I also crocheted Rebecca a scarf for Christmas! It’s my own design! Here are some pictures of it and also the pattern in case anyone ever wanted to make one like it.

Zig-zag Scarf
by Sarah Agee

Hook size: H8
Length (w/out fringe): 50 in.
Yarn: Red Heart medium worsted

Ch 197
Row 1: Ch 3, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 15 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 1 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3, Dc 1, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 13 st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in last st.
Row 3: Ch 3, Dc 2, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 11 st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 3 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 3 dc.
Row 4: Ch 3, Dc 3, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 9 st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 5 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 4 dc.
Row 5: Ch 3, Dc 4, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 7 st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 7 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 5 dc.
Row 6: Ch 3, Dc 5, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 5 st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 9 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 6 dc.
Row 7: Ch 3, Dc 6, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 3 st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 11 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 7 dc.
Row 8: Ch 3, Dc 7, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next st, Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 13 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 8 dc.
Row 9: Ch 3, Dc 8, *Sk next st, Ch 1, Dc in next 15 st,* repeat section between the asterisks until the end, End with 9 dc.

Fringe and Edging:
Ch 1, turn to short end and work 10 sc evenly across, turn
Ch 40, Sl st in first 2 sc on short end, *Ch 40, Sl st in last sc worked and next sc,* repeat section between the asterisks to last sc, Ch 40, Sc in same sc.
Turn to side, Sc in each dc, turn to opposite short end, work 10 sc across, turn
Work chain loop fringe same as first end, fasten off.
Join yarn with Sl st to first st of unworked side (starting chain edge), Sc in each lp of starting ch, fasten off, weave in ends.

Abbreviations:
Ch=chain
Sk=skip
Dc=double crochet
St=stitch
Sl st=slip stitch
Sc=single crochet
Lp=loop

Grandpa loves his afghan!

Wow! Almost a whole month and I haven’t written! I guess that just shows you how busy I was! Man, was that a crazy semester! 19 credits! But I did it, and I am very pleased with my grades! Christmas break has been great so far. Just yesterday I finished my huge crochet project that I started on Thanksgiving — a red, white, and blue afghan for my grandpa for Christmas! It is HUGE, and I know he will love it! Here are some pictures of it and the pattern, in case anyone is interested in how I did it (it’s not that hard – it just takes a long time).

the stripes can go horizontal…

…or vertical!

Pattern:
hook size: H
made with medium worsted yarn (Red Heart)

Ch 250
Starting in 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch until the end, ch 1, turn
Dc in each st until the end, ch 1, turn
Do this until you have 7 rows of the first color, then cut and hide end.
Attach the second color and do 7 rows.
Attach the third color and do 7 rows.
The color pattern I did for the stripes was:
Blue Red White Blue Red White Blue White Red Blue White Red Blue
So it’s symmetrical

And that’s it!