Happy Friday, T.H.R.I.V.E. Association family! We just wanted to swing by and show ya’ll just how magical last week’s showcased pattern, Yarnspirations’ Wavy Ridge Super Scarf, looks in an ombré yarn. This crochet pattern is truly versatile with most yarn colorways– from our veterans’ favorite camouflage to ombré blues and everything in between. As long as they are in appropriate colors and lengths, donating any of these scarves to T.H.R.I.V.E. and to our cause are sure to be a hit with our veterans and their dependents!
Happy Friday to our wonderful T.H.R.I.V.E. Association family! This week, the crochet train continues on with our look at Yarnspirations’ Wavy Ridge Super Scarf. This scarf weaves up super fast and past the first two rows, has a simple one round repeat that goes for as long as you want it to (as always, we suggest all donated scarves to be 5ft long). The wavy effect is caused by repeating increases and decreases that are a joy to behold and leave you with an effect that looks much harder than it appears. Unlike some other crochet scarf patterns, the Wavy Ridge Super Scarf moves and folds well, is dense enough to keep our underprivileged veterans and their dependents warm, and the pattern also looks good in camouflage! Here’s the links to both the free pattern and a convenient and helpful tutorial video if you want to tackle this beautiful scarf:
Happy Friday, T.H.R.I.V.E. Association Family! This week, we are continuing our focus on crocheted scarves with Yarnspirations’ “Mosaic Stitch Crochet Scarf.” This pattern creates a lovely geometric effect that looks more difficult to craft than it actually is. That being said, this is still a pattern that requires that you pay close attention to every round and stitch that you make. Fortunately, this free pattern also has a corresponding tutorial video that makes this a breeze to learn!
Here are the links to both the pattern and the tutorial video:
In our example, we chose to make our scarf without the fringe and used cream and blue as our color pair. There are countless other wonderful color combinations that would work with this pattern, but please keep in mind that if you intend to craft this as a donation to our cause, the scarf still needs to be in acceptably dignified colors for our veterans and/or their dependents to choose to wear. Darker shades of blues, blacks, grays, greens, and sometimes reds are most acceptable and desired by our dear underprivileged veterans and their dependents.
Happy Friday dear T.H.R.I.V.E. Association family. Unfortunately, we have some rather sad news this week. We are saddened to announce that T.H.R.I.V.E. Association’s unofficial mascot, our Chief Officer’s dearly beloved fur baby, Peter, passed away in his sleep last Friday afternoon. We would like to dedicate this blog post to him as he has been with T.H.R.I.V.E. Association since the very beginning and has provided years of unconditional love and support for our volunteers, staff and especially his ever-devoted mama.
His Royal Highness Tsarevich Peter March 2006- May 31, 2021
He will be sorely missed by all of us here at T.H.R.I.V.E. Association. Our office will never be the same without him.
