GOOSEPIMPLE CLEARANCE SALE: THE RIBBON SCARF

Goosepimple Gem has another ribbon scarf to clear. This gorgeous runway style scarf is made of silver satin and measures about 18cm wide and 1.3m long. This unique one-off piece is good with just a tee shirt and jeans or pair it with a little black dress for a special evening. It is definitely a conversation piece for all seasons.

The Goosepimple Gem ribbon scarf is going at only US$65 with free postage. Email us at fidgetystudio@gmail.com if you are interested.

Here is our happy customer who bought a ribbon scarf from us a while back.

CHOOSING CROCHET PATTERNS FOR MEN (i.e. MR WASHY)

Mr Washy is coming to visit and because Europe is getting ridiculously cold and also because Washy doesn't have proper scarves, we have found a couple of patterns to crochet some for him. We found a cable stitch scarf as pictured in green and knitted one for him in brick colour. We are not experts in crochet or knitting but all the instruction videos on youtube made it so easy! These videos are like the grandma or mother we never had. :-S

CABLE STITCH SCARF

Ch 20.

Foundation Row Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and each ch across - 18 hdc.

Row 1 (wrong side) and all odd rows Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across.

Row 2 (right side) Ch 2, turn, hdc in first 2 hdc, FPdc around next hdc 2 rows below; hdc in next 4 hdc, sk 2 hdc, FPtr around next 2 hdc 2 rows below; working in front of previous 2 FPtr, FPtr around 2 skipped hdc 2 rows below, hdc in next 4 hdc; FPdc around next hdc 2 rows below, hdc in last 2 hdc.

Row 4 Ch 2, turn, hdc in first 2 hdc, FPdc around FPdc 2 rows below; hdc in next 3 hdc, FPtr around next 2 FPtr 2 rows below (slanted FPtr), hdc in next 2 hdc, FPtr around next 2 FPtr 2 rows below (slanted FPtr), hdc in next 3 hdc; FPdc around next FPdc 2 rows below, hdc in last 2 hdc.

Row 6 Ch 2, turn, hdc in first 2 hdc, FPdc around next FPdc 2 rows below; hdc in next 2 hdc, FPtr around next 2 FPtr 2 rows below, hdc in next 4 hdc, FPtr around next 2 FPtr 2 rows below, hdc in next 2 hdc; FPdc around next FPdc 2 rows below, hdc in last 2 hdc.

Row 8 Repeat Row 4.

Row 10 Ch 2, turn, hdc in first 2 hdc, FPdc around next FPdc 2 rows below; hdc in next 4 hdc, sk 2 FPtr 2 rows below, FPtr around next 2 FPtr 2 rows below; working in front of previous 2 FPtr, FPtr around 2 sked FPtr 2 rows below, hdc in next 4 hdc; FPdc around next FPdc 2 rows below, hdc in last 2 hdc.

Rows 11-146 Repeat Rows 3-10 seventeen times.

Row 147 Ch 2, turn, hdc in each st across.

Fasten off.

This is the other scarf is a camel-ish colour. We like this stitch. It makes the scarf looks very solid, it also makes the scarf thicker and thus warmer. Instead of starting with 19 ch as in the pattern below (which is for kids), we started with 29 ch instead.


BASKET WEAVE STITCH

Ch 19. Row 1 (Wrong Side): Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 17 sts. 

Rows 2 and 3: Ch 2, skip first st; yo, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the next st, yo and draw lp through, [yo and draw through 2 lps] twice – fpdc made; work 2 more fpdc; yo, insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the next st, yo and draw lp through, [yo and draw through 2 lps] twice – bpdc made; work 2 more bpdc, 3 fpdc, 3 bpdc, 3 fpdc, hdc in top of beg ch; turn. 

Rows 4 and 5: Ch 2, skip first st, 3 bpdc, [3 fpdc, 3 bpdc] twice, hdc in top of beg ch; turn. 

Rep Rows 2-5 until 50" from beg. Fasten off.

AND SHE LOVES THE RIBBON SCARF...

MAKE YOUR OWN CURLY WURLY SCARF

Pattern using US Crochet Terms

Ch 170

Row 1: Sc in second chain from hook. Sc along to end. Ch 3. Turn

Row 2: Dc in stitch at base of turning chain. (1 dc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc.) Repeatto end. Chain 4. Turn.

Row 3: Trc into stitch at base of turning chain. (1 trc in next dc, 2 trc in next dc) repeat to end. Chain 5. Turn.

Row 4: Dtr into stitch at base of turning chain. (1 Dtr in trc, 2 dtr in next trc) repeatuntil end. Chain 1. Turn.

Row 5: Sc into stitch at base of turning chain. 2 sc into each stitch until end. Fastenoff. Weave in ends.

RETRO CROCHETING

Yarn is expensive, but you do not necessarily need yarn to start a crocheting or knitting project. Think out of the box. Goosepimple Gem have been using unconventional materials for their knit creations, so why not look around and be inspired by items that gives you rolls of material. We found some old cassettes. We have no use for them now, we do not even have a cassette player anymore.

We started crocheting a geometric circle. Not sure where this experimenting will lead us. We are thinking a placemat (no hot objects!) at the