While I'm working on my pink-only art quilt I'm also going to be crocheting some small projects on the side, which helps keep my trigger fingers from locking up. This 5 oz. skein of Red Heart Super Saver Polo Stripe was included on one of the bags I picked up in the Villages; I've never before tried self-striping yarn.
Some folks think you can't make a lot with one skein, but actually there are a ton of projects that required only a skein or even smaller amounts of yarn.
I decided on my no-pattern scarf. I just crochet foundation row of chain stitches in the length I want for the scarf (in this case, 65") and then just do rows of double crochet until I run out of yarn. This skein lasted for nine rows.
Here's the finished scarf, which took me two nights to crochet while I've been quilting. The yarn does stripe and the color shifts are gradual, so it doesn't have sudden changes. That little bit of aqua yarn is all that's left of the skein.
The triple crochet keeps the scarf from becoming too dense and hot, which is important when you live in the tropics and the temperature only rarely drops below 60F. :)
The label from the thrifted yarn I used. I liked the novelty of the striping effect, so if I see more of these skeins available to be thrifted I'll likely buy them.
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