Retro Mod ribbed scarf

My latest creation! I just finished this yesterday. It was quite tedious, for whatever reason – it didn't take that long to work up, but it felt like forever! This scarf uses what is called the bar stitch to create a ribbed effect. This is the tutorial I followed. It's much easier than it looks, using only single and front-post double crochet. I did have issues with this scarf curling up around the ends. I'm guessing this is due to a problem with my tension. I didn't think I was crocheting too tightly, but I can't think of another explanation for this. Oh, well... they can't all be winners.

For this project, I used Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn in the color Retro Mod. I really like this blend of colors! The blue, white, and tan together remind me of the ocean, surf, and sand respectively. I believe this colorway is now discontinued as I could not find it on the Hobby Lobby website. I actually found the two skeins I used for this scarf at a local Salvation Army. The nearest Hobby Lobby to me is approximately half an hour's worth of congested highways away, so I haven't been there, but I've heard plenty of good things about their I Love This Yarn. They do make some interesting color blends. I'm not a fan of Hobby Lobby as a company, though, so maybe I'll stick to buying it secondhand.

Another thing that bothered me about this scarf – check out the second double crochet row from the bottom. All brown! Every time I'd come back around to that stitch, I'd pray that it would be any other color... and it never was. This brown streak (okay, ew... maybe not the best way to word that) continued for about 12 inches. It only came to an end when I started working on the second skein. 

This scarf measures in at an approximate 82 inches in length and 4 3/4 inches in width. I was initially going to use up both skeins, but abandoned that idea as I came closer to finishing the second one. I have 70-ish yards left of it that I'll do... something with. I don't know what, but it'll get used eventually. Baby hat, maybe?

I'll be including this scarf in my next box of donations to Warm Up America. Click the link to learn more about how you can donate crocheted goods to people in need.

– Em <3