Crochet!!!! Look, I made something!

I used to do a lot of crafts but had kind of let it fall to the wayside of late, however some posts by jadesfire2808 got me to pull out my yarn and crochet hooks and after many (many, many many) false starts I made two scarves, one for my sister and one for her sort-of step daughter for this past Hanukkah.

This is the pattern I used. It's very easy to do, although if you're using a chunky, poofy yarn I'd suggest doing a practice run with some scrap yarn first.

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Sis actually emailed me to say she loves it and sort-of step niece wore hers the whole time she was there so I'll consider this crochet project one for the win column. Now to decide what to make next....

pattern:
Start with a starting chain of a multiple of 4 stitches plus 3. (For example, 8 + 3 = starting chain of 11; 12 + 3 = starting chain of 15; etc)

Row 1: Chain 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2), sc in 6th chain from hook, ch 2, skip 1 ch, *dc in next ch, ch 2, skip 1 ch, sc in next ch, ch 2, skip 1 ch, repeat from *, end row with dc.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, *sc in dc of previous row, ch 2, dc in sc of previous row, ch 2, repeat from *, end row with sc in third ch of the ch 5.

Row 3: Ch 5, turn, *sc in dc of previous row, ch 2, dc in sc of previous row, ch 2, repeat from *, end row with dc.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until scarf is desired length. Weave in ends.