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Crocheted Striped Scarf

Striped Scarf Pattern

I made this scarf for a friend of mine for Christmas. Yes, I’m posting this before I give it away. Hopefully, the recipient won’t be viewing this page before they receive it.

Crocheted Striped Scarf

Crocheted Striped Scarf

It’s crocheted in 4 ply worsted weight yarn. Here’s the basic pattern all done in HDC (Half double crochet).

Crochet a foundation chain as long as you want the width to be. Since this scarf was for a man, I chained 26. For a woman, I think I’d chain around 18 or so.

Hook size: I

Rows 1-6 Color 1

*Rows 7-18 Color 2
Row 19-20 Color 1
Rows 21-22 Color 2
Rows 23-24 Color 1
Rows 25-26 Color 2
Rows 27-28 Color 1*

Repeat rows 7-28 until you get the length you want, then crochet 6 rows of Color 1.

Nail Art Tips and Tricks

Run out of nail polish remover?

Paint nail polish over the nail you want to remove the polish and then use a tissue to remove all the nail polish. Yes, this really does work!

Are your nails yellow from the nail polish you’ve been using?

Rub your nails with salt and lemon juice to remove the yellow stain.

To prevent your nails from becoming stained, use a clear base coat before painting on your colored polish.

Decals and striping tape are lifting up.

To prevent water slide decals and stiping tape from lifting up apply a clear coat of polish over your nail art every few days.

Got some nail polish on your skin?

Take an orange stick and tightly wrap a bit of cotton from a cotton ball on the end. Dip it into nail polish remover and gently rub the nail polish off your skin. This works great for getting polish off your skin that is very close to a polished nail.

Crocheted Soap Saver

Crocheted Soap Saver Pattern

We have a lot of soap bits hanging around at my home. For some reason, my family thinks that once a bar of soap breaks in half, it’s time to throw it out. Being a born and bred New Englander, I firmly believe in the old addage “Waste Not, Want Not”. Throwing out broken soap is a big waste!

Crocheted Soap Saver

Crocheted Soap Saver

I designed this soap saver to mimic a facecloth, but with soap in it. I designed it using the idea of a sandwich bag in mind. No, not a Ziploc style baggie, but the kind with the fold over top.

I used Lion Brand cotton yarn with hook size F.

Start this soap saver by chaining 21.

Row 1: SC in 2nd chain, SC in each CH for a total of 20 SC. CH 1. Turn.
Rows 2-49: SC in each CH for a total of 20 SC. CH 1. Turn.
Row 50: SC in each CH for a total of 20 SC. Finish off and tuck in ends.

You are going to fold this twice. The first fold is at the 20th row. Fold the fabric up and on top. The second fold is at the 40th row. Fold this one underneath.

Whip the sides together and tuck in ends. The finished soap saver measures roughly 4 inches by 5 inches. I tend to crochet tightly so your measurements maybe different. You can make the soap saver wider by adding more chain stitches in the beginning chain or lengthen it by adding more rows.