Diversity Scarf

The Diversity Scarf is Finished...

Cross that one off the "Dream Projects to Finish List"

For Christmas 2010 I was fortunate enough to receive, from the NVO, a crochet calendar (365 Crochet Stitches a Year: Perpetual Calendar by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss.) A wonderful gift, he knows me well and is probably sorry now, but it's too late - the gift has been received and the damage has been done. I plan on trying every single one of the stitches. It will take me longer than 365 days to get through the calendar though, but since it's perpetual, everything will be just fine; no exact deadlines without a year attached to each day. :-) Many, many more posts to come in reference to these stitches. Way fun! Thank you NVO, Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss.

It was within this calendar that I found the stitch for the main part of the scarf. It's called "Chic Shells" and it's on October 6th. (Yes...I skipped ahead; I was much too excited to wait day by day. I cannot resist when it comes to daily crochet stimuli.) Perhaps it will be cold enough to wear it October 6, 2011.  It's cold enough now, but it would be especially nice to inaugurate it on its "birth" day. ;-)

I love this yarn, it's 100% superwash merino wool, lusciously hand dyed by a local gal at Mybootee Boutique (see http://www.mybootee.com/), but I got to thinking that this stitch may be better with a solid color yarn. Perhaps, I will try that one day after I try the other 364 stitches. Too many projects and ideas and not enough time left (based on the average life span, that is) to do them all! Ha! Retirement is going to be so much fun...hmmmmm...another 15 years, ouch!

Okay, no more daydreaming and back to the scarf. The edging pattern was found in the book, Around the Corner Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman, that I purchased from Amazon. It's pattern number 132. I love this book. I must figure out a way to retire early in addition to living longer so that I will have more crocheting time on earth. :-0 Is there a crocheting heaven? Do all crocheter's go to heaven? I hope so.

I really am ready to get to that master bedroom afghan, now...
or maybe tomorrow night...

The next project...designing and crocheting the master bedroom afghan.

My poor crochet and laptop widower husband,
the NVO....so patient, so kind....so thoughtful...

Neck Warmers

Ice Fishing with the NVO is a Dream That Comes True Every St. Valentine's Day Weekend!

And this year we have matching crocheted neck warmers...
Perhaps these "hooked" neck warmers will entice the fish to get "hooked."

The neck warmers were thoughtfully made to coordinate with our fishing attire.
(Coordination is of utmost importance, especially when one is ice fishing.)

 Pretty stylish, eh?

One day...when I get a little better at this crocheting stuff

I would love to embellish these with some small crocheted rainbow trout.

Wouldn't that be cute?

Does anyone have any ideas or patterns?
The NVO would be tickled pink...errrrrr maybe salmon. ;-)

Last year the wind whipped at our necks...
This year bring on the wind!
(Oops, I hope no one thought I meant the NVO type of ice fishing wind. Please don't bring that on NVO.)