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The Spring preview of Interweave Crochet is up! In it, you'll find some absolutely stunning designs by some of my favorite crochet designers—Doris Chan, Kristin Omdahl, Dora Ohrenstein, Robyn Chachula, Vashti Braha, Mary Beth Temple and Annette Petavy. I'm humbled by them, and their brilliant designs. So it's needless to say that I'm truly honored to have a design in the same magazine!
The Flame Scallop Cardi is being offered by Interweave Crochet for FREE! Yes, that's right, you don't actually have to buy the magazine to get the pattern. The pattern was too long to fit into the space allowed in the magazine, so they had to leave it out, and they're instead offering it to you for FREE!
I have to admit, I like when my patterns are given away for free. I love seeing people make the designs that have come through me, and people are often more likely to make something if it's offered to them freely. So, please crochet away—it's a fun pattern :)
This is such a fun stitch pattern—There are four rows, which become pretty easy to memorize after a few repeats. It's basically only a two row repeat, which shifts for the following 2 rows. The ribbing on the sweater is also a lot of fun. It is worked by crocheting half-double crochet stitches through the back loop. The picot on the lower edge of the body, cuff and on the neck trim is a great, elegant addition—it's done simply by skipping the last st and then chaining 1 extra st. Work the first hdc of the next row into the extra chain, then continue across the row.
I designed this sweater around the same time as the Violet Hat and the Lacy Kerchief. They all use the same stitch pattern and rib. These head accessories, if made in the same yarn might make a great addition to your new Flame Scallop Cardi.
I'd suggest, if making the Violet Hat, to hold a few strands of the Fresco together to get the right gauge. I'd LOVE to see one of these made with multi-stranded Fresco—what a soft and beautifully slouchy hat that would be!
The Lacy Kerchief pattern is another free pattern, and it is written to be used with any yarn. Crocheting it with Fresco should not be a challenge. The ribbing along the band and outer edge mimics the Flame Scallop Cardi beautifully too!
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