Web-Letter, Issue 130 – Soft Linen Crochet Ruffle Scarf There is sometimes a friendly rivalry between knitters and crocheters with each group thinking their craft superior. But crocheters and knitters have too much in common to be divided. Our love of working with fiber and creating something using nothing more than a length of string and simple tools should unite us regardless of whether our preference is for hooks or needles. In honor of crochet month, I challenge all knitters and crocheters to drop any bias they may hold for one craft over the other and support one another in our common love of fiber. Creative Director
The Story: Every year when March rolls around, I begin thinking of crochet designs again. Why March? Because March is Crochet Month. This week's crochet ruffle scarf works up really fast, and is fun to make. It begins with a row of single crochets and chain-1 eyelets, then each following row increases stitches to make it ruffly. Soft Linen is the perfect yarn for this scarf—its smooth texture makes it easy to work with a hook, and its softness feels great wrapped around my neck. Crochet Month brings all sorts of crochet related things to the surface—including the Flamie Awards. If you haven't yet voted for your favorites, please go do it—paying extra special attention to Question #17, where the Aspen Mesh Dress was nominated! Visit Kristen's website to see what else she's up to. The Yarn: Soft Linen 35% linen, 35% wool, 30% baby alpaca Soft Linen is a blend of alpaca, wool and linen that combine to make a yarn, which is both soft and sturdy. Soft Linen is a smooth DK weight yarn that lends itself well to crochet. Pieces worked in Soft Linen will hold their shape, while remaining soft to the touch. This makes it a particularly good choice for accessories that will get a lot of use, like belts, shawls, scarves and mitts. Soft Linen is available in a palette of 19 refined, yet robust colors.  The Stitches: Kristen's Ruffly Scarf uses the basic crochet stitches, single, double, half-double and treble crochet. The eyelets and picots are created by using chain stitches, and there is one row that includes a decrease stitch—sc3tog. Learn how to work an sc3tog.	more photos The Pattern: Here is the free downloadable Soft Linen Crochet Ruffle Scarf pattern. If you have difficulty downloading or printing the PDF pattern above, try this: page 1
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