to "regular" crochet. When you stop on the forward pass, the hook is secured in the stitches along the top of you work. It is nice to be able to put down my crochet work and not worry about my crochet hook falling out, and loosing it.
I hope you all have a wonderful evening!
God bless!

Tunisian Tuesday: week 4

Hello dearies! I hope you have had a great Tuesday so far.
It is that time of the week again; Tunisian Tuesday! WHOOO! (Let's try to stay clam.)
I have made some nice progress since last week on (what I hope to be) the pillow. This is turning out to be a pretty simple & sweet project.
For those of you who didn't read my other Tunisian Tuesday post, I am using the Tunisian Simple stitch. (Check out this great tutorial on Moogly blog.)
Well, that is all I have at the moment in the wonderful world of Tunisian Crochet. Do you have any Tunisian projects (past or present)?
Have a great day!
God bless!

Tunisian Tuesday

Last week I worked on a swatch of Tunisian crochet. This is my first attempted at Tunisian crochet, EVER. I started with the Tunisian simple stitch:

I was so pleased at how easy this was to learn & execute. I have yet to try binding off (finishing off the project) , because the hook I am using (size H8 5mm) is too small and the project does roll up very badly (just as the tutorials mentioned crochet would do with a small hook, hence why I am holding the swatch down in the photos). So I made another trip to my Hobby Lobby & purchased a size K (6.5 mm) afghan hook by Yarnology. I am going to undo this project & start over with my new hook in hopes this will prevent the work from rolling up.
I will try this stitch again & get back to you next Tuesday with my progress. Once I get a good hang of the stitch, I hope to make my own tutorial for anyone interested. Check in again next Tuesday to see my progress with Tunisian crochet!
I hope you have a wonderful day!
God bless!
hannaH

Beginning Tunisian Crochet with Me

I decided to try something new; Tunisian crochet. For those of you who are not familiar with this technique, it is basically as if knitting and crochet met one day, fell madly in love, got married, & had a beautiful baby. That baby would be Tunisian crochet. Tunisian crochet, also known as Afghan crochet, is a combination of knitting and crochet. In Tunisian, one uses a long crochet hook to make stitches that are similar to stitches found in knitting.
Now, for your information, I have not yet attempted this lovely art. I have merely purchased some materials in hopes of learning the craft & I plan on posting about what I have learned in the future. I discovered Tunisian crochet about two years ago on-line and thought that the stitches were so beautiful that I wrote a short post with some photos of Tunisian crochet swatches I liked. That is now my most viewed post on my blog. I have wanted to learn Tunisian for years now and realized that there are many people on the web wanting to learn the same. So I thought I should write about what I learn as I learn it  in hopes of teaching anyone interested about my new skills (well, that is my hope :-/). I plan on posting every Tuesday for the next few weeks about my Tunisian crochet shenanigans (Tunisian Tuesdays!).
 Last Friday I headed to my local Hobby Lobby & picked up a few things.

Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn in the colors glacier & antique white. & a 5 mm double-end crochet hook
by Susan Bates

Molly had to check out my stash 

Now, I have see that most people do use a afghan hook (a long crochet hook with a stopper on the end) apposed to the double ended hook I purchased. I don't know why I purchased the double ended hook instead of the afghan hook. When I was shopping at Hobby Lobby, I heard over the intercom that the store was closing in 15 minutes, so I panicked and went with the double end. I know that I heard that you can use this for Tunisian crochet. But I did realize on Saturday morning after watching a Youtube video about Tunisian, that instead of going back and forth with your stitches like in "traditional" crochet, one works only on one side without turning your work. An afghan hook would have a stopper on the one end and would help me know which is the right side to work on. (First Tunisian fail). But if need be, I will use a stitch marker to help me know which is the the beginning of my work. Another thing I learned AFTER I went shopping was that some people recommend using a larger Tunisian crochet hook for your yarn than that is recommend on the packaging for a "regular" crochet hook. Example if the yarn instructions call for a 5 mm crochet hook, you should go up 3 mm in a Tunisian crochet hook. I didn't do this (second fail, maybe). What was said is that smaller hooks can cause major rolling in your Tunisian crochet work. I am going to try a project first with my 5 mm hook and see how I do before I go pick up a new hook. *sigh* Learning experience, people; it builds character.  
Any who, I will let you know how my first attempted at Tunisian goes next Tuesday!
Are there any readers that have experience with Tunisian crochet? I would live to hear any of your advice & or tips.
God bless!
hannaH

shell stitch cowl

I hope you have enjoy the first couple days of March 2014! I have.

I finished this infinity scarf for my mom this weekend. I had the majority of a skein of Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn left over from a previous project & thought it would make a good cowl for my mama. She is hot natured, so I thought an open stitch would work best for her.

This is a photo from my phone I posted to my instagram on Saturday

These are photos I took with my "real" camera.

It was very overcast when I took these photos early this morning, so I apologize for the poor lighting. Also, the scarf would had looked better if I could of had it hanging, but I had no one to wear it when I took this photo. I need a pretty cloths hanger or a dress form to use when taking photos of scarves and such. *sign* Oh well, maybe some day.
I used this crochet shell stitch graph from Lion Brand as a guideline & adjusted it a little by using one double crochet or a chain 3 on the ends of each row to square it off.
Maybe I can get a better photo of this cowl some other day.
I am going to make some more cowls like this in different colors with some of my extra yarn. This is an easy project so I thought it would be a good idea to make a few more and have ready to sell in the fall.
I know I would like to make a tutorial entry someday, & maybe this stitch would be an easy one for my to explain in a tutorial post. Do any of you have an opinion? I would love to hear it.

Y'all have fun today!
God bless!
hannaH

sunburst granny square blanket w.i.p.

I am almost done joining the my sunburst granny squares. I am excited to see what the finished project will be. I love the sweet, feminine feel of sunburst grannies. I think they make a wonderful baby blanket for little girls.
God blessed!
hannaH

enjoy the simple things

With having a birthday just a few weeks ago, I started thinking about the simple pleasures in my young life. I fell in love with crochet a couple of years ago, & I could spend hours looking at different designs on Pinterest. I love baking cookies. I love looking up recipes for different kinds of cookies. I feel like my only vices are the same as an elderly grandmother.
But I do not feel alone, being a twenty-something female that is drawn to activities that have been a staple in women's domestic lives for centuries. I have seen it again and again in my day to day life with friends and loved ones, online, & television. May women and girls have a strong desire to use their hands and be creative. It is good for the female soul. Don't be embarrassed to take pleasure in the simple things.
God bless!
hannaH

She makes linen garments and sells them,
    and supplies the merchants with sashes.
                                       Proverbs 31:24

Therefore I perceived that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his own works,
      for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
                                         Ecclesiastes 3:22

Mom's finished granny square afghan

 

I am so happy with how my mom's afghan turned out! I love the colors. I think the gray does a wonderful job of contrasting each color. I started this project the beginning of February and finished it on April 24. It is the largest crochet project I have ever completed. The best thing about the afghan is that my mom loves it!

 

I connected all the squares using the join-as-you-go method. There are tons of tutorials on the method all over the web. Here is the joining granny squares as-you-go tutorial from Attic24.

I knew that I wanted to add a single crochet boarder to the afghan, but wasn't sure how I was going to execute it. I finally decided on using a moss stitch (a.k.a. tweed stitch)  for the colorful boarder. I am now in love with this stitch and plan on using it on other projects. Here is a video tutorial of how to crochet the moss stitch. Of course you can see that I changed the yarn color for each row compared to using one color. This gives the boarded the tweed look.

 

For any readers interested in creating a granny square, check the Purl Bee's tutorial of how to crochet a granny square. Their instructions and photos are very easy to follow. 

 

Thanks for reading & have a wonderful day!

God bless,

hannaH



instagram // 4.22 - 4.29

I am very excited to announce that I finished mom's afghan. Yay! I am so pleases with how it turned out. I am trying to figure out the best way to photograph it. Once that is done I will post the photos as soon as I can.

To reference some of the other photos, I found an awesome Beatles t-shirt at Old Navy on clearance. I love it. I also instagram-ed Amos' picture the day we found him along with a photo I took of him this week. It is nice to see what a healthy & handsome cat he has become.

I had a nice time yesterday worshipping at church. There is nothing like studying God's word & praising Jesus' name with other believers.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

God bless,

hannaH



instagram // 4.15-4.22

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Here is my Monday Instagram post two days late.

The family and I spent the weekend at the beach. It was a cool, over cast couple of days, but we had fun together. I think it was refreshing to all of us. I was super excited when I found some crochet TOMS while shopping at the beach. I have been salivating at the thoughts of owing a pair for a couple of months now. I am happy to announce that I am a happing owning of a beautiful silver pair.

I am just short a round and a half from finishing mom's afghan. I should be posting the finished project very soon! I am so happy at how it has turned out!

 

I hope you are having a wonderful week!

God bless,

hannaH

 



p i n s p i r a t i o n / c r o c h e t . b a g s

It has been a while since I have worked on a bag. I have been wanting to start a new project, & this is what I have found on Pinterest that has whet my appetite.


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You can see all of my inspirations by following me on Pinterest.
I hope you have a wonderful day.
God bless,
hannaH