52 Scarves

Disclaimer: This is a bank of options; if I'm stitching along, I may not come back and use any of these. But if I find myself running out of ideas... I'll have no excuse because here they are! 2025 Small Project Pattern options 🧶🧶🧶 Hats Crochet Hat First fall Hat (crochet) Fingerless gloves Arm warmer (look like simple fingerless gloves to me) Granny Square Mitts I like the idea of the square being the base of the pattern - if it works well for me, I could put all kinds of motifs in for the Granny square Motifs Granny square (basic, I don't use a pattern) Granny square (solid with corner gaps, I don't use a pattern) Granny square (solid without corner gaps, I don't use a pattern) Mile-a-Minute Baby Afghan Cozy Mile-a-Minute Throw Scarves: I don't usually use a pattern for scarves. I pick a stitch I want to use and then stitch until the scarf is the same length as the recipient's right. But just to be prepared...  Morning Mist Scarf Urban Rib Scarf Baby a...

  I'm not sure if this is a resolution or not, but here goes.  I find that I don't stitch consistently partly because the necessities of life "get in the way," but also because I'll start a project that's bigger than I can deal with. What are my obstacles? Sometimes it's just that - time.  Sometimes I lose motivation. I can only gift so many things. I have no interest in a craft business at this time.  Sometimes a project turns out to be simultaneously more boring and more complicated that I anticipated.  Sometimes the charities to which I donate don't have a need that I can fill.   So, I got to thinking about this another way. EVERY November, there is a local need for hats, gloves, scarves, and jackets.  EVERY winter, folks up north need hat donations. #2 has gotten me in trouble some years because I say I'll make a hat a week... and then I get really bored with hats.  So, here's my plan: Make something small every week in 2025. Guidelines I...

 I've certainly been stitching, just not posting.  Sorry, no pics. But here are some things I've made: More than 8 hats. I'd already gathered a few and donated in November. Then, in late November, I was contacted about donating some hats to a specific charity. They needed 16 and had others involved. I said sure - I could make up a few hats fairly quickly. Well, you know how it is. I found more than one pattern that I was curious to try - no better time to try something than when I know it already has a home. THEN, as I was going through my stash, I found several half-finished hats. Finished those up and added to the mix. In the end, I sent eighth.  Curtains that I ended up hating. I hung the almost finished curtains around May... and took a serious pause. I left them up (almost-but-not-finished, unwoven-in-ends hanging...) and finally decided that yes, I truly did  hate them. They came down in October and during a car trip in which I was a passenger, frogged them com...

  This past weekend, we went away up to camp. There was plenty of porch sittin', some swimming, a lots of visiting. With the drive up and back, I had lots of time for stitching, so I used on this Suszette Color Block Scarf from Sweet Bee Crochet .  This was really a joy to work up. I was surprised at how easy it was considering how nicely it turned out. 

This week, I've been testing the pattern for this lovely scarf. The designer, Rebecca of Sweet Bee Crochet , describes it as easy to memorize, so perfect for stitching while watching TV (I'm sure I'm paraphrasing.) She's right - the pattern was easy to remember once I had worked through the first twenty-one rows (about 1/7 of the full pattern). Even better, it was not boring or mindless. Easy to remember, but not even a little boring.  The  Loops and Ridges Scarf calls for about 315 yards of worsted weight yarn. I made this one in taupe using ​Craftsart Value Economique (from Michaels).   Rebecca will be releasing this pattern soon. I'll be back to add her link.