I’ve been a bad little girl & haven’t shared with you my latest published designs! First of all, you’ve probably already seen this, but I was published in Crochetvolution again! My design is called the Shallow Waters Shawl, it’s a very easy, top down shallow triangle, that can be more scarf sized or more shawl sized, depending on how many rows you work. It’s a spin on the half granny square idea, with a twist & a lovely edging. 
It’s free, so go check it out & make one of your very own!
And I did mention, this scarf was CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP to make? Guess what yarn I used? Gala Yarns Mixed Fiber, you know, that dollar skein yarn you can pick up at Big Lots or sometimes Michaels? I used 2 skeins or just about 95g of fingering weight yarn. I tested it, & the one I picked up was a blend of cotton & nylon, so it’s a nice summer scarf, just what I wanted. As a matter of fact, I know call this my lucky shawl because I wore it to a job interview at Michael’s & I’ll now be teaching crochet starting in July!
I put out a little square design just yesterday, called the Far Pavilion Square. This little square is great for stashbusting & for charity work. It’s written for 3 sizes (6”, 10”, & 12”), using 4 colors, but it’s very easy to play with as many colors as you want!
For a 6” square, you need worsted weight yarn in 2 colors, approximately 4-5 grams of color A & 7-10 grams of color B.
For a 10” square, you need worsted weight yarn in 3 colors, approximately 4-5 grams of color A, 7-10 grams of color B, & 15-17 grams for color C.
For a 12” square, you need worsted weight yarn in 4 colors, approximately 4-5 grams of color A, 7-10 grams of color B, 15-17 grams for color C, and 20 grams for color D.
It’s only $2.25.
Lastly, a blanket I’ve shared with you before…
the Around the Twist Log Cabin. I am not much of a knit designer, which makes me doubly proud of this gem.
I designed this afghan in honor of my uncle, Joel, and in memory of my grandmother, Ruth. 100% of the profits will benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
This is a variant of the more traditional log cabin afghan. Each square is made individually & is sewn together. It makes for a very portable & easy project, & doesn’t take as long as you might think to put together. It’s a great stash buster; I used mainly worsted weight yarns, & also used fingering weight held double.
Thanks to olive2, nathalierevel, autumngirl84, donnaAlley, purlingkitten, kamah, KnititKim, and nwheatley for their test knitting skills! And many thanks to Susan Moskwa (http://www.rogueedits.com) for her tech editing skills! This pattern would not have been possible without all of you.
It’s only $5, won’t you consider buying a pattern & helping out the AFA?
