I was procrastinating a bit on a couple projects, and also, my wrist has been a bit sore, so I decided it was time to work with a bit thicker yarn and make the first red scarf for the year. I was hoping to donate even more this year, but 1) my red yarn stash is low, and 2) I got obsessed with hats on the LK150 and the ribbed beanies.
This is my "Mix it Up" version. I had a LOT of small balls of red yarn from previous scarves, and I think some were Patons "Astra" from a series of Christmas stockings that I made years ago when I did custom stockings. It's a simple double crochet, I believe it's 20DC, on a 5mm hook.
One tip I have is to crochet over the old yarn tail when starting the new yarn. Not all the way to the end of it though. Then on the return yarn, crochet over it again. Then you meet the tails of the new yarn, and again, continue it along for an inch or so, then on the return, crochet over the rest. I try not to change yarns at the edges as I found last year that was making the edges a bit more bulky and untidy.
This scarf weighs in at 122gr.
Yarn In: 0gr
Yarn Out: 122gr + 1697gr = 1819gr
Balance: 1819gr more OUT than in
Costs: $0
