Dorothy's Tail Neckerchief.....

 I finished this Neckerchief/shawl/scarf for my little miss and in time for her birthday

 It was a great piece to work, I really love the little 'spikes' and the asymmetric shape.  The shape makes it lets it wrap beautifully around the shoulders and the soft acrylic I used works really well with this pattern

 When the neckerchief is laid out flat on the floor it really does look like Dorothy the Dinosaurs tail, the way the asymmetric shape curls at the end (as you can see in the photo below) is a lovely design feature of this pattern also.

You can find the pattern by May Cheang Here on Ravelry there is a small cost for the pattern but it is well worth the purchase price as it is really well written.

I used 2.8 balls of Lincraft Surprise yarn and a 4.5mm hook

I have not blocked the finished piece, as I like the little spikes to curl.

Unblocked it measures 125cm x 116cm x 56cm

it weighs approx 270gms

this is a good size for my daughter who is 11yrs old and should be a useful size for many years.

I first blogged about this piece here

and my Ravelry page on this piece can be found here

I hope you are all having a creative week

~ Gillian ♥

waiting for school to finish for the day....

This is a little something else I'm working on at the moment.

We took a day trip recently to Sydney

just for fun, went to some exhibits

ate some yummy food

looked at some cool shops

took in some views.

But its about a 4hour one way drive.

Yes I did say we took a day trip!

we drove down to Sydney in the morning

and came home the same day....

So that means a few hours of solid crochet in the car! :D

So I started this lovely pattern by May Cheang

it is called Dorothy's Tail Neckerchief

and it is sooooo much fun to crochet!

I love those little spikes :)

anyway, each afternoon...

 I pick my children up from school in my car, one I pick up from primary school and the other two from high school there is 10 minute wait between picking one up and the other two so I carry this project in a bag in my car and work a row or two while I wait, its easy enough to chat with my youngest and crochet while we wait for my sons to finish high school for the day.
I’m not in a rush to finish it as it is still summer here in Australia, and it is proving to be an excellent pattern to work this way.

You can find the pattern on Ravelry Here
or in May Cheang's Etsy Store Here

there is a small cost for the pattern, but it is very well written and easy to follow and well worth the small price.

Have a happy day

~ Gillian ♥