PATTERN UPDATE: STRIPES SCARF

Stripes Scarf UPDATE:

So sorry i forgot to update the pattern with the completed scarf and the edging stitch its now complete with a moss stitch edging

PATTERN HERE

Measures: 15"/ 38cm wide x 75"/190cm long

Weighs:Approx. 350g

STRIPES SCARF, repeat 9" of 2 sts.

LINK TO BASIC PATTERN

 the inspiration was a summer dress fabric, using Stripes 25% wool mix from Wilkinson's and a soft charcoal black merino wool

decided to change stitch after approx. 9" of each st, and repeat until it's long enough for me.

First row of 'v' sts, needs to be the traditional v st. with the ch 1 between the 2 dc, or its too tight using this merino yarn. 

Other wise i'm just repeating the 2 st, pattern every 9"

 I like my scarves long so aiming for around 6' and i will add the weight of yarn when its completed 

STRIPES, CLOSE 'V' STITCH AND BLOCK STITCH SCARF PATTERN

Loving the new 'Stripes' yarn I bought from Wilkinson's, 50g and only a £1 a ball with 25% wool in it........ crochets beautifully and looks wonderful, a real bargain..after finding my blog was being reproduced completely on another web site i will now only be adding patterns with links from now on this is a test post to see that you can all access the pattern but not see it on the blog
Thanks and if you can access the pattern OK leave me a comment so I know this is now working correctly...Thanks x 

LINK TO SCARF PATTERN

AUGUST 11 2018
Thanks for the feedback about the link not working for you, please try again as its been changed and should now work. 
thanks x

Crescent Moon Shawl...BLOCK STITCH

So sorry, i promised the Fan Crescent Moon Shawl today but I have misplaced my notes, Im sure we have a ghost, things do go missing often, only to reappear a few days later....bit mad and inconvenient sometimes too. The Fan version will be added Wednesday.

So todays pattern will be the BLOCK STITCH VERSION...

CRESCENT MOON SHAWL BLOCK STITCH PATTERN

IMPORTANT NOTE.
All the photographs show my original make of this block stitch version, I only did an increase in the first ch3 loop and don't like the shape. 
The crescent isn't quite right, so the pattern says to do an increase in first 2 ch3 loops....im sure the crescent shape will be better.

100g dk Space dyed yarn 

100g dk black and white or black yarn

4mm hook

US Terms

NOTES: First row is worked into the side of the dc of base pattern. 

increase at the beginning and end of each even row. 

PATTERN

Make the base crescent pattern, pull yarn through the last st and hold ready to do the 2nd row of the block st.

ROW 1: Att. BLACK AND WHITE YARN to the first st, ch3, sc into the next side dc, ch3, sc into next and every side dc to end, finish with ch3, sc in last st, pull yarn through st, and hold,

ROW 2: Ch2, counts as first dc, 2dc into first ch3 loop ch1, 3dc into same ch3 loop, 3dc, ch1, 3dc, in 2nd ch3 loop, 1 set of 3dc in next ch3 loop, repeat to last 2 ch3 loops 3dc, ch1, 3dc in last 2 ch3 loops, 3dc, pull yarn through st, and hold.

ROW 3: Pull up BLACK AND WHITE YARN, sc in first st, ch3, sc in ch1 sp, ch3, sc in next sp between 3dc, repeat to end finish with, ch3, sc, in ch1 sp, ch3, in last 4 blocks, sc in last st. Pull yarn through st, and hold.

ROW 4: pull up coloured yarn, ch2 counts as first dc, 2dc, ch1, 3dc in first ch3 loop, 3dc, ch1 3dc, in next ch3 loop, 3dc in each ch3 loop to last 2 ch3 loops, finish with 3dc, ch1, 3dc in last 2 ch3 loops. pull yarn through st and hold

ROWS 5-17: Repeat rows 3 and 4. Finish with row 3, black and white ch3 loops. cont with black and white yarn for edging st.

