{"id":2935,"date":"2021-05-28T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T14:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrivevets.org\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2021-05-28T09:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T14:35:07","slug":"looking-good-in-plaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrivevets.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/28\/looking-good-in-plaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Good in Plaid!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Friday T.H.R.I.V.E. Association Family! We had our first official in-person knitting group at Highland Park Presbyterian Church! We are so very grateful to the church committee for all of their amazing support for our cause! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-envira-envira-gallery\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-2939\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-2939\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2940\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-right: 1px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thrivevets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC00435-E-s.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"envira-gallery-2939 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2939\" title=\"Scotch on the Rocks Crochet Plaid Scarf\" data-envira-caption=\"Scotch on the Rocks Crochet Plaid Scarf\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2940\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thrivevets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC00435-E-s.jpg?fit=815%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thrivevets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC00435-E-s.jpg?fit=815%2C543&#038;ssl=1\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2939\" data-envira-item-id=\"2940\" data-envira-caption=\"Scotch on the Rocks Crochet Plaid Scarf\" alt=\"\" title=\"Scotch on the Rocks Crochet Plaid Scarf\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thrivevets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC00435-E-s.jpg?fit=815%2C543&#038;ssl=1 400w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thrivevets.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DSC00435-E-s.jpg?fit=815%2C543&#038;ssl=1 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"200\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2942\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 1px; 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With that in mind, this week we\u2019d like to share this lovely pattern from Red Heart, the \u201cScotch on the Rocks Crochet Plaid Scarf.\u201d This awesome moss stitch scarf utilizes intarsia techniques for the lovely color blocking and three surface slip stitches for vertical lines along the length of the garment. While all of that sounds complex, the pattern is actually fairly simple once you get a feel for the repeats used in the pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>You can get your free copy of the pattern here: https:\/\/www.yarnspirations.com\/on\/ demandware.static\/-\/Sites-master-catalog-spinrite\/default\/dwc73d0f11\/PDF\/ RHC0425-029771M.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>We used colors that resembled Black Watch plaid and chose not to use tassels in our example. Feel free to have some fun and use whichever plaid color combinations inspire you! When crocheting this pattern, make sure to use two balls of each of the Main Color and Contrasting A color. This will make the color changes cleaner and easier to pick up as you go along. The only drawback is that this leads to a lot of ends to weave in, so we suggest that you weave in the tails as you work this garment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday T.H.R.I.V.E. Association Family! 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