I had a couple big kitting project fails recently (more about them in another post), so I decided it was time for a comfort crochet project. What is comfort crochet? Let me explain.
I have been crocheting since childhood, so it is much easier
for me than knitting. I’m fairly fast,
can confidently read patterns and can figure out how to fix problems as I
go. That means that I rarely have a
project that I end up hating after spending hours working on it. I don’t get frustrated with crochet so the
time I spend stitching is truly relaxing and restorative. An added bonus is the boost to my confidence
and confirmation that I actually can stitch!
None of this is true with my knitting yet (I know – time and practice). A comfort crochet project is one that is smaller
in scale, like a scarf or shawl, fairly simple to stich and uses up stash
yarn.
Comfort crochet project came up more often during 2020. I made three different shawls during the year, one for my Mom and two for me. When I needed a break from my Shibui Medley stole project, I would work up one of the shawl projects. For all three projects, I used Lana Grossa patterns. Here are pictures of the patterns and my version (all yarn was from my stash).
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| Large Triangular Crochet Shawl Luxury Shades, Lana Grossa |
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| My Version With a Surprisingly Busy Mystery Alpaca Yarn |
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| Crochet Shawl, Shades Booklet, Lana Grossa |
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| My Version, Unforgettable Yarn Polo |
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| My Version, Universal Yarns Handprints |
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| Crochet Scarf Luxury Shades, Lana Grossa |
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