I know, I know…a scarf for the 4th of July? Yep.  I just started a month-long challenge to write a novel start to finish, so of course I just had to pull out my needlework supplies and crochet a scarf.  Craziness.

The inspiration came from a bland blue T shirt I have.  I’ve never liked it and can’t remember why I bought it.  But it’s in good shape, and I figure can be worn around the house.  I tried it on again the other day, thinking the blue would be a good color to wear during the long 4th of July weekend.  But I was again struck by how boring the shirt is.  I was also struck by how age related changes are beginning to show in my neck area.

Hence the idea I woke up with this morning, to crochet some sort of summertime infinity scarf, maybe a narrow scarf created more for a fashion statement than a full sized scarf.  I pulled out skeins of red, white and blue worsted weight yarn and a number 5 crochet hook, and using the moss stitch created a long thin scarf consisting of a row of each color.

It looked like a lanyard that you hang your work ID from, not a scarf or crocheted necklace.  A few more rows and I was reminded of a pastor’s stole.  I kept going.   A couple more rows and I decided to stop–any more and I would be heading toward a full-sized winter scarf.

I finished off my last stitch, tied the fringed ends together and double wrapped it around my neck, over the blah blue shirt.

I’m pleasantly surprised how much I like it.  I’m planning to give it a test run today when we go out and run errands.  If all goes well, I’m pretty sure I’m going to crochet a few more of these in different colors.