Overwhelm Oberon Scarf

Romance is in the air and the fairies are up to mischief. Oberon, king of the fairies, has merrily set his sprites to spread as much joy and love as they can. Titania has plans of her own for her husband this Valentine’s Day. Join the celebration with a romantic scarf to Overwhelm Oberon. Stay warm and cozy while enchanting your own true love.

This month’s featured stitch is the fairy shell stitch, a pretty lacy stitch just right for February.

Yarn Used

I love this chunky yarn! Color maraschino. 100% acrylic. Machine wash cold, tumble dry normal. (Huzzah! Easy to care for!) 3.5 oz/109 yards. This yarn is so soft and squishy. It is lovely to work with and so nice right up against your skin. We think it would make an incredible blanket.

Finished scarf is 6 inches wide and 70 inches long.

2 skeins used

This scarf is made from the middle out. A second skein of yarn is joined in the middle and worked out the other way. No seaming required!

Reds, purples and pink swirl together in this scarf.

Hook Used N (9mm)

American Terms Used

space-sp

repeat-rep

chain-ch

foundation single crochet-fsc

single crochet-sc

half double crochet-hdc

double crochet-dc

 Special Stitch

shell-(2dc, 2ch, 2dc)

Overwhelm Oberon Scarf

12 fsc, ch 4, turn

Row 1- sc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 2 fsc, shell in next fsc, skip 2 fsc, [sc, ch 3, sc] in next fsc; rep from * across to last 6 fsc, skip 2 fsc, shell in next fsc, skip 2 fsc, [sc, ch 1, hdc] in last fsc, turn.

Row 2-ch 3 (counts as dc), 2dc in hdc, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in ch 2 sp, shell in ch 3 sp; rep from * across to last ch 2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in last ch 2 sp, 3dc in 3rd ch of tch, turn.

Row 3-ch 3 (counts as hdc, ch 1 sp), sc in 1st dc, *shell in ch 3 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch 2 sp; rep from * across to last ch 2 sp, shell in last ch 3 sp, (sc, ch 1, hd)] in top of tch, turn.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until first skein of yarn is used. Pull yarn through.

Join second skein at the beginning.

(As you can see, I joined on the opposite side of where my original slip knot is located.  This scarf is reversible and it doesn’t really matter which end you start the second skein from.  Lady Dorcus happens to be left handed and does things a bit backwards.  The really wonderful thing about foundation crochet is it gives you nice place to work from on both sides.  It should be very easy to see where your stitches should go.)

Join second skein of yarn along the back side of fsc. Repeat pattern-Row 1, Row 2, Row 3, then Rows 2 & 3 until second skein is used up. Pull yarn through. Weave in all ends.  Enjoy!

Draped around neck.

Looped once around neck.

Dashwood Scarves Part 2

On our next visit to the Dashwood’s home, we set straight to work on a scarf for Elinor.  Margaret wanted Elinor’s scarf to match hers.  After consulting with the work basket, we found more yarn that we used for Margaret’s scarf, but in a different colorway.  Margaret deemed this a success and we began to immediately create a similar scarf for Elinor.  Using a bigger hook, adding some extra rows and changing the edging we soon had a completed scarf for Elinor to wear.

Elinor’s Keyhole Scarf

Yarn Used

Lion Brand’s Unique

This is a 100% acrylic bulky weight yarn.

Wash in the washer (Huzzah!), Lay flat to dry.

3.5oz./100grams (109yds/100m)

2 skeins oceania

Pattern uses American terms

Terms Used

fsc-foundation single crochet

ss-slip stich

sc-single crochet

hdc-half double crochet

dc-double crochet

tc-triple (treble) crochet

ch-chain

Elinor’s Keyhole Scarf

Using a Size N hook (9 mm)

Skills Needed: Foundation Single Crochet (fsc).   Chain (ch), slip stitch (ss), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc).  (American terminology throughout.)

Make 100 fsc (If you don’t want to fsc, chain 101, hdc in second chain from hook, ss, (hdc, ss)* across. Continue with Row 2.)  100 stitches

Row 1  ch 1.  hdc in first fsc, ss in second fsc. (hdc, ss)* across.  100 stitches

Row 2  ch 1.  (hdc, ss)* across.  100 stitches

Row 3-11  Repeat Row 2

Row 12  ch 1.  (hdc, ss)* 37 times. (74 stitches made)  Ch 14, Skip 14.  hdc in next stitch, ss in next stitch.  (2 stitches made) (hdc, ss)* 5 times.  (10 stitches made)  100 total stitches.

Row 13  ch 1.  (hdc, ss)* 6 times.  (12 stitches made.)  (hdc around chain, ss around chain)* 7 times.  (14 stitches made.)  (hdc, ss)* 37 times.  (74 stitches made.)  100 total stitches.

