Yeah, well that shawl tried so hard to be loved. I wore it precisely twice, and both times I felt like some weird middle-aged woman who got lost in the fashion sense of yore. I see shawls everywhere in magazines and websites and they are often displayed beautifully on the 20-ish model. The shawls looks young and trendy. Alas, somewhere things take a seriously wrong turn once draped over my shoulders.
Every morning, as I'd ponder the offerings of my wardrobe, that shawl would call to me from the shelf. "Why won't you wear me? I'm beautiful with soft shades of plum and orchid!" And I would pretend I couldn't hear it's cries because I'm not a shawl person.
Last week I'd had enough of its guilt-infused ways, so I ripped out all it's stitches and rolled it back into balls. Seven days later, this pullover was born.
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| It's perfect. |
Because it's been so dang cold this month, my husband has started wearing scarves again. He pulled out one I made eons ago when I was first learning to crochet and wore it to a meeting where apparently, it was coveted by others. He asked me to make two more for gifts, pretty please and thank you. While I'm at it, I figured the pattern was worth writing out and making available to others. And so, I'm pleased to present my second "official" design, the Chill Chaser Scarf. Someday maybe I'll type out all the unofficial designs and make a book or something.
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| Chill Chaser Scarf |
