Garden Chef's Needle and Pen

I've been a follower of Fiber Flux... Adventures in Stitching by Jennifer Dickerson. I find her patterns for neckwarmers, scarves and cowls simple and very easy to follow. The very first crochet project I did using her pattern was the Butternut Squash Neckwarmer that I gave away as a gift to an officemate who left the country to work in the U.S. last year.  Just recently, I came across her post entitled, " Crochet Yourself a Hug! 10 Crochet Neck Lovelies Just for You ". This features 10 scarves of different patterns and colors. Among these, the Fiona Button Scarf caught my attention. Oh, I so love the royalty of purple! The Fiona Button Scarf by Jennifer Dickerson The pattern gives instructions for two scarves, one for a 45-inch and another for a 60-inch long scarf. I made a 45-inch long scarf and it made another perfect gift for a friend. Here's the Fiona Scarf I made using variegated yarn.  I gave away the scarf without fastening the buttons a...

Happy weekend to all! I had a heavy week so what could be more relaxing than crocheting a new project on a Saturday? I declared this day as a real rest day for me. No marketing, no cooking (except for a very light brunch --- Tuna Chow Fan side dished with cucumber-tomato mix and left-over chicken nuggets) but how could I say no to crochet? It will always be a perfect relaxation for me! And so, in between sleep periods throughout the day, I found myself working on a cowl. I used a combination of two patterns. One pattern was the Unisex Cowl - Neckie Crochet from The Sunroom, The Unisex Cowl - Neckie Crochet  and the other one was the Mobius Infinity Cowl by Michael Sellick. I started working using the Mobius Infinity Cowl pattern by Michael Sellick, from Step 1 until after the first part of Step 3, where the direction to start a mobius says, " Turn the work so it has a permanent 180- degree twist. " Then, instead of making DCs all the way back to the beginning ch...