blessing scarves

crocheting is an art that i feel privileged to have learned from my grandmother before she died a few years back.  it's such a peaceful way to spend the cold days and nights, and when a beautiful thing comes out of it, all the better.  for the holidays this year, i created a simple pattern for a scarf and made this array to share with some of the special ladies in my life.

the yarn i used is true to its name, amazing.  the colors are gorgeous, and the blending is unique and gives each woven piece a personality of its own.  in the spirit of the book that i recently wrote about, the gentle art of blessing, as i worked on them, i tried to put my focus on the love and blessings i most wanted to encapsulate in those stitches, ergo the name: blessing scarves.

this is an easy pattern that just uses the beginner stitches and could be a great project for someone that wants to learn to crochet.  the huge number of youtube videos are a great way to learn the basics, and even some of the more advanced stitches.

the pattern
4 mm hook
2 skeins Amazing, Lion Brand Yarn - choose your favorite color scheme, and you should have some leftover

abbreviations:
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet

1: chain 14
2: sc in 2nd stitch from hook, skip 2 stitches, do 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2, sc in next stitch, skip 2, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2, sc in last chain (this row makes two full shells)
3: chain 3, 2 dc in the bottom of the chain to make a half shell, skip 2, sc in next stitch, skip 2, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2, sc, skip 2, 3 dc in last stitch (this row makes a half shell, a whole shell, and another half shell)
4: chain 1, sc in first stitch, skip 2 stitches, do 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2, sc in next stitch, skip 2, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2, sc in last chain (this row makes two full shells)
Repeat rows 3 and then 4 over and over until you reach the desired length for your scarf; I like to make it about the height of the person that will wear it
Fasten off and weave in ends