This is a fast and fun fashion scarf designed to give color to those drab outfits we are so often required to wear to work. This project can be completed in little more than a day, and provides practice with progressively taller stitches.

1 (2) skein(s) of Noro Silk Garden (109 yds, 45% Silk, 45% Kid Mohair, 10% Lambswool), size J/10 (6mm) hook and a darning needle.

Width is 5 in (12.7 cm), length is 62 in (1.5 m) for 1 skein version, or 74 in (1.9 m) for 2 skein.

1 fan = 2 in (5 cm) wide and 2.5 in (6.3 cm) high.

Create Fan Pattern: each fan is a collection of progressively larger and then progressively smaller stitches:
2 sc (0 wraps), 1 dc (1 wrap), 2 tr (2 wraps), 2 dtr (3 wraps), 1 tr tr (4 wraps), 1 qu tr (5 wraps), 1 tr tr (4 wraps), 2 dtr (3 wraps), 2 tr (2 wraps), 1 dc (1 wrap), 2 sc (0 wraps)

To alter the length of the scarf, the pattern is a multiple of 5 plus 1.

Abbreviations:
ch chain
dc double crochet
dtr double treble
qu tr quadruple treble
rep repeat
sc single crochet
sl st slip stitch
sp space
tr treble (triple) crochet
tr tr triple treble

Foundation: Chain 101 (121)

Row 1: 1 sc in 1st ch, *ch 5, skip 4 ch’s, 1 sc in next (5th) ch* rep from * to end. [20 (24) ch 5 spaces]

Row 2: Turn, ch 1, *create fan in ch 5 sp. (2 sc, 1 dc, 2 tr, 2 dtr, 1 tr tr, 1 qu tr, 1 tr tr, 2 dtr, 2 tr, 1 dc, 2 sc) Elongate ch on hk and crossover to bottom of foundation ch. Create fan in ch 5 sp. Elongate ch on hk and crossover to top of foundation ch.* Rep from * to end.

Row 3: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hk (picot made). Ch 8, *sl st in center of fan (top of qu tr), ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, sl st in top of qu tr, ch 8, sl st in 3rd ch from hk, ch 6* rep from * to end. Make last picot at bottom tip of last fan.

Finishing: Weave in all ends. Block finished piece.

As someone who has been crocheting a quite a long time, but still kind of sucks, I'm an avid consumer of hat patterns. Why? Because it doesn't matter if you skip a stitch or put one treble too many in. It doesn't notice as much as say, gaining almost an inch on your scarf pattern. Yep- I did that. On the scarf that mismatches this hat (same wool, different pattern).

Anyway, this is the first pattern I've ever done. I got the inspiration from a 'net pattern somewhere, but since I clear my history a lot- I can't find it. This is MY take on someone else's pattern, so don't try and sue me and say it's not 100% original- I know!

Written in ENGLISH (UK) abbreviations!

Things I used:
* Patons "Whisper" (25% mohair, 75% acrylic) yarn in shade 'Bracken'- roughly a ball and a bit (50g balls)
* Size 6 hook (J to those of you in Obamamerica)
* Stitch marker (just to know where the round began
* Yarn needle for sewing ends in
* A supply of tea and snacks :D

Works up to about a 22" head circumference. You can change this by repeating rows 5-9 until it covers your ears. Also, make less of said rows if you're going for teeny wee sizes.

Um, I don't know... I didn't measure. I do crochet quite tight though.

If you can work it out from the pic, great, if not, please message me, and I'll get my crochet genius mother to help out.

Written using English terms (cuz, I'm English y'all)

Glossary of terms & translation:
ch= chain (US= chain)
sl st= slip stitch (US= slip stitch)
tr= treble (US= double crochet)
dc= double (US= single crochet)

Ch 5, join w/ sl st.

R1) Ch 3, 11 tr in ring, join w/ sl st, turn.

R2) Ch 3, 2 tr in each tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R3) Ch 3 *tr in each tr, 2 tr in tr, rep from *, join w/ sl st, turn.

R4) Ch 3 *tr in tr, tr in tr, 2 tr in tr, rep from *, join w/ sl st, turn.

