scarf?

I learnt to crochet when I was 8.  I attended a convent school in Italy (how cliche is that) and the teachers/nuns were very keen for us to learn that skill.  I remember doing a wooly, grey scarf for my granddad and getting very frustrated because the edges were all wonky.  It must have looked terrible.

I can honestly say I didn't pick up a crochet hook till the past summer.  28 years later.  Scary eh?  But this time I read books, learnt the right symbols and fallen in love with it again.  It's so much more portable than knitting, especially because I knit the Italian way with the needles under my arms (don't ask... don't know why we do it like that!).

As a consequence when I spotted on ebay a Japanese crochet book called 'bag and small item' (don't you love their titles?) I had to buy it.  And then when browsing through it I had to do this:

I used what cotton I had in the house - who knows what they recommended... does anybody out there speak Japanese?  And this is the result:

I love it and I've got just the right jumper for the job... I might have to model it this Saturday when I meet up with the awesome Ali for lunch. 

Comments

[martina]

Very pretty! I love the colour!

[Ali]

Oh yeah! Wear it and then I can recognise you by your lovely scarf!

[del]

That's beautiful! A lovely color.

[Randi]

Your scarf came out perfect! Just lovely!

[capello]

ooo... pretty color! and you get to meet ali -- so jealous!

[Soo]

Cool colour, looks so pretty!

[Cathy]

Cool scarf!

[Anastasia]

I love it Monica - can I have the pattern??
I missed your pretty blog!

[Michelle]

Does it roll? I made a crocheted flower scarf and it rolls horribly.

[Marmite Breath]

I love how she's holding an Enid Blyton book. Very English!