Geekstress Wonders

I found this wonderful pattern on Ravelry for a cowl. It helps a beginner play with different stitches. In the end, you have this great-looking cowl. I have had so much fun doing this pattern! Yet I kept finding myself running into the same pattern issues over and over again. Originally I made notes for myself but realized it could be useful for others. Which is why I decided to put it into a blog post (below). Here is the Mostassa Cowl with instructions additions and note additions I completed early September 2018. You can find me on Ravelry via handle  AstroGirlBunny . _________________________________________________________________________ MOSTASSA COWL Designed by Ovejita Be! – Teresa Sánchez © 2018 Link to pattern on Ravelry:  Mostassa Cowl www.ovejitabe.com – info@ovejitabe.com ABOUT The Mostassa cowl is designed to be a sampler of knitting stitches, an invitation to try new techniques and experiment. The name is inspired by the color of the chosen yarn, a yello

Simple Crochet Scarf This is a simple crochet scarf. What I have found is that even when reading books for crochet instructions you will find conflicting information when comparing one book to another. This confused me greatly as my experienced friends also gave conflicting information when teaching me to crochet. What often happens is a book makes an assumption on how you learned how to do a stitch and gives you higher level instructions. But, say, you've learned to start in a different place on a new row for that stitch then this book would, so your piece doesn't look right! You wonder what you've done! This confused me greatly! This is a beginner's pattern. I will tell you when I diverge from what other people normally say. Tip:  If you are new, then use a hook that is one to two sizes larger than the yarn label recommends for that yarn. New crocheters often crochet too tightly, making it harder on themselves. Going up in size of hook won't make your