Crochet

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Roughly in the order I made them, here are the things I have crocheted summer 2001:
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crocheted scarf - ribbed (single crochets)
Scarf. 3 skeins (300 yd total) Lion Brand Chenille - Olive. Single crocheted columns.

crocheted scarf of singles and doubles
Scarf. 1 skein (185 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Gothic. Alternating single crochet rows and double crochet rows.

crocheted scarf with varying stitches
Scarf. 1 skein (185 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Romanesque. Single, Double, Triple, Quadruple crocheted rows.

too short!
Scarf. 1 skein (185 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Regency. Scarf no longer exists- it was too short so it was dismantled.

beret, kind of
Beret. 1/2 skein (approx 100 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Regency. Single crochets worked in rounds, increasing stitches occasionally.

topless hat, or maybe a scarf
Topless hat. 1/2 skein (approx 90 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Regency. Double crochets worked in rounds. Hat can be worn on head, or pulled down to become neckwarmer.

scarf- skip stitch design
Scarf. 1 skein (185 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Prarie. 4 rows of single crochets, then 1 row of skip-stitches (1 double, 1 chain, 1 double, 1 chain, etc).

scarf - diagonal striped pattern
Scarf. 1 skein (185 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Antique. Double crochet rows - skips 2 stitches per row, in a diagonal striped pattern.

beanie hat
Beanie hat. 1/2 skein (approx 90 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Mission. Half-double crochets, worked in rounds from the top.

mini purse
Miniature purse. Negligible length of yarn. Lion Brand Homespun - Renaissance. Double crochets.

v-stitch scarf
Scarf. 2 skeins (370 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Renaissance. V-stitch pattern.

diamond patterned scarf
Scarf. 1 skein (185 yd) Lion Brand Homespun - Colonial. Double crochet rows, skipping occasional stitches to create a diamond pattern.

crocheted hackey sack
Hackey sack. Experimental. Used tiny amount of some thin yarn and a G hook; single crochets with increase/decrease stitches as needed. Very much improvised.

crocheted hackey sacks
More hackey sacks. Used regular weight "4" yarn and a G hook. The center and right hackey sacks are filled with coffee beans.

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