NOTES: To make it bigger...You can do more rows of the ch3 loops and blocks of 3dc, if you want it to be bigger before adding the Tooth stitch edging

ORIGINAL MAKE ABOVE...only increased in first ch3 loop but the pattern says to increase in the first 2 ch3 loops this will improve the crescent shape 

ROW 18: BLACK AND WHITE YARN, small triangles i'm calling Tooth Stitch, work one Tooth stitch in each ch3 loop

sc, hdc, dc, tr in first ch3 loop, ch2, 2sc, into the side of the tr post, sc in the ch3 loop, sc. into next ch3 loop and repeat in every ch3 loop to end.

Tomorrows pattern will be the Blue Fan Version of the Crescent Moon Shawl

MANDALA OVAL CAL COMPLETE PATTERN

Sage, Marble and olive dk, the marble was something else at some point  and the sage and olive are part balls of left overs. 

PROJECT NOTES

As this is a left over yarn project, I started with 3 shades of green and a a ball of Lime green Marble dk that had been something else but i had un traveled it to re use...it ran out and i hadn't really used that much of the plain yarns so are think was in order. 

The DK Marble had a tiny amount of purple in the spin every now and then so i picked a plain purple yarn and i found a space dyed pink through brown sorry I have no idea what it is but those are the 2 yarns i have added to the mix so far

PATTERN so far...more to come

US Terms
4mm hook

dk marble in Lime green
Pink through brown space dyed yarn sorry cant name it.
4 X plain col dk, Dark Sage, Olive, Lime and purple

Finger wrap of 8 wraps

ROUND 1:[Ch2 counts as first dc], 2dc, ch3, 2dc, ch3, 2dc, ch3, 2dc, ch3, sl st, to complete. [8dc]

ROUND 2:[ch3 counts as first tr], tr, ch2, tr, ch2, tr, ch2, tr, ch2, in first ch3 sp, tr in next sp, repeat for all sides, sl st to complete [20tr]

NOTES: use stitch markers to mark 2 points, ch2 counts as first dc, ch3 counts as first tr, through out the pattern 

TO MAKE A CLUSTER: HALF MAKE 3TR, HOLD ON HOOK DRAW LAST YO THROUGH ALL STITCHES ON HOOK

ROUND 3: CLUSTERS, in points, 3tr cluster, ch2, 3tr cluster, ch2, 3tr, cluster, with ch2 between, in 4 side sp, repeat for each side, sl st to complete. 

[12 x tr3 clusters each side]

ROUND 4: 3dc, ch3, 3dc, in first point, 3dc in next 11sp, repeat for second side, sl st to complete. [13granny shells each side]

ROUND 5: tr, ch2, 2tr, ch2, tr, in point, tr, ch2, tr, in next 12 side sp, repeat for second side, sl st to complete. [14 'v' sts, each side]

ROUND 6: tr, ch3, tr in sp between 2tr, at point, tr, ch2, tr, in next 14 ch2 sp,

tr, ch3, tr in second sp between 2tr second point, repeat tr, ch3, tr, in each ch2 sp, to end, sl st, to complete. [30 'v' sts in round]

Picture up to round 7

ROUND 7: PLAIN YARN olive. 4dc, ch1, 4dc in first point, 4dc in next 14sp, repeat for second side, sl st to complete. [32 granny shells of 4dc, in round]

ROUND 8: PLAIN YARN lime. sc, in sp, between granny shells, ch4, sc in next sp, repeat to end, sl st to complete. [32 ch4 loops in round]

ROUND 9: PLAIN YARN dark green. 5tr, in each ch4, loop, to end, sl st to complete. 

[32 granny shells of 5tr]

ROUND 10: PLAIN YARN lime. LOOPS. sc, in sp, between granny shells, ch5, sc, in next sp, repeat to end, sl st to complete. [32 x ch5 loops in round]

ROUND 11: PETAL LOOPS. 2dc, ch4, 2dc, ch1 in each ch5 loop, sl st to complete.

