New Yarn, New Year

     It's been awhile since I've posted anything, and yes I realize it's March, but to be fair, I drafted this post in January and proceeded to forget about it.  I've been busy with the baby and the school and such. With the new year comes a new semester and a new attempt at being organized.  I've moved my room twice since summer and am finally getting to the point where I'll have space and time to get some things made and maybe even sold. That would be nice.

     I received a skein of yarn for Christmas called Sashay by Red Heart. This yarn presented a challenge in that it is already a crocheted piece.  You work the edge opposite the fancy edging.  It took me about two or three days to finish the scarf I made. I made one for my sister later with the same yarn, but in a different color, a month later. My first scarf I crocheted a chain, using about a third of the yarn, then I did a row of single crochet finishing with a row of slip stitch which did not go all the way around again.  I then sewed the ends of the scarf together to finish the scarf, making sure to twist it several times to give it a fuller appearance.  The finished measurement of the scarf is 42 inches from end to end.
     The scarf I made for my sister I approached a little differently.  I crocheted this one in a circle to avoid integrity issues with the seam, a flaw I recognized in my first scarf. The blue and green scarf was considerably smaller around as well, giving the scarf a much fluffier look than the first one.  I tried to construct the scarf using the color variation as a measuring guide.  There are three complete cycles of the color pattern in the yarn for each row of the scarf.  I also crocheted this scarf in a tube with the last round being slip stitch to close the first and last rows together.  I believe I got 5 rows out of one skein of yarn plus the slip stitch row. To finish, I separated and fluffed the frills. I like to twist the scarf several times before putting it on.

   I'd like to make something like a skirt, or a bag or some shorts out of this yarn.  This yarn is certainly interesting to work with, though not overly difficult to get the hang of.