I loved making this crochet ripple stitch scarf. I always
find ripple stitch relaxing to do as soon as I get that first crucial row
right! I start all my crochet designs with a visit to my yarn and wool room. I
put together different colour yarns by choosing my favourite colours and
watching trends in fashion and interior design.
One of the things I love about crochet is how easy it is to
use up odd balls of yarn, left over from bigger projects or purchases from the rummage
basket in my favourite wool shop.
I had some Louisa Harding Aimee left over from a baby
blanket and also some lovely Louisa Harding Willow which I had bought a year
ago. This was just 2 balls which I found in the rummage box and I bought it
knowing that at some time I would find a use for it!
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| Ripple Stitch Crochet Scarf |
Last year I made a lovely ripple stitch cushion and it gave me the idea for a scarf. By making the scarf widthways I
figured the scarf would be quite stretchy and luckily this worked out. I
managed to grab some late summer sunshine sitting in the garden with the dogs and
most of the scarf was made before an autumn wind made the garden too cold.
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| Ripple Stitch Crochet Cushion |
I always use combinations of different yarns when I am
making projects. It always makes the finished item look different and special.
It does take a little care, but as long as you keep the weights the same you
will be OK. I wanted a luxurious feel to the scarf and by sticking to my ‘use
quality yarns’ when you can’ principle the result is just that. The combination
of cashmere, alpaca, silk and Merino gives a beautiful soft plush scarf,
perfect for Autumn and Winter!
It is strange how some unlikely combinations of colours look
good together once you put them alongside each other or crochet up a sample and
this was the case with this scarf. The two shades of pink Aimee always looked
good together in my wool basket, but I wasn’t sure about the blue. Once I added
in the Willow yarn they all look lovely together and made a subtle combination.
Never one to use a simple pattern I adapted a traditional
ripple stitch pattern by adding some popcorn stitches and using double crochets
and trebles. What do you think?
