Autumn All Wrapped Up

So they say that the cold weather is coming by the end of the week...and I'm not a big fan of the cold.  I've been working on a new scarf design - well I think my grandma would have called it a muffler.  Its shorter than many of the scarves around and works by simply crossing at the neck.  It is made with a combination of crochet and knitting with the crochet providing extra thickness at each end to keep the wind out.

I've chosen to make this first one in shades of brown, to reflect the autumnal mood.  Choosing the right wool is always challenging, but when I make something, I want it to be both attractive and practical.  So I think it is important that for most things I use yarn that is easily washable.  Both of these yarns are machine washable at 30 degrees.

For those of you that enjoy crochet, the stitch I've used is called The Squares and can be created as follows:


The Squares

This pattern is worked over an even number of stitches
Row 1: 3 chain * ^ wool round hook (wrh), insert hook,  wrh, draw through a loop,  wrh, draw through 2 loops ^, repeat from ^ to ^ 3 times into the 2nd stitch,  wrh, draw through 4 loops, 1 chain, miss one stitch*.  Finish row with one treble.

Row 2: 1 chain, * 1 double into space, one double into motif *, 1 double in last chain.

Repeat from Row 1

The resulting panel produced in this pattern is thick, stable and warm!

Once I have sorted out some photos, this scarf will be joining the other makes in my Etsy Shop.
Happy crocheting!