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Showing posts with label Owl Scarf crochet pattern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Owl Scarf crochet pattern. Show all posts

Sunday, March 3, 2013

It's National Crochet Month!

Well, ok, I'm off by two days, but Ellen Gormley and Shelby Allaho have done a great job of kicking things off, and today is my special blog post in celebration (keep reading, there's a discount code in this for you, and if you missed it, here is my Owl Scarf pattern from yesterday's post):




And wait til you see what Amy O'Neill Houck and Akua Lezli Hope have to offer you tomorrow!

First, many thanks to the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) and Amy Shelton and Donna Hulka of Crochetville for herding us cats and getting this blog tour organized.  All of the designers, including me, participating in this blog tour are professional or associate professional members of the CGOA.  We are so committed to the organization's mission of advancing the art of crochet and continuing crochet skills for generations to come, so I hope you will visit the organization's site to see all of the wonderful resources available and subscribe to Crochet! magazine.  Amy is our current President extraordinaire, and Crochetville is her beautiful contribution to the world of crochet, so please check out her wonderful resources as well.

All designers participating in the tour are Professional or Associate Professional members of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA). CGOA offers two national conferences each year with an extensive list of crochet classes, an annual Design Competition, and a Master of Advanced Crochet Stitches and Techniques program. Hundreds of local chapters around the country provide crocheters additional opportunities to learn about crochet and advance their skills. Other member benefits include a subscription to Crochet! magazine, a private email discussion group for members, discounts to online retailers, and classes at our Chain Link conferences. Please consider joining the organization and help us in our mission to advance the art of crochet and continue crochet skills into the next generation.
- See more at: http://crochetville.com/national-crochet-month-a-tour-through-crochet-country-begins/#sthash.GpUNgHCV.dpuf
All designers participating in the tour are Professional or Associate Professional members of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA). CGOA offers two national conferences each year with an extensive list of crochet classes, an annual Design Competition, and a Master of Advanced Crochet Stitches and Techniques program. Hundreds of local chapters around the country provide crocheters additional opportunities to learn about crochet and advance their skills. Other member benefits include a subscription to Crochet! magazine, a private email discussion group for members, discounts to online retailers, and classes at our Chain Link conferences. Please consider joining the organization and help us in our mission to advance the art of crochet and continue crochet skills into the next generation.
- See more at: http://crochetville.com/national-crochet-month-a-tour-through-crochet-country-begins/#sthash.GpUNgHCV.dpuf
All designers participating in the tour are Professional or Associate Professional members of the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA). CGOA offers two national conferences each year with an extensive list of crochet classes, an annual Design Competition, and a Master of Advanced Crochet Stitches and Techniques program. Hundreds of local chapters around the country provide crocheters additional opportunities to learn about crochet and advance their skills. Other member benefits include a subscription to Crochet! magazine, a private email discussion group for members, discounts to online retailers, and classes at our Chain Link conferences. Please consider joining the organization and help us in our mission to advance the art of crochet and continue crochet skills into the next generation - See more at: http://crochetville.com/national-crochet-month-a-tour-through-crochet-country-begins/#sthash.GpUNgHCV.dpuf
A complete list of stops along the blog tour is available here, and I really hope everyone will indulge themselves in lots of crochet this month!

And while you are crocheting away, I hope you'll take a little time to visit Project Night Night and see what you can do to help such a worthwhile endeavor.  Their goal is to provide every homeless child with a Night Night Package, so that when he or she leaves the shelter, they will have an age appropriate book for reading and family bonding, a cuddly security blanket, and a soon-to-be cherished stuffed animal. I always say that crocheters (and knitters too) are some of the most open-hearted and generous people, so please send good thoughts (and money and projects) to this special charity.  You especially can help Project Night Night by making and sending in a new crocheted blanket (50” x 60” or smaller) and/or making a financial donation. On the site, there is a list of all of the shelters the organization serves, so if you prefer, you could find one in your community or hometown to support. Be sure to visit the official blog tour site to add your contribution to the total!

Thank you for participating with me in CGOA's National Crochet Month's blog tour!  Please catch up on my six, five, four, three, two, and one Countdown posts and sign up in the little box in the left column for my blog posts by email and to be added to my newsletter subscription list!  

And enjoy 20% off all patterns in my Ravelry store for the entire month of March -- just use coupon code NatCro2013.  Happy Crocheting!

Saturday, March 2, 2013

One and Done!

One day left in the Countdown to my blog post for National Crochet Month!



Today, I want to share the Owl Scarf crochet pattern with you all before the big day, but be sure to come back tomorrow for a special offer on all of my patterns in my Ravelry store and lots more info about what CGOA has planned for March.






Owl Scarf Pattern (in American crochet terms).  Finished owl is 7" tall and 5" wide; the scarf is 41" long.

With worsted weight yarn (orange) and an H hook, make a slip knot and chain 2.

round 1:  6 scs into second ch from hook
round 2:  2 puff sts in each st around, sl st on top of first st to join (12 sts)
round 3:  2 puff sts in each st around, sl st on top of first st to join (24 sts)
round 4:  ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 2 scs in next st, [1 sc in next st, 2 scs in next st] around, sl st to top of first st (36 sts)
round 5:  with brown yarn, ch 2, 1 dc in same st, [1 dc in next st, 2 dcs in next st] 17 times, 1 dc in last st, 1 dc in first st, sl st to top of first dc (54 sts), fasten off.

On RS, to create head, count back 8 sts to the right from the fasten off point and attach orange yarn.

row 1:  ch 1, 1 sc in same and next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 2 dcs in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dcs in next st (should be center), 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dcs in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next 2 sts, turn.
row 2:  sl st to next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next st, 2 dcs in next st, 1 dc in next 4 sts, 2 dcs in next st, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, sl st to next st, turn.
row 3:  sl st to next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, 2 scs in next st, 1 sc in next 8 sts, 2 scs in next st, 1 sc in next 3 sts, sl st in next 2 sts, fasten off.

On RS, to trim the owl, with a G hook, join brown yarn at 4th st from right side, ch 1, 1 sc in same and next 7 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 2 hdcs in next st, 3 dcs in next st (right corner created), 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next 8 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 3 dcs in next st (left corner created), 2 hdcs in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next 8 scs, sl st to last st, fasten off.

On RS, to start the scarf, join brown yarn in center st of right corner,

row 1:  ch 2, 2 dcs in same st, 1 dc in next 12 sts, 2 dcs in center st of left corner (16 sts), turn.
row 2:  ch 1, 1 sc in same and each st across (16 sts), turn

Repeat rows 2 and 3 42 times or until desired length.  If desired, trim scarf (not owl) with the crab stitch.

To make the eyes,

round 1:  with brown, ch 2, 6 scs in second ch from hook
round 2:  with white, ch 2, 2 dcs in each st, 3 dcs in last st, 1 dc in first st, sl st to top of first dc (14 sts)
round 3:  ch 1, 2 scs in same st and next 9 sts (18 sts), fasten off.

Place eyes on face and make a beak by chaining 3 and making 3 dcs into 3rd ch from hook.  The feet are made with orange yarn along bottom edge of scarf by making [2 scs into a st, sl st into next st, 2 hdcs into that st, ch 2 and sl st to next st, 2 scs into that st] twice, with a sl st in between and to end.

And, voila!  You have your own little Owl Scarf to get you through the rest of winter :-)