Phoenix Sunset by Marie Segares

Phoenix Sunset

Crochet
January 2014
Aran (8 wpi) ?
see notes below
5.5 mm (I)
380 - 480 yards (347 - 439 m)
Adult: 53” (134.5 cm) length/circumference, 5.5” (14 cm) height after blocking.
US
English
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Several years ago, I went to a conference in Phoenix. I stepped out of the hotel just in time to see a beautiful sunset. That sunset was the inspiration for this scarf/cowl.

This is crocheted in rows, so it can be worn as a scarf or a circle scarf/infinity cowl. I’ve included two photo tutorials: one for making the front post cluster stitch, and one for joining the edge invisibly. These are on the last two pages, so you can choose whether or not to print them.

Skills used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet
Increasing and decreasing
Post stitches, clusters (photo tutorial included)
(Optional) Invisible seam (photo tutorial included)

Skill level
Intermediate

Finished Size
Adult: 53” (134.5 cm) length/circumference, 5.5” (14 cm) height after blocking.

Materials
Knit Picks City Tweed HW (55% Merino wool/25% superfine alpaca/20% Donegal tweed, 3.5 oz/100 g/164 yd/150 m) - 1 skein ea in Tarantella (CA), Habanero (CB), and Lemon Curd (CC), or approximately 160 yd (146 m) in ea of 3 colors in any medium weight yarn.

I/9-5.5 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

10 locking stitch markers.

Gauge
20 sts x 10 rows in pattern = 5” (13 cm) length x 5.5” (14 cm) height. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.