After spending several weeks crocheting for family and friends for Christmas (or just because they bought the yarn and asked nicely), and after a stressful first week back to school, I decided to take some time over the past 24-hours to crochet myself something pretty.
Circle scarves (or infinity scarves) are pretty popular right now, and though I tend to be less than up-to-date on trends, this is one that caught my eye. As cute as they are, they can also be pretty expensive (American Apparel has them for $42 here), so I was pretty excited when I found out that I could make one for less than $10.
My scarf has larger stitches than the one I linked above, and it's also a little heavier. It's easy to adjust the pattern to make a lighter scarf (use a smaller hook and make the chain as long as needed), but since it's January at St. Bonaventure and winter finally came, I chose to make mine a little warmer. My pattern makes a scarf that's about two inches shy of being 3 ft. long and measures 4 in. wide.
So here's the pattern, in case you want to try it yourself:
2 skeins Vanna's Choice yarn (I used Dusty Purple, but you can make it whatever color you like)
Row 1: Chain 175 (more for a longer scarf, less for a shorter scarf, but I found staying in increments of 25 worked best). Being super extra careful not to twist the chain, slip stitch in the first chain. (I would double and triple check to make sure your chain is not twisted before you start the next row, or you may have to unravel your stitches and try again later, and that sucks).
Row 2: Chain 2, turn, and half-double crochet in next stitch and every stitch after. Slip stitch into last chain at the start of the circle.
Row 3-10: Repeat Row 2 until scarf is desired width (mine was ten rows, I've seen patterns that call for as few as eight and as many as twelve, but don't let that hold you back).
To finish: sew in loose ends and wear in a snow storm (or at least in anticipation of one)