To Crochet or not to Crochet ...

Didn't I say I was going to knit for awhile?

Well this Featherbed Beret came off the needles way to fast.



Oh how I love this yarn! The Featherbed Beret is for me so it's not going into the Christmas Basket. Nope, not this time. I love the feel of it and after all ... it goes with my new vest and even the flower scarf, don't you think?




And it did give me a break from crochet after making the Splashy Flowers Scarf. But only a short break. Because I've already started another crochet and plan to do another after that.

After all ... Filatura Di Crosa's Superior came in!



A Neck Lace is in the making even tho I still have Jared Flood's Quincy hat on the needles with Louisa Harding's Thistle Yarn ...



Now Thistle has fast become one of my all time favorite yarns and of course I had to puchase more for another knit ...



And what about that OTHER crochet?



How about I go spectacular this time?

Crocheting presently on top of my schedule.

As you know, I completed the Crocheted Lacy Shawl ...

Which is on display at Seed Stitch Fine Yarn if you want to get a good look at it. It consists of 2 rows that are done over and over again. Even a beginner can crochet this one. I'm happy to have it done and it came out even nicer with this yarn than I had expected; Rowan 4 Ply Soft in a very neutral green. What a nice drape. And warmer than it looks too.

But now I have also finished a Crocheted Sampler Scarf. I started out with a pattern called the Aran Sampler Scarf by Marlo D. Cairn. But I changed it up a lot and added a number of other stitch patterns after doing just a few from the original pattern. I used Spud & Chloe Sweater in the color vanilla. Very Aran Style don't you think? I did add some lace to the scarf also. I want to show beginner crocheters that after learning the basics stitches (ch, sc, hdc, dc & tr) that, just like in knitting, how you combine these stitches creates the patterns & designs. So here's some pictures ...

Now it's on to a crocheted Belaro with the yarn left over from the scarf. [okay, I did have to buy more yarn to add too it ... but it'll look so nice with the scarf.]

I'm still knitting too. Honesty!

Are you ready for ....

The next step in crochet?

I'm giving an Intermediate Class on Crochet in February at the Seed Stitch Fine Yarn. Were you in my Beginner's Crochet Classs? Want to take the next step to learn more? Do you know just a little crochet but want some guidance to reading a pattern? Well we'll be doing the Woodland Shawl from Interweave Crochet Fall 2008 magazine. I used Mountain Colors Mountain Goat and I love the way it came out. If you want to take the class and crochet along, Victoria has the magazine down at Seed Stitch for you purchase when you sign up for the class. [BTW, do they call this a CAL rather than a KAL?]

Check it out ...



Didn't have my good camera with me so I'll take a better picture tonight. It's on display at Seed Stitch until after the class so you can even come down and see it in person. Well ... those who live near by that is. I have some friends out there that I'd love to have in my class also ... if only they lived closer.



M-m-m-m-m,
maybe next time I'll make it longer to cover my butt too!