This post is almost a gimme as far as I'm concerned.
Simply put - I love to make scarves. I don't know why but ever since I was little, scarves are the bees knees for me. I like to crochet them. I enjoy knitting them. I don't know what it is about scarves other than the simplicity of going in one direction for a set amount of time to create a useful, warm, lovely item.
Another little factoid - I rarely go back and make a matching hat and gloves. In fact, I don't think I've successfully ever made a pair of gloves or mittens or wristlets. For some reason, that part of the body eludes my capabilities not for lack of trying. *laughs*
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| Caterpillar Scarf |
I think another major advantage to making scarves is that they are always needed. If no one in my family needs one, there are PLENTY of charitable organizations that can. As soon as school is over I'll begin my march towards making scarves for the
2012 Special Olympics. I will make some for the homeless shelters here. I plan on making some for
Bridge and Beyond.
When I start teaching anyone to crochet, the first thing I tell them is to make something with the stitch they just learned. It'll be a simple design, but it'll give them PLENTY of practice with the stitch and teach them tension relatively quickly. To top it off, not only are they practicing,
they are making something that is useful. Obviously I suggest a scarf (but we all know that a dishcloth will work just as good.... I just like scarves more. *laughs*)
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| Box of Scarves for 2011 Special Olympics |
This post is part of the ABCs with the Accidental Knitter meme. The Ravelry post is
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14 comments:
It's funny, I made 3 scarves when I first started knitting and none since. I don't really like my first one (garter stitch in scratchy wool), I made one in eyelash yarn for my mum (never again!) and a ribbed chunky one for my brother that can stand up on its own! I have made a couple of cowls since, but I think it's about time I made a scarf I actually like!
I'm the same way with fingerless gloves. I know that I only have two hands but I just keep on making gloves. It's good to have a favourite thing to knit/crochet.
What a great collection of scarves you have - and that box for the Special Olympics is wonderful.
I like scarves too. I've made several. I think it's lovely that you make them and give them away. You are a woman after my own heart!
I was chuckling at how you didn't make the matching hat and mitts, but then I saw the charity knitting you're doing and was very touched. Thank you for posting the link. I'm going to share it with my knitting group.
I love, love, love the tonal grey one. Very sophisticated.
I'm into scarves at the moment, too! I loooove your Pointed Granny Scarf, lovely!
Thanks - its a favorite to make and it goes fast :)
Thank you - that was my first attempt at cabling :)
Cool! yea... hats have a better chance of being made than mits LOL
Charity crochet is important to me. My daughter took a lesson in school about "filling someone else's bucket" - ie compliment someone and their figurative bucket gets fuller - but so does yours because making someone else feel better makes you feel better too. I am pretty sure charity crochet fills others buckets cuz I always feel good whenever I send them off.
Thanks! I love scarves of all kinds :)
OHHHH perhaps we need to get together - you do the gloves and I'll do the scarves LOL
Find some super soft yarn and have at it! I would love to see your creation :)
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