09.25.07
Another One From The Vaults…
I can’t possibly be the only one who saves pictures from the Anthropologie website from years gone by as inspiration. Lately I’ve been loving and craving scarves, and this one stuck out in my memory. Naturally, I had to do a google search to see if I could find it.
I love the width, and how the scallops rest on the shoulder. The extreme treble stitches appeal to me from a construction point-of-view. A lot of people say they hate working trebles and double trebles and triple trebles, but I find them fairly simple to do once I get into a groove. There is a pair of gloves in Loop-d-Loop crochet with bullion stitches, which are pretty and similar to work as well. I’ve read a lot of patterns and instructions that treat the bullion stitch as though it is a big secret and a highly advanced skill, and frankly, that scared me off at first. How would I, a lowly n00b, ever perfect it? I give lots of things a try to see if I can do it, and this surprised me: All that is needed to do trebles and bullions is a steady hand and patience. There is no super-secret handshake or lessons from one guru who knows and guards the technique. Now I love trebles.