Following a Pattern...

Arghhhhh! I'm still just not in the mood - feeling flat. At times like these I try not to force myself to create anything, as if I do the results will just make me feel even more deflated.

But I find this is the ideal time for me to curl up and relax with some patterns I've stashed on Ravelry and some beautiful wool (Aslan Trnds La Pampa) that I picked up for a REAL bargain online here at Webbs.

I don't have to think about anything - I can just follow the pattern and watch TV! A while ago I put this pattern by John Brinegar of Yarn Ball Boogie in my project queue. It a long, long, long crochet scarf that looks well 'fierce'.

 And I do like crochet - its so relaxing and its pretty difficult to drop a stitch as there is only one, unlike knitting where the odd stitch seems to drop off my needles somewhere along the line every 10 rows or so.

I used different wool and different colours to John's pattern - but am happy with the result. Just in time as things are cooling down here in NZ.

 I also finished this extra wide zig-zag scarf - which I suppose is more like a blanket/afgan. I used the same fluffy wool as the scarf above - Aslan Trends La Pampa a fluffy bouclé blend of merino and mohair.

This was a less relaxing pattern as I kept having to increase stitches and then decrease them to get the zig-zags. The pattern is called Willow and its in a booklet called Arboretum by Colinette Yarns.

I'm currently knitting a Vogue Knitting pattern for some sort of poncho with a scarf. I'm having to get to grips with Fisherman's Rib stitch, but feel that I'm finally winning.....hopefully will be finished soon!