Woohoo! This is a cheeky little pattern from Anastacia Knits. It has made a light but warm scarf. I loved making this because it is not the type of scarf I would usually make. I usually stick to the plain stuff! It has a simple but effective repeat pattern. It grows very quickly and was easy peasy. I learned how to read a chart finally, thanks to this pattern. I didn't use the written instructions and followed the chart, which made me feel very grown up. Previously I have had a total mental block with charts but I really enjoyed this. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I also manged to read USA crochet terms without having to use a written translation. What a great pattern for raising my self esteem and giving me a nice smug feeling. The yarn I used was 'Sirdar Click' Aran, which is very soft and snuggly, but the pattern is so adaptable it can be made with any yarn.
My lovely boys were willing models!
Anastacia has kindly offered give a copy of this pattern away as prize to one of you lovely blog readers. All you need to do to win your copy of the 'Lantern Scarf' pattern is leave a comment below stating which one of 'Anastaciaknits' designs is your favourite. Leave a comment by the 17th of November and I will arrange for a winner to be Randomly drawn on the 18th November. You would still have time to whip up a couple of these for last minute, hand made Christmas gifts!
