Thursday 23 January 2014

CAL and another blog inspired scarf

I have finished the scarf I was crocheting! This was very much influenced by a similar scarf I saw on the beautiful blog Coco Rose Diaries, which is a gorgeous blog with lots of lovely photographs and amazing crochet. I think it's fantastic how bloggers so generously share their work and I really get so much inspiration from reading other blogs, so thank you very much Coco Rose for sharing your beautiful scarf...

 

So, here is my Coco Rose inspired scarf....

 

 
I made this for my friend and I'm happy to say that she was really pleased with it. I am very tempted to make one for myself now (as I always am whenever I make something for anyone else!) I enjoyed crocheting this one so much.
 
So, a few details...
 
I used Sirdar Ella DK in shade 004 pearlescent and a 4mm hook. The scarf only took approx one and a half balls of yarn so it was really quite economical too. This was such gorgeous yarn to crochet with, I loved the shimmer running through it.
 
I adapted the Swishy Scarf pattern from Nicki Trench's Cute & Easy Crochet - I didn't want it to be quite as swishy, but more of a skinny scarf. So I worked 5 rows of htr instead of the 3 rows specified in the pattern. For the edging I worked only rounds 1 and 2 and then fastened off. And that was it!
 
 
It was fantastic to see so many of you link up to the crochet-a-long last week and great to see what everyone was working on. As usual, if you would like me to add a link to your crochet post here, just leave a little note in the comments...
 
Lovely crochet here...
 
 
 
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30 comments:

  1. I love the scarf, beautiful color and detail.
    Hugs,
    Meredith

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  2. Hi Marianne! I love the scarf you've made. Lovely colour and the edging is pretty.
    Your friend is so lucky!
    Marion x

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  3. That is one lovely scarf! I think I'll have to pick up some of that yarn very soon - I need some more sparkle to battle these grey winter days! Chrissie x

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  4. It's lovely! I like the bit of sparkle there!
    Gill xx

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  5. Hi Marianne, the scarf is lovely - I like the sparkly yarn. Enjoy the rest of the week.
    Jane xx

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  6. This is beautiful Marianne! I am a follower to Coco Rose Diaries also, so much beautiful work there too. xx Shari

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  7. Your scarf is really lovely, Marianne. I know it will look beautiful on you.

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  8. Beautiful Marianne - I'd find it very hard to give it away !
    Kate x

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  9. I love your sparkley scarf and am very tempted to make one myself x

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  10. It's gorgeous, I love the colour, the sparkle and the yarn choice. Well done on being able to part with it xox

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  11. Gorgeous yarn in both the colour and the shine. I love how you've adapted the Nicki Trench pattern - it looks so different and I much prefer your pared down version. x

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  12. Your scarf is so pretty Marianne! I really like the colour, hope that you enjoy wearing your scarf lots. xx

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  13. ... and thank you for sharing Marianne, it is really pretty x

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  14. Beautiful! I love the colour- it's very pretty :)

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  15. Beautiful scarf Marianne and such a pretty shade too :-)
    Wishing you a happy and creative weekend!
    Susan x

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  16. Beautiful scarf Marianne - you've done a fantastic job and I would have trouble parting with it too! Your friend is going to love it for sure! Love, Joy xo

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  17. Such a beautiful scarf, and you should definitely make one for yourself as well! I love the colour and the texture of it, and your pretty photos too.
    Wishing you a happy weekend!
    Helen x

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  18. It's a lovely scarf, and if it takes 1 and a half balls then it would be make total sense to make 2 then you wouldn't have any left over yarn would you!!

    ukcitycrafter@live.co.uk

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  19. It's so pretty, gorgeous colour too. Have a good weekend. Deb x

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  20. What a pretty scarf you must make one for yourself

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  21. Oh Marianne your scarf is beautiful! I'm sure your friend will love it! x

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  22. Beautiful scarf, people should never underestimate the beauty of grey. I am crocheting an infinity scarf in a similar yarn with a sparkle in, hope it turns out as well as yours. Jo x

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  23. Oh it's gorgeous ... I love the colour ... I'm sure your friend was delighted ... Bee xx

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  24. Hello marianne, I love the colour you chose for this scarf. I have made two of three of these, but I did follow the full pattern for two and then for little Es I made it very similar to yours. I used cornish cream for both the others and I must say both me and my friend love ours. I do love it in grey though, but then I am obsessed with grey. What a beautiful gift. Sending you much love xoxo

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  25. Looks really well made, and a great 'wear with anything' colour.

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  26. Cocorose is a lovely blog isn't it? You've done a great job, I can definitely see the inspiration in it. The colour is really nice as well, it should go with lots of outfits to keep your friend nice and snug :-)

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  27. What a beautiful scarf Marianne, your friend is a lucky one.

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  28. It's gorgeous! Love the colour and your pattern, it's very stylish. I love grey. I recently discovered coco rose and yes, it's very inspiring. x

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