Ruby Lace Crochet Scarf New Pattern and Video Tutorial, Knitcrate April 2020

Each months I receive a subscription box from Knitcrate to do box opening and review and create a project with their beautiful yarn. 

This month's yarn is Uru Yarn Sugared Sport, and the colorway that I received is Ruby (thus the name of my scarf). 

It is 70% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon, and 10% Stellina (which is a thin metallic strand that creates a sparkle effect). 

There is 300 yards of yarn in one skien, so two skeins were enough to create my lace scarf.

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Or here is the best choice of substitute yarn that I could find! This yarn also has a metallic strand to add some sparkle, but this is a slightly heavier yarn (category 2), so be sure to use a slightly larger size hook. 

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I used size E (3.5 mm) hook and my scarf came out about 70 inches long and 12 inches wide. 

Here is a video tutorial:

And the written pattern is available in my Etsy and Ravelry shops. 

Lacy Leaves Crochet Shawl, Triangular Scarf, Crochet Video Tutorial

I recently tried a new to me yarn - Flowers by YarnArt, and I fell in love with it! 

It's a fine, category 1 yarn, 55% cotton and 45% acrylic blend yarn. It comes in a cake of 1093 yards (1000 meters), and it has beautiful, gradual color change. 

I made myself a light shawl, and it turned out wonderfully! I love the texture and the drape! I will wear my shawl as a scarf wrapped around the neck! I think it will look lovely with a black outfit - long-sleeve black tee and black pants. 

I worked with a hook size F (3.5 mm), and my shawl came out about 69 inches wide and 28 inches long.

This yarn comes in a variety of color combinations, and the one that I used is number 279. I highly recommend this yarn, and I will be using it myself in the future projects for sure.

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The written pattern for this shawl is available in my Etsy and Ravelry shops. 

And I also have a video tutorial on Youtube:

Thank you for stopping by and happy crocheting! 

Honeycomb Baby Blanket and Matching Hat, My New Crochet Pattern

Like many other people across the USA and around the world, I've been practicing self-isolation and social distancing for four weeks now. These are challenging times for all of us, and staying at home to protect not only ourselves but others as well is the best thing to do right now! 

But what do you do when you suddenly have so much time on your hands?

Well, I've been crocheting! 

Most recently I made a baby blanket and a matching hat (in three sizes). This project was a lot of fun to work on! 

The textured fabric of the blanket and hat, soft and puffy, looks and feels so luxurious! And mind you, this baby set is made from affordable Pound of Love yarn by Lion Brand. 

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Actually, for this project you will need two Pounds of Love, as this stitch is definitely a yarn eater!  

The finished size of my blanket is 46 by 38 inches. I used hook size H (5 mm).

I used a simple edging with scallops not to take away from the beauty of the main stitch. I think it worked well! 

This is what the main stitch looks like on the wrong side! Also very pretty! 

The baby hat comes in three sizes - newborn, 0-6 months, and 6-12 months.

The patterns are available in my Etsy and Ravelry shops! The blanket and hat patterns can be purchased separately, on as a set (on Etsy only) for a lower, bundle price. 

Stay safe and healthy, and enjoy some crochet!

Crocheting during the Lockdown Times, Crochet Lacy Scarf Free Pattern and Video Tutorial

Hello blogging friends, 

How are you doing in these challenging times? It's hard to believe all these things are really happening! 

This is the end of the third week of the shelter-in-place order in my town. And it's been rough. All of my work outside of home was canceled. I'm grateful for the little crochet business that I've built for myself over the past several years as it keeps me floating financially and emotionally. 

I've been doing a lot of crocheting over the past three weeks. Way more than usual! 

I promised myself to take a better care of myself during these challenging times. It's important to stay healthy physically and emotionally. It's important to exercise and eat well, to stay positive and keep our spirits up. 

Now to my recent crochet project! I finished this scarf last week. It was an easy and quick project as there is only one repeating row in the pattern. 

I completed this scarf in couple of days, working on it mostly while home schooling my kids (our local schools are closed and parents temporarily became teachers). 

This stitch is nothing new, you probably have seen it before. It worked really nice with La Brebis yarn from Knitcrate March 2020 box. This yarn is 100% baby alpaca, and it's is category 1, fine, fingering yarn. I worked with a hook size E (3.5 mm), and my scarf came out 70 inches long, and 12 inches wide. It took about 800 yards of yarn. 

If you haven't heard of Knitcrate, it's a monthly subscription yarn box. In addition to yarn, you will find in this subscription box a booklet with crochet and knit patterns created designed specifically for the yarn of that month. And there's always a little extra surprise. For example, for the month of March it was cute colorful stitch markers and stitch stoppers for knitting. 

You can find out more information about Knitcrate Subscription Box from their website. And if you decide to subscribe (by the way, you can cancel your subscription at any time), you can use the coupon code OLGA20 to get 20% off your first month subscription. (Disclosure: Knitcrate will pay me a small commission at no cost to you). 

I created a very detailed video tutorial for this scarf pattern. 

And here is the written pattern:

Multiple of 10, plus 5. 

Row 1: tr in 5th ch from hook, tr in each of next 4 ch, skip next 4 ch, *tr in next ch, ch 4, tr in each of next 5 ch, skip next 4 ch* across, end with tr in next ch, ch 4, tr in last tr. 

Row 2: ch 4, turn, *5 tr in next ch-4 space, skip next 5 tr, tr in next tr (it's the last tr of tr-5 group), ch 4* across, end with tr in top of turning ch. 

Repeat Row 2 for the pattern.