Crazy day, Finished projects

When does a stay-at-home mom really get to stay home? 

On my mind today as we went to a homeschool book sale, Game Stop, Walmart, the bank, Big Lots, Dairy Queen, the library, then finally home.

After cleaning and working on the computer, I went to a Stampin Up party tonight. Always a blast to be with friends with a common purpose.

 I wanted to show the lovely scarves I finished in the last two days. I didn't post them as WIPs because they were very quick projects, about 5 hours each (and I crochet slowly).

Close up of the butterfly stitch

I fell in love with the pattern when I saw it. This yarn was in my stash with no label so I have no idea what kind it is, but I love the colors. The pattern can be found here on All Free Crochet. The only change I made was repeating row 2 at the very end before double crocheting a full row. That way the last butterfly was complete.

Now, as much as I love this scarf and loved making it, it's a little wide for my taste. When I think of a decorative scarf, I see a really long, narrow one that you can wrap a few times and still have a long section on both sides. So I played with the pattern, made a few modifications, and came up with this:

Close up of the butterfly stitch

 Here is the pattern I used:

Chain 8 plus chain 3 (total of 11 chains) (chain 3 DOES NOT count as first double crochet)

Row 1: Double crochet in the 4th chain from the hook and in the next 7 chains (total of 8 double crochets plus chain 3)

Chain 3 and turn (counts as first double crochet for next row and every row after)

Row 2: Double crochet in the second stitch

Chain 6, skipping 5 stitches

Double crochet in the last two stitches

Chain 3 and turn

Row 3: Double crochet in the second stitch

Chain 6, skipping 5 stitches

Double crochet in the last two stitches

Chain 3 and turn

Row 4: Double crochet in the second stitch

Chain 3

Single crochet once around the two chains in the previous two rows (makes the loop in the middle that makes it look like a butterfly)

Chain 3

Double crochet in the last two stitches

Chain 3 and turn

Repeat rows 2, 3, and 4 until desired length.

Last two rows:

Repeat row 2

Double crochet in the second stitch

Double crochet five times in the chain 6 from the previous row

Double crochet in the last two stitches

Fasten off, weave in ends

 

Thanks for reading!

Blessings :-)