One Yarn + One Hook = Three Great Projects

Ever been in a store and yarn starts calling to you? Oh wait, who am I talking to? OF COURSE that happens. Probably all the time. Well, this time the call was a bit stronger than usual. I was shopping at my local hobby store to pick up stuff for the holidays. I told myself I WILL NOT BUY ANY MORE YARN. But - no surprise - I found myself in the yarn section. 

I wandered around a bit looking at everything but suddenly the one yarn jumped out at me. It was the colors and the textures and the general chunkiness that got me. As I approached I secretly hoped it would be super scratchy so my yarn-crush would disappear, but it wasn't. It was soft.

Before I knew it 10 skeins jumped into my cart. I sort of giggled a bit as I checked out. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it, but it was mine, all mine.

Once I got home I petted it a bit. I knew I could make an afghan but this stuff was just too good for the world not to see it. I decided to make a scarf. Then another. Then a shawl. What's great about this yarn is that it is a blast to work with, so projects just glide off your hook.

I ended up making three items - all with a Q hook. The two scarfs too one evening while the shawl took a few evenings. No matter which project you choose, all will be fantastic gifts - IF you can bear to part with them!

Below is the pattern for each scarf. These are super easy. Have fun! And Happy Hooking!

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Long and Lean Scarf

Materials: Q Hook and One Skein Bernat Mix Home. Color shown is Goldmine.

Chain 92. HDC in BLO in 3rd chain from hook and across (90 stitches). Chain 1, Turn. ​Keep doing HDC in BLO all the way across until you run out of yarn.

Fringe Scarf

Materials: Q Hook and One Skein Bernat Mix Home. Color shown is Goldmine.

Chain 16. DC in 2nd chain from hook and across (14 stitches). Chain 2, Turn.
Keep doing DC all the way across until you run out of yarn.

Asymmetrical Triangle Shawl

Materials: Q Hook and Two Skeins Bernat Mix Home. Color Shown in Goldmine.

Chain 3. HDC in 3rd chain from hook. Chain 2. Turn.
1. 2 HDC in Stitch (2 stitches). Chain 2, Turn.
2. 2 HDC in stitch, 1 HDC (3 stitches). Chain 2, Turn.
3. 1 HDC, 1 HDC, 2HDC (4 stitches). Chain 2, turn.
4.  2HDC in stitch, 1 HDC in remaining stitches (5 stitches). Chain 2, Turn.
5. Please a stitch marker on the side where you are NOT increasing. This will remain your flat side.

Repeat the pattern adding an increase in the last/first stitch of the row on the increase side. Continue until you run out of yarn.