Row 14-25 Repeat Row 2

Ch 1.  Rotate scarf 90 degrees and work down short side of scarf.

Row 1 short side of scarf.  sc 25 times down the side.

Row 2 short side of scarf.  [(hdc, dc, tc, dc, hdc) in first sc. 1 sc in next 2 sc.]* Repeat 8 times. (hdc, dc, tc, dc, hdc) in final sc.

Clip thread, pull end through to fasten off.  Weave in end.

Turn scarf to other short side.  With slip stitch on hook, attach to corner with a sc.  sc 24 more times down the side.

Repeat Row 2 short side of scarf.

Weave in all ends.

Now that two sisters had new scarves, Marianne decided that she needed one as well, plus some matching wristers, with the added request that both items be completely different from her siblings’.  That means we will be returning to their cozy cottage one more time.

Dashwood’s Scarves part 1

 

Welcome to Jane Austen January and the first project to use our featured stitch of the month, the Crunch Stitch.  Our journey begins by a visit to the Dashwood’s home for tea.  The three sisters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret have fallen on difficult times, but are as gracious and genteel as ever.  Young Margaret is in need of a scarf, for the winter is cold, but the desire to be stylish and warm beats strongly in her breast. Reaching into the work basket, we find a nice bulky yarn and by afternoon’s end, Margaret is merrily showing her new adornment to her mother.

Margaret’s Keyhole Scarf

Pretty and practical, this cute keyhole scarf was made using the crunch stitch.  Haven’t heard of the crunch stitch?  It’s easy and makes a wonderfully textured fabric. The crunch stitch uses half double crochets and slip stitches.  That’s it.  Working in even numbered rows hdc, ss, hdc, ss across. Repeat in subsequent rows.  If working in odd numbered rows, hdc, ss, hdc, ss, hdc across first row.  In the second row, ss, hdc, ss, hdc, ss across.  Repeat rows 1 and 2.  Here’s the trick, the slip stitches leave very small stitches, and they are easy to miss.  Watch carefully.

Blue arrows point to slip stitches. Red arrows point to hdc.

In this picture, the blue arrows are pointing to the slip stitches.  Half double crochets must be inserted into them.  Half double crochets leave a loop on the back of the fabric.  The red arrows are pointing to this loop.  Just above that loop is where the slip stitches are inserted.  Just remember, half double crochets go in the small tight stitches and slip stitches go in the easy to see stitches.  Prepare your hooks, we are ready to create.

 

Yarn Used: Lion Brand’s Unique. 2 skeins in passion fruit. 100% acrylic yarn. Machine wash (Huzzah!), lay flat to dry. 3.5oz/100grams (109yds/100m)

Skills Needed: Foundation Single Crochet (FSC).  For written instructions for FSC, try the PurlBee here or for a video demonstration Moogly does one here. Chain (ch), slip stitch (ss), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc).  (American terminology throughout.)

Margaret’s Keyhole Scarf (child sized scarf)

Using a K hook (6.50mm)

Make 100 fsc (If you don’t want to fsc, chain 101, hdc in second chain from hook, ss, (hdc, ss)* across. Continue with Row 2.)  100 stitches

Row 1  ch 1.  hdc in first fsc, ss in second fsc. (hdc, ss)* across.  100 stitches

Row 2  ch 1.  (hdc, ss)* across.  100 stitches

Row 3-9  Repeat Row 2

Row 10  ch 1.  (hdc, ss)* 30 times. (60 stitches made)  Ch 14, Skip 14.  hdc in next stitch, ss in next stitch.  (2 stitches made) (hdc, ss)* 12 times.  (24 stitches made)  100 total stitches.

Row 11  ch 1.  (hdc, ss)* 13 times.  (26 stitches made.)  (hdc around chain, ss around chain)* 7 times.  (14 stitches made.)  (hdc, ss)* 30 times.  (60 stitches made.)  100 total stitches.

Row 12-20 Repeat Row 2

Ch 1.  Rotate scarf 90 degrees and work down short side of scarf.

Row 1 short side of scarf.  sc 20 times down the side.

Row 2 short side of scarf.  ch 3.  ss in second sc (picot made).  (chain 3, ss in next sc)* across.  19 picots made.

Clip thread, pull end through to fasten off.  Weave in end.

Turn scarf to other short side.  With slip stitch on hook, attach to corner with a sc.  sc 19 more times down the side.

Repeat Row 2 short side of scarf.

Weave in all ends.

Soft and warm

We had such a lovely time with the Dashwood’s today.  We will spend two more days with them.  Elinor and Marianne are now anxious for scarves of their own.