I am a thrifty person.  I don't go out and spend on things I don't need very often.  But when I do, I spend it on the grandkids or on yarn.  Last week my husband took me out to a movie which was nice on many levels as we had not been to a movie theater in a couple of years at least.  We saw Gran Torino by the way – good flick.  Afterwards we were driving by Hobby Lobby and husband says he needs to stop by there to look for a new pot for his office bonsai tree.  Being the dutiful wife I agreed that we should absolutely stop and have a look around.  Now really, he should have known better.  If I'm going in to a store with yarn I will at least look.  And touch – I have to touch.  Wouldn't you?

I found some yarn on sale (my favorite-sale yarn) and as soon as I touched it I knew I had to have it.  It's made in Turkey with a label of Yarn Bee.  It's a lofty bulky type, perfect for a scarf.  After making so many gifts for Christmas for everyone else I decided this would be the perfect project as a gift to me!  I made a scarf and I just love it.  I'd wear it all the time if I could.  It's so soft and ya know, touchable.  Yum!

I did not use a pattern.  After looking around I decided to keep it simple and work it up in a double crochet.  I think I started with a foundation of 13 and then eye balled the length. 

I took a picture.  Actually I took a bunch of pictures and decided to edit it to take out my face and most of my not so lovely bathroom walls.  I hate having my picture taken in the first place because I never take a good one and besides I needed make up and to lose about 30 pounds, neither of which was going to happen today!

Stay tuned – I'm planning a giveaway soon!