Pol-Eng crocheting blog / Pol-Ang blog o szydełkowaniu

I have left with some 100% mercerised cotton yarn (Pattons, col. 1205) from a previous experimental project and thought it would be enough to make a new set of pot holders. I was looking for an elegant and relatively easy pattern to follow and found this lovely shell stitch pattern. The applications of this pattern are numerous and it can be used for projects such as coasters, blankets, pillow cases, table cloths, pot holders, bags, purses, carpets. It all depends on available materials and the hook size. A full step by step description has been given by MYpicot ( 4025 quilt ) and by  Lahoma Nally-Kaye ( beautiful shells blanket ) on the Ravelry website. Although the primary version of this pattern comes as a square (a video tutorial can be found here ), after some modifications is can be converted into a rectangular (a video tutorial can be found here ). Overall, I used 40 g of 100% cotton yarn for each pot holder, crocheting with a hook of 3 mm size. The ...

Today I would like to present a very simple pattern for a winter infinity scarf matching previously presented winter swivel hat. The pattern consists of chain stitches, slip stitches and double crochets (BR treble crochets) only. It is not only very easy to make but it also looks very impressive. I have done several infinity scarves this way and everyone really likes them! The measurements given below are for the infinity scarves I made for my nieces, aged 10-12 years. Overall, I used 130 g of yarn (Drops Alaska, col. 11 - dark red, and col. 15 - midnight blue) for an infinity scarf. The hook size was adjusted to the yarn, and in this project I applied 4.5 mm instead of 5 mm. For an adult person I would recommend yarn that could be worked with a hook size equal to 5-6 mm. This particular design is of multiplies of 5 + 1. I made a chain of 76 stitches (75 + 1 as a turning chain). Join the first with the last stitch using a slip stitch. In the first row make double...