Hello friends.
Thanks for popping in. I know I am not blogging consistently but I have been crocheting like it is going out of fashion. Now that my hook has become hot let me keep it down and pick up my camera.
But first I want to thank everybody for their good wishes on our Independence Day and also for your lovely comments about my crocheted hearts. And a warm welcome to all new friends who have joined us.
You may have read one of my previous post about our trip to Ladakh. Before this trip, I used to think that scarfs are fashion accessories and I always wondered how a thin strip of fabric could protect you from the cold. Well, that trip put all my doubts to rest as I wore my scarf 24/7.
Once home I decided to make a few more, now that I had realised that they were useful and handy and definitely helped to keep you warm.
I decided to use a pattern I had already used here but with a twist. This time I decided to use two colours.
Soooo...... tad dah.....
And this is my first scarf
The two colours make it look like a whole new pattern, doesn't it? But I love both of them.
When my scarf was done, I thought it looked like fragrant "parijat" flowers strewn down a pathway. A sight that greeted us every morning when we would go to our native place, Mangalore during school vacations.
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Don't you think so?
Do you think it needs a fringe?
Well, scarf done, now what? I am going to make a matching hat.
But before that, let me tell you something funny. Since Ladakh is an extremely cold place I was happy that for the first time I could actually take all my hand crocheted goodies along with me and of course flaunt them. But after reaching Ladakh.....flaunt was the last thing I wanted to do. WHY?... Because I had my ivory colored scarf (shown above), my canary yellow fingerless gloves and a deep blue beanie (this pattern) I had made.
Now you can well imagine what a sight that must have been - blue beanie, cream scarf, yellow mitts coupled with my outfits in various colours. A real clownish ensemble!!! :)
Well, at that time I was more worried about keeping myself warm rather than being fashionable...!!!
So that is how I was struck with the idea of making matching sets. [Confession - I am a big fan of matching sets]. I will be back soon with my matching hat.
Till then, happy crafting and have a great week ahead.