 [64 pairs of dc, 32 ch4 points]

ROUND 12: FIRST ROUND OF RELIEF PETALS. sc in ch1 sp, 8dc in first ch5, loop, sc in ch1 sp, 8dc in every loop to end, sl st tot complete.[32 relief petals]

picture up to round 12 first round of petals in relief

ROUND 13: LOOPS. [Single crochet back post], scbp, around sc, of round below, ch5, scbp, around next sc, ch5 repeat to end, sl st to complete. [32 loops]

ROUND 14: PETAL LOOPS. 2dc, ch4 2dc in each ch5 loop, sl st to complete.

 [64 pairs of dc, 32 ch4 loops]

ROUND 15: SECOND ROUND OF RELEIF PETALS. sc in sp between pairs of dc, 9dc into ch4 loops, repeat to end, sl st to complete. [32 relief petals]

NOTES: the second round of petals had a PURPLE edging added later, sc in each of the 9 sts, missing a st, at the dip between every petal, sl st, to complete.

ROUND 16: LOOPS. [Single crochet back post], scbp, around sc, of round below, ch6, scbp, around next sc, ch6 repeat to end, sl st to complete. [32 loops]

ROUND 17: GRANNY SHELLS+ 3dc, ch1 3dc, ch1, in each ch6 loop, sl st to complete. [64 granny shells, 64 ch sp,]

In this picture you can see the back post, loops ready to take the first granny shell round 17

ROUND 18, 19: GRANNY SHELLS, 3dc in each sp, sl st, to complete 

[64 granny shells]

ROUND 20, 21: GRANNY SHELLS +, 3dc, ch1, in each sp, sl st, to complete.

[64 granny shells, 64 ch sp,]

NOTES: Please be aware each round LOOKS BUT IS DIFFERENT, as this is oval and in the round each round needs to be a little bigger every round so that it lies flat and does curl so there are small difference as it grows

ROUND 22: SAGE GREEN 'V' STITCHES, of tr, ch3 tr, in each sp, sly t, to complete. 



ROUND 23: SHELLS, Att, yarn in 'v' st, [ch3 sp], at the 'v' st to the right hand side of the point, with a sc, 3tr, ch3, 3tr, into next ch3 sp, repeat, sc in next sp, 3tr, ch3, 3tr, in next sp to end, sl st, to complete. 

ROUND 24: SAGE GREEN 'V' STITCHES, Att. yarn at the top of a shell in the 
ch3 point of shell, with a sc, ch2, tr, ch3, tr into the sc, at dip, ch2, sc in ch3 point, ch2, tr, ch3, tr in next dip ch2, sc in ch3 point, repeat to end sl st, to complete.

ROUND 25: SHELLS, Att, yarn in point, [sc, of round before], with a sc, 4tr, ch3, 4tr, in ch3 sp, sc in sc at point of row before, repeat to end, sl st, to complete.

ROUND 26: SAGE 'V' STITCHES, sc, at point of shell in ch3 sp, ch2, tr, ch4, tr, into sc at the dip, ch2, sc into point, repeat, to end, 

ROW 27: PINK SPACE DYED YARN, SHELLS, Att, yarn with sc at point, ch1, 4tr, ch3, 4tr, into ch4 sp, ch1, sc into point, ch1, 4tr, ch3, 4tr, into sc, at dip, ch1, sc in point, repeat to end, sl st to complete.

NOTES: Running out of the Lime Marble I picked purple a colour already in the Lime Marble yarn in small quantities, and a pink space dyed yarn to continue. 
By adding the tiny amount of purples to the first row of relief petals it will link the mandala centre to the remaining rounds of the Mandala.

 the second round of in relief, petals had a PURPLE edging added later, sc in each of the 9 sts, missing a st, at the dip between every petal, sl st, to complete.

STAGE 2:
This will add approx. 10" approx.


ROUND 28: att. yarn in any ch3, point, sc, ch3, sc, ch5, sc ch3 in ch3 point, sc in next 4sts, sc in next sp, ch3, miss next st, sc in next sp, sc in next 4 sts, repeat for all points, sl st to complete.



ROUND 29: Att. yarn in any ch5, loop, sc, ch3, dc into ch3, loop, ch3, 2dtr, 
[dtr: yo 3 times pull through 4 times], ch3, dc into ch3 loop, repeat, sl st to complete.

