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Stitching & Crafting Room:  MaryJane's scarf pattern * picture added*  |
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
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 Posted - Dec 19 2008 : 09:04:58 AM
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| oh my gosh that is gorgeous!! Great job!!! |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2008 : 09:19:55 AM
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the pattern is very easy to follow. The only thing is - I used a much bigger thread than the pattern calls for so I only made 8 hexagons instead of 34 like the pattern calls for. Then when I was finished joining them together, I sc'd all the way around to give it a more finished look - which was appropriate with the heavier thread. I don't know that it would be with the size 20 called for. Also, I would have liked to make it longer - maybe even 11 hexagons, but our little store didn't have any more thread and I'm without transportation so 8 had to do. If you have the MJ's book, or if you already know how to crochet, any of you can make this hexagon - it is a very well written pattern! Have fun with it!
Farmgirl Sister #98
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Dec 19 2008 : 09:29:07 AM
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OMG I just got really weepy sitting here at the computer. I went back and looked at the close-up of the medallion picture and it brought back a flood of memories of my grandma teaching me to crochet when I was a little girl. I was an only child and we lived next door to my grandparents so I spent a LOT of time over there. Grandma taught me to crochet, to knit, and to embroider - skills I used almost everyday still. She taught me with crochet thread and a tiny steel needle - the only kind of crochet that she did - mostly to edge pillowcases and dresser scarves. I translated that over to yarn crochet years later. I only just realized how those days I spent with my patient old Granny have saved us a time or two lately with hubby being out of work. I use those skills to make the hats, scarves, etc. that I sell, as well as the applique and edging on the jackets that I sell. My mom never learned any of those skills and didn't have any interest. Thank god I did. Talk about teaching someone to fish - Grandma taught me a skill that has pulled our family through hard economic times more than once. I never made the connection before - but boy would she be proud. She raised a family of 12 kids through the depression without a word of complaint. Now I really am crying.
Farmgirl Sister #98
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
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Posted - Dec 20 2008 : 11:53:39 AM
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Beautiful and elegant, too! GREAT job!
Ann in Oswego
http://suburbanprairiehouse.wordpress.com
Times may be tough, but farmgirls are tougher!
Craft Fasting since October 21, 2008 |
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Pearlsnjeans
True Blue Farmgirl
248 Posts
Vicki
West Haven
Utah
USA
248 Posts |
Posted - Dec 20 2008 : 5:02:04 PM
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Sherri - What great memories and inspiration for me. Thank you for sharing.
Vicki
Farmgirl Sister #120
Today well lived makes every yesterday a memory of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Dec 21 2008 : 1:25:42 PM
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Hi Teemie, welcome to farmgirl forums!
Linda in Scranton, PA
farmgirl #71
Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful Farmgirl New Year!! |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - Dec 21 2008 : 1:30:07 PM
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Sherri, your grandma sure left you a heritage, pass it on, sweet one. So many of our talents have gone the way of the wagon train(they brought us on a journey but we don't 'travel' that way anymore). I am a grandma too and wish to pass these talents on to my grandchildren. And with a little one coming in April, I hope to do just that. You are so lucky you paid attention when your Grandma passed these 'treasures' on to you. What a gift! If more of our ancestors did this we would not all be in the state we are in these days. Gifts under and around the home would all be handmade with love. Wow, I'd better get off my 'soap box' or 'band wagon' and get back to my crochet....
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com |
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vintagegrl
True Blue Farmgirl
280 Posts
Jeanette
NH
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - Dec 21 2008 : 1:43:48 PM
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| Sherri, Kudos to you and the beautiful scarf, great color too. I'm sure your daughter will jump on it like a "duck on a junebug" (sorry, just had to add that on, I'm reading "Gone With the Wind" and Margaret Mitchell had her characters exclaim that). Well made too. Lucky daughter! |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
Posted - Dec 27 2008 : 09:57:09 AM
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Sherri,
The scarf is beautiful....
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
http://farmchicksfarm.blogspot.com/
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJane's has made us SISTERS :) |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
1022 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2009 : 12:17:56 PM
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Beautiful scarf. I have been making the medallions with the 20 thread. I like the idea of the heavier and larger; may have to try this. You did a great job!
Sharon
Farmgirl Sister #74
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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Stitching & Crafting Room: MaryJane's scarf pattern * picture added* |
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MaryJane's scarf pattern * picture added*
