Crochet Christmas Holly Scarf

 

Welcome to the December Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop. This month's theme is Last Minute Gifts, and I like making handmade crochet accessories for friends and family instead of buying fast fashion pieces. I hope they love and enjoy the handmade gifts and keep them for a looooooooong time. I like to make items that are so unique, so they'll never go out of style. 😁 I knew the perfect pattern to create a really quick Christmas themed scarf. The Christmas Holly Leaf Scarf (pattern by Celtic Knot Crochet) was the first project that popped into my head, and I knew it would also be a great project to use up some of the green yarn in my stash.  

SUPPLIES:

Christmas Holly Leaf Scarf pattern (by Celtic Knot Crochet)

Caron Cakes Pistachio

I Love This Yarn Fire Red

5mm crochet hook

yarn needle

scissors

So, I have a few of the Caron Cakes Pistachio in my stash, and I usually cut out the different shades of green for my projects. This was my stash of pistachio yarn last year....

I've gotten it down to just a few small balls. I used about 3 balls of the light green yarn for this project.

Anyhoo... 😁I grabbed one of the light green balls of yarn, and I used a 5mm (Furls) crochet hook to crochet the starting chain. The project gives instructions for creating the scarf with different lengths. 

After crocheting the chain, I followed the pattern's instructions and crocheted down one side of the chair... 

Then I crocheted down the other side of the chain.

I made two strips of holly leaves. One is about 62 inches long and the other is about 48½ inches long.

Next, it was time to add the red berries, so I found a ball of I Love This Yarn Fire Red yarn in my stash, and I used it to crochet the berries.

I really enjoyed crocheting the berries, and the pattern worked up really quick and easy. After I added the berries to both strips of holly leaves, I blocked the strips to minimize the curling. And while the two strips were being blocked, I read through the instructions to see if the strips were to be joined... No? Okay.  So then, I visited the designer's blog to find her post about this scarf, and she had a picture of the scarf with three strips of holly. So then I decided to crochet another strip of holly leaves, which didn't take long.

My supervisor (Miso) was making sure I was being productive while watching TV... 🙄🤣

Now, I've completed 3 strips of holly and berries. 

The stripes measure 62, 52, and 48½ inches, so when worn together, they create a cute layered look.

Ta-Da! 

This scarf is so quick to make that it's perfect as a last minute Christmas gift. 

Thanks so much for stopping by to check out my Christmas Holly Scarf, which I'm sharing for the December Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop! The purpose of the Sustainable Craft Challenge Blog Hop (hosted by Julie @ Sum of Their Stories) is to create a sustainable/eco-friendly craft project. This month's theme is Last Minute Gifts, so I decided to crochet a quick scarf using yarn that was already in my yarn stash.  Anyhoo, I hope you'll visit the other participant's eco-friendly Last Minute Gifts below! ↓

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DECEMBER SUSTAINABLE CRAFT CHALLENGE COHOSTS:

 Sum of their Stories  | Crochet Sleeping Bag for a Tiny Toy

Our Good Life | Unwind with Lavender Bath Salts!

Christine's Craft | Easy DIY Leaf Brooch from Scrap Fabric

Sew Crafty Crochet | Crochet Christmas Holly Scarf

Purple Hues and Me | No Sew Ribbon Gift Bag

Old Rock Farmhouse | Christmas Berry Cordial Recipe

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