Stash-Buster #1 - Diagonal Granny Scarf

Do you remember how excited I was yesterday?

I sure do!!!

Remember this from yesterday?

It was pulled out from the "stash",

as part of Linda and Ana's Stashbuster Challenge 2013.

So it all got started like this:

I have been wanting to make a diagonal granny scarf for ages and ages!

I had searched and searched and I could not find the pattern written in English.

Try searching "Diagonal Granny Scarf "and you will find lots of delightful scarves and patterns

but by golly, it's difficult to find one in English or figure it out from

 a translator or looking at photos.

For me, there's kind of a tricky turning stitch.

Then all of a sudden after much searching, lo and behold,
what to my wondering eyes should appear? 

But the pattern AND tutorial from a dear blogger by the name of Pradeepa. 

Her blog is called "The Lazy Hobby Hopper " (How cute is that?)

 And the strange thing is, I visit Pradeepa often, in fact,
I had commented on this post a long time ago. 

Oh brother, it was right under my nose, all this time.

Pradeepa is so worth visiting and this tutorial is so well done.

I added a shell edge:

1st row: sc around (3sc in the corners)

 2nd row: one sc, skip two, 6 dc in one for shell, skip two sc, one sc, 

skip two and then another 6 dc for shell, and so on and so forth.

Then I found this cute box to photograph with the scarf.

The apron, from this post, came in it.

I like this combo.

Seems English to me...

I was in hopes it would coordinate with my winter coat."

(The color of the winter coat is "atmosphere", how "cool" is that?)

 BINGO!

Oh, oh, oh, oh just you wait until next week. 

I had enough yarn to make something to coordinate with this scarf 

that includes none other than the Granny Rose! 

Can you believe it? 

I think I know the answer to that. :-)

Thank you Linda and Ana!

Thank you Pradeepa!

This is SO fun!