Diamond-Motif Scarf with Yarn from the Kangaroo Dyer

Completed: 2008
Finished Size: 8" wide by 62" long

Finished scarf

I crocheted this scarf using yarn I won as a door prize at the 2007 Franklin County Fiber Twist festival in Greenfield, MA. (This festival is now known as the Fiber + Fashion event at the Little E).

Detail of crochet diamond motif

The yarn had no label on it, so I'm not sure what type of wool it was or how much of it I had or where it came from, but I think it is a merino sock yarn, and I'm guessing it was about 400 yards. I wasn't sure I'd have enough yarn to finish the scarf, but it turned out to be more than enough.

I do know it was hand-dyed by the Kangaroo Dyer, and that my photos on this page don't do it justice; it is really a nice variegated combination of autumnal colors, from ochre to burgundy to black.

I used a crochet pattern from Jojoland called simply "Cashmere Scarf," which doesn't really do the pattern justice either; it is a good-looking, well-proportioned, lacy but sturdy pattern of interlocking diamonds. I kept it for myself and it's been one of my totally unreproducible favorites for years.