1/29 Weekly Goals

    I plan to update on what I have done at the end of every week, including progress made on projects along with any projects that I started or finished throughout the week.  Going into this week I wanted to set some craft goals to check on at the end of this week.  These are not serious goals or very important deadlines, just to give some context for the update at the end of the week.  Also, please keep in mind that this is a hobby of mine and as a college student I have other things in my life that are of greater importance.

Beret

    I want to make a gauge swatch for a crochet beret pattern.  I will have a link to the pattern below, this is not my pattern, I did not create it, I am just using it.  Then, since this pattern is split into 3 different sections, I hope to have gotten at least half of part A done.  I will have an update at the end of the week on my progress.

Crochet Beret Pattern

Arm Warmers

    The crochet beret mentioned above is the craft that I am planning to spend the most time on during this week, however, for about a month I have been planning to make some crochet arm warmers.  I do not have a pattern for this and will write up the "pattern" that I come up with, or at least an update at the end of the week if I end up starting this project.

Next

    If I finish the arm warmers and make progress on the crochet beret or want to take a break from working on the beret my next plan is to make a crochet bandana.  I am not entirely sure what pattern I am going to use or if I am going to use a pattern that is already made or improvise my own.  Either way if I start this project and figure out the pattern situation for this project it will be in the update and the end of next week.

Schedule

Saturdays  - the weekly update on project progress will come out along with any projects that I started or finished throughout the week*

Sundays - my goals for the next week will be published

Wednesdays - either an article or a pattern/pattern review will be posted when I finish projects

*this week being the only exception to this schedule

Super Simple Knit Scarf

    I am well aware, that this is not a perfect knitted scarf.

    I am quite happy with it and think that when it is being worn all of the little imperfections will become less noticeable.

I wanted to make this scarf to keep my neck warm, I hoped this scarf would come out looking nice, but I did not want it to be a decorative scarf, I wanted this to first and foremost be functional.

    I used two balls of Frog Tree yarn, approximately 105 yards in each ball. It is a light green color (although the picture does not show the color accurately). Being made of 70% merino wool and 30% bamboo, which should make it both warm and soft, perfect for a scarf.

I made this scarf on size 10 or 6mm knitting needles. I chose these because they are the smallest pair of straight knitting needles that I have and I wanted to try and maximize the warmth of this scarf by giving it as tight a weave as possible without causing it to take an eternity to make. This could have happened if I were to use needles that were much thinner for my scarf, I wanted to be able to use this scarf before winter was over. For this project I cast on 25 stitches, because I figured that would be a good height for my scarf as it is enough to cover both my nose and chin which is my personal preference for scarf coverage. If a scarf is too thin then it does not do an adequate job of being a scarf, and if it is too thick then it becomes too bulky and difficult to tie and tuck into a jacket. To keep this as simple and mindless a project as possible I have been just using a plain knit stitch for all of it, otherwise called the garter stitch, that I just repeated row after row until I felt that the scarf was long enough.

    You could use any yarn, needle size, or scarf height that you want, this is all just done to my preference and materials at hand.  Although when picking yarn for a scarf I would recommend making sure that it is soft and maybe rub it against your neck to make sure that it is not scratchy on the more delicate skin there, just because it feels soft to the touch of your fingers does not mean that it will feel as soft against your neck.