R5) Ch3, tr in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R6) Ch3, tr in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R7) Ch3, tr in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R8) Ch3, tr in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R9) Ch3, tr in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R10) Ch 1, dc in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R11) Ch 1, dc in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R12) Ch 1, dc in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R13) Ch 1, dc in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R14) Ch 1, dc in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

R15) Ch 1, dc in tr, join w/ sl st, turn.

These lacy leg warmers have an optional lacing up the back, so they "grow" with your little dancer. Available in both child and adult sizes.

2/sport-weight mohair-type yarn
Size G-6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge
Optional: ¼-inch wide ribbon

Child: Small, medium, large
Adult: One Size

2 reps and 10 rows = 4".

http://www.crochetkitten.com/patterns/bellydance.html

Crocheted mohair handwarmers,cozy and beautiful and so easy to make!
You can put on a crocheted flower (as i did!), to give them a romantic touch!
Hope you'll enjoy them.
Thanks for looking!

Mohair (40% mohair, 60% dralon)
4mm hook

Adult woman.

8 dc* 4 rows = 5*5 cm

Handwarmers (make two!):
Ch 23, dc in 4th ch and each ch across,turn.
Row 1: ch3, dc in each dc,turn.
Row 2-13: repeat Row1.
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing sides of handwarmer.
Fold piece in half and sew base ch and top of last row together along 12 dc.Leave 5 dc open for thumb, and sew remaining dc of sides.
Cut yarn and wave in ends.

Cuff's scalloped edge:
Attach yarn at the cuff's seam, ch1, sc in same place, *5dc in space between next two dc,sc in space at the beg of next dc*. Repeat from* across, ending with sl st in first sc. Cut yarn and wave in end.

Flower:
Ch 4, join to first ch to form ring.
Round 1:Ch 1, work 14 sc in ring, sl st to beginning chain.(15sc)
Round 2: *Ch 3, skip 2 dc, sl st into next dc: repeat from * 4 more times ending in last stitch in base of beginning chain.
Round 3: *sc,2hdc,1dc,2hdc,sc* all in every ch3 space, join with a sl st to first sc.
Cut yarn leaving a tail for sewing the flower on the handwarmer.

Sew flower on the handwarmer where you prefer, and sew some little beads inside it if you like.
That's it!

Mariefred is a lovely little town on the lake Mälaren, in Sweden. It’s close to the place where I spend my summer holiday, and I often go there during my stay. Not only because of the beautiful old houses, the castle of Gripsholm and the view over the lake, but also because there is a fantastic yarn store there. It’s called Hamilton Design and is owned by the wonderfully talented (and very nice) knit designer Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton. The place is packed with beautiful yarns, and many of them can’t be found anywhere else in Scandinavia.

During my latest visit to this store, a small, triangular scarf caught my eye. It was Cornelia's own design of course – knitted in garter stitch from side to side in two different yarns: one a fine mohair, the other a thicker variegated alpaca. Simple, yet beautiful. I bought the materials and thought I’d knit it. But before I had the time to get hold of my knitting needles, I started to think about how nice it would be to work these yarns in crochet instead. And why not develop the shaping a bit, creating something of a bat-wing shape so the scarf/small shawl would behave better and stay on my shoulders?

I ended up with the pattern below. I even hesitate to call it a pattern – it’s more of a method, or a basic recipe. You can use it with any yarns of your choice. The yarns specified are the ones I used, but that’s just a suggestion. You can easily make it bigger, for a full-sized shawl – but then you’ll need more yarn, of course.

• 1 ball Kid Mohair Classic (Adriafil), 80% kid mohair, 20% nylon, (230m/251yds per 25g/0,87oz ball)
• 1 skein Atacama (Araucania), 100% alpaca, (100m/110yds per 50g/1,75oz ball)
• 6.0mm (US J-10) hook
• A slightly larger hook is useful when making the fringe

One size.

Gauge is not important in this pattern.

This scarf is crocheted from side to side. The ”basic” stitch used is dc (but see description of wedges below). Turning chains do not count as a stitch.

This was a one-day project for designer Kika. (Hint. It can be a one-day project for you, too.) She couldn't find a pattern for a triangle shawl that she liked, so she took matters into her own hands. Don't you want to take this matter into your own hands, too? Hook on.

• Two balls of Luxury Mohair by King Cole (202m/220yds, total), colour Valencia.
• A big fat plastic hook, size Q (16mm).