ROUND 30: Att. yarn in any ch3 sp, 3dc, in every ch3, sp, 
ROUND 31:3dc in every sp, sl st, to complete.
ROUND 32-36: Repeat round 31

NOTE: Starting at the space at a point, add a stitch marker to every 8th space, you are now going to add a small 2 round triangle to each marked point.

ROW 37, 38: Att, purple in the sp, to the right of any marker, 4tr, ch3, 4tr, into marked sp,  sc into next sp, ch3, sc, into next sp, turn, 3tr, into the first sp, ch1,     4tr, ch3, 4tr, into point, ch1, 4tr, into last sp, sc , into next sp, cut and weave in ends. Repeat for each marker [16 triangles]

ROW 39: Att, pink, in sp, to the right of any small triangle, tr, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, into first sp, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, into middle sp, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, ch1 tr, ch3, tr, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, into point, ch1, tr, ch1 tr, ch1 tr, ch1, tr, into middle sp, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, ch1, tr, sc into next sp, cut and weave in ends
Repeat for all triangles. [10tr each side]

NOTE: The next round goes all the way around the mandala.

ROUND 40: Att, green at any triangle point, 2dc, ch3, 2dc, in point, tr in next 9 ch1, sp, 3tr in last sp, sc into sp, between triangle, 3tr, in first sp, tr, in next 9 ch1, sp, repeat to end, sl st to complete. [16 triangle ripple]

GRANNY SQUARE INFILL
Make 16 granny squares, on the 4th round join as you go into the dips of the mandala.

purple Finger wrap of 5 wraps
ROUND 1: cont. in purple, 4tr, ch3, repeat for 4 sides, sl st, to complete.
[4tr, each side ch3 corners]

ROUND 2: cont. in purple, 4tr, ch3, 4tr, in each ch3 corner sp, ch1 at sides, sl st to complete.
[8tr, each side, ch3 corners, ch1 side]

ROUND 3: pink, 3tr, ch1 between, ch3, [point],  3tr, ch1 between, ch1, 4tr, ch1 between in next sp, repeat for all 4 sides, sl st to complete. 
[10tr, ch1 between each side]

ROUND 4: green, JOIN AS YOU GO ROUND, use a sl st between each dc to join to the body of the mandala.
3dc, ch3, 3dc in the point, dc in next 9sp, repeat for all 4 sides, joining to the body after each st, sl st to complete. [15dc each side]

FINAL STAGE 3: RIPPLE BORBER

Start at the point of a granny square, with a dark pink shade for me.
ROUND 1: 2dc, ch3, 2dc, 2dc, in next 14 sp, miss the join at the dip, 2dc in next 14 sp, repeat to end, sl st to complete. 
[15 x pairs of dc, each up and down]

ROUND 2: In a gren shade, repeat round 1 of border.
[15 pairs of dc, each up and down]

NOTES: At this point mine was a little frilly, someone need of a tighter stitch.
2 Round Block stitch is a perfect tightening stitch.......alternate rows of sc, ch1, sc, ch1, and blocks of 2dc, into the ch1 sp. A great border stitch as it doesn't curl, giving a firm edging.

ROUND 3: Starting at a point, using a dark pink shade, sc, ch3, sc in any point, ch1, sc in next sp, repeat to the dip, sc in last sp, miss bottom dip, no ch at dip, sc in first sp going up to point, ch1, sc, ch1 sc, repeat to next point, sc, ch3, sc, at point , repeat to end. Sl st to complete. [15sc and 15ch st, each side]

ROUND 4: Start at any point, in a Green shade, 2dc, ch3, 2dc, in ch3 point, 2dc in next 14, ch1 sp, mis dip sp, 2dc, in next 14 sp, repeat, sl st to complete. 
[15 pairs of dc,each up and down]

ROUND 5: Repeat round 3. in shades of pink and purple.
ROUND 6: Repeat round 4. In shades of green, marble yarn changes from light to dark.

Continue to repeat rounds 3 and 4, until it is the size you want.

Block stitch will give a firm non curl border to your ripple.

ENJOY