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Sunrise at the Beach Drop-Stitch Scarf Pattern

It’s hot in Houston right now.  Like miserable sweating within two minutes of stepping outside hot.  I decided I wanted to make something I could wear despite the heat, and I have had an idea for a drop-stitch scarf in my head for months.  The airiness of it is perfect for the heat of summer!

The design of this scarf ended up being a humbling experience.  I made a drop-stitch scarf from a pattern a few years ago.  I assumed when I saw the scarf that the look was achieved by knitting a few stitches and then yarning over several times.  However, the look was achieved by creating a large stockinette tube and then ripping out over half of the stitches.  I wanted to cry because I was wasting so much time knitting all these stitches only to rip them out.  I vowed to make another drop-stitch scarf someday with yarn overs.

When I started working on this scarf, I tried using yarn overs from the beginning.  It didn’t work.  I tried setting up a foundation row and then using yarn overs.  It didn’t work, either.  I tried knitting several rows and then using yarn overs.  It still didn’t work.  Guess what?  I ended up knitting a large tube and ripping out the stitches.  At least this pattern is a little more exciting than just stockinette stitch.

Since the pattern is relatively simple, I had a very specific yarn in mind to achieve the look I wanted.  I wanted a lace-weight yarn to make the scarf as light and airy as possible.  I wanted that yarn to be two ply with each ply being a different color.  I also wanted a slow color change so that I would end up with vertical stripes.  I looked for quite a while, and ended up stumbling upon Schoppel-Wolle Edition 6, which was perfect!  I chose the Aunt Emma colorway.

Buy the pattern for $5 on Etsy here or on Ravelry here.

Materials:

Go to this link to buy a kit with everything you need to make this scarf on Amazon.

  • 50 g of a lace weight yarn (I used Schoppel-Wolle Edition 6 in Aunt Emma)
  • US 7 24” circular needles
  • Tapestry needle
  • Beads for fringe (optional)

Stitches Used:

Please comment below with any questions!

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Sweetheart Hat Pattern

I wrote a guest blog this week over at Her Exchange about self-care through creativity, especially knitting and crocheting.  If you read the article, you’ll read about how after having kids, I really lost the joy in knitting in crocheting due to real or self-imposed deadlines and closed down my Etsy shop.  I have decided to change the focus of my shop and reopen!  Instead of selling finished products, I’m going to try to start selling my patterns.  And if I’m being truthful, I really enjoy the design aspect of coming up with a new pattern more than I enjoy making that pattern over and over for clients.

Without further ado, here is my first pattern:  the Sweetheart Hat.  I designed this hat for my daughter as a Valentine’s seasonal hat, but hearts are really always in season, so she doesn’t have to put it away after the holiday.  The pattern features my favorite heart cable that I’ve been putting on everything since college.  The hat can be worked in sizes baby through adult, but the cable size does not change so the cable will be more prominent on the baby sizes and less prominent on the adult sizes.

Buy the pattern on Etsy here or on Ravelry here.

Materials:

Go to this link to buy a kit with everything you need to make this hat on Amazon.

  • Worsted weight yarn
  • 2 Size US 8 needles for cable
  • 5 Size US 6 double pointed needles for remainder of hat
  • Cable needle
  • Tapestry needle


Stitches Used:

Please comment below with any questions!

 

 

 

 

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Etsy and KALs

Over the past few years, I’ve opened my Etsy store twice and never sold a single item.  Over the last few months, a lot of my friends have requested me to knit or crochet something for them.  They almost always ask if I have an Etsy store.  I finally ran out of orders, and decided to try Etsy one more time.  I gave my shop a facelift and uploaded pictures of all of my recent original projects that I could make quickly if ordered.  Check out my new and  improved store here.

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In the mean time, I’m working on designing Alice in Wonderland inspired top hats for the Crochet Crowd’s challenge.  My designs are top secret until after the competition is over.  I’m also starting two additional knit-a-longs (KALs) in addition to Socks with Sarah.  The KALs are hosted by Holla Knits, the same blog that hosted my last KAL.  I’m making Multiplicity and Bombshell Shorts over the next three months.  Cast on day is today.  I’m excited!