Once upon a time there was a little inchworm named Inga. She was bright green and lived underneath a rhododendron shrub. Like all inchworms, Inga was obsessed with measuring. She meticulously counted every step, every bit of progress. She measured it against previous progress. She forecasted it against future progress. Of course, all of this calculating made her very critical of herself.

One day as Inga was having her breakfast, a beautiful brown moth landed on the leaf next to her. "Hello, moth!  How does the world look from way up in the sky?" "It looks wonderful!" replied the moth. "You should go up to the top of the rhododendron and see it!" "Oh, I could never make it all the way up there," Inga sighed.  "I'm far too slow, and each step is so small…" "Nonsense!" laughed the moth. "Let go of all those judgments you hold against yourself. Even inchworms can eventually fly!"

Inga thought about what the moth said all night. But she couldn't stop judging, measuring, recording.

The next morning Inga felt wonderful. She stretched and yawned… and when she looked down she realized she'd grown wings! She had finally grown into a moth! Inga zoomed into the air, twice as high as the shrub, and looked down on the entire world. She had let go of her calculations and self-judgments, and was free!

• Bright green (or brown) worsted weight yarn
• Size H/5.0mm hook
• Small amount of black yarn
• Yarn needle
• Small amount of Polyfil stuffing

One size.

Gauge is unimportant, but stitches should be tight.

You will be working in a spiral without joining rounds.  Place a stitch marker at the beginning of each round to help keep track.

The turning chain in the short rows does not count as a stitch.

Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
St(s) - stitch(es)
Fpsc – front post single crochet
Tr – treble
Sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together

Head

Make 6 sc into an adjustable loop.

Round 1.  Work 2 sc in each st around (12 sts).

This is a light scarf for spring that can also be used as a belt, tied at the hip. It is made up of triangular, rather unusal motifs. The beaded fringe adds a little glamour – and it looks great with jeans!

• Yarn: Phildar Licorne (100% cotton, 120 m/131 yards per 50 g/1.75 oz ball), 2 balls colour Jacinthe
• Hook: 3.5 mm / US E-4
• Tapestry needle
• Beads for fringe. When purchasing beads, bring a needle threaded with the yarn to check that the hole in the bead is large enough.

Approximately 12 x 157 cm / 4 ¾ x 62 inches, excluding fringe. The scarf pictured is composed of 16 motifs.

The side of a triangle measures 10 cm / 4 inches. Please note that gauge is not critical for this project.

Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
Dc – double crochet
St(s) – stitch(es)

Triangle motif

Start with a magic adjustable ring.