I bought just enough sqishy, soft, apricot 12 ply merino from Pear Tree Yarn to make a scarf.  I’ve been waiting for the perfect pattern to highlight its gorgeousness.  I found it in the Fall 2008 issue of Interweave Crochet – it’s the Sweet Lorraine Lace Throw pattern, which includes instructions for conversion to a scarf.

I’ve been crocheting a few rows at a time in my breaks at work, then had a sudden spurt of crocheting time last week that enabled me to finish it off.  I was actually a little surprised at how quickly it worked up!

The lace pattern looks fancy but it’s actually pretty simple to do, and with 12 ply yarn it’s super fast.  One of my favourite things with this pattern is that the scalloped edging is worked as you go, so there is no need to go back and edge the scarf at the end.

I used two entire skeins of yarn for this scarf, and had to fudge the final row of scallops a little because I was running out.  The scarf was completed with absolutely no yarn to spare.  It’s such a great pattern – enough variation not to be boring, but still straightforward.  Love it!