Red and Black Sculls

I have a friend, she is currently coming to the end of chemo for the treatment of breast cancer. She is a special lady, so strong and independent, a tiny lady that likes to wield a blacksmith's hammer on the weekend. For over 12 months she has fought hard to retain her identity and not be defined by the illness she is in combat with. Over the winter I wanted her to keep the chills out and have a real comforter of a scarf for those days when she needed to bunker down at home. I found this pattern: Solid Body Scull Scarf on stitchnoir.com and thought it was perfect for her - red and black with sculls, it's her to a tee! 

 

I made two panels of three sculls and crocheted them together so that the sculls sat upright on both sides when the scarf is worn. 

I used one (and a bit) of one of those 'one ball one scarf' balls of yarn, they are 150g and I used a little more, but essentially your scarf can be as long as you like - it's yor scarf after all! 

I also used an over sized hook which gave a looser, softer feeling and the sculls looked better than when I tried with the correct size for the yarn being used. 

It took a bit of getting used to, but once I understood it, it was a great pattern, I enjoyed making it and it was quick too!