Triple-stitch Mesh Scarf

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Recommended Yarn: Caron Cakes; sample is Vanilla Bean

Yardage: 383 yards

Weight: Worsted #4

Hook: 6.5mm or K

Stitches needed: chain stitch, triple-crochet

Difficulty: simple

 

Instructions:

Chain 43

Foundation Row: Insert needle into fourth chain from hook and triple-crochet (TC). Chain 1, skip one chain, TC in next. Repeat to end (20 TCs, 20 ch-1)

Row 2: Chain four (counts as TC and ch-1), turn. (TC 1, ch-1, skip 1) in ch-1 space; repeat to end.

Repeat Row 2 until desired length or until yarn is gone.

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Triple-Crochet tutorial

Wind yarn around hook twice. 

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Insert hook into indicated stitch.

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Pull up one loop, yarn over and pull through two loops.

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Yarn over and pull through two loops.

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Yarn over and pull through all loops on hook. 

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Crafting Transparency

 So, I've been thinking about reviving my crafting blog. I haven't knit much since the last posts in this blog (which are... what, seven years ago?) but I have been crocheting a whole bunch. I'm starting to get more requests for commissions again. Interestingly, I've been reconsidering how I charge for projects. 

I got to thinking about it and realized that materials x2 really is absurdly low for hand-made things. I found an app that tracks time in monetary values. I realized that my calculating brain was going into overdrive. 

I'm going to start listing my projects here and assigning prices to them based on a few factors:

• material costs 
• surcharge for difficult yarn
• discount for sustainable yarn
  
• pattern complexity
• workshop time
• swatching
• learning the pattern
• working out illogical factors and mistakes
  
• crafting time
• time taken to crochet or knit
  
• finishing time
• weaving in ends
• assembling pieces
• stuffing 
• attaching buttons or other findings

From these factors, I'll give an asking price and, if it's a commission, a settled price. I feel like this would be useful for other crafters who have questions about how to price their handiwork. 

 

Watch this space!