Scrappy scarves – clusters of colour

I am a member of a local knit and natter group, which has inherited rather a lot of yarn. I always love a scrappy project – I think what appeals is the ‘permission’ to play with colour without being too precious about what the yarn cost, or whether you are making something worthy with it. I wanted to do justice to some of the smaller balls of yarn that we had, and also make something for charity. So here are two of the scarves that I have made so far:

They are made in (UK) half treble crochet clusters. I got the original idea from The Crochet Swirl, who has used them to make a glorious colour-block blanket. Mine are made in various dk yarns, on a 4.5mm hook and are 14 clusters wide. I changed colour every 2, 4 or 8 rows, with the wider stripes working better I think. My finished scarf is 16cm wide, 136cm long and weighs 160g.

I did enjoy the colour-play, and I’m confident that they will keep someone warm this winter. I notice that Knit for Peace has a call-out for adult hats and scarves in neutral colours, so that’s where these will be heading.

Ombre octopus and dishcloth

I feel I have gone through a bit of a crochet drought recently, then (like buses) two new projects come along at once..

They are both made with a single ball of Ricorumi Spin Spin dk in blue (010). The dishcloth has a starting chain of 33 and is made using a half treble cluster stitch that I found on The Crochet Swirl blog. Mine is made on a 4.5 mm hook, weighs 32g and measures 20cm square.

The remaining 18g of yarn was just enough to make an octopus using a 4mm hook. (The original pattern is here if you are interested, though I have modified mine a bit!)

I do have a recipient in mind for these, but Shhhhh… It’s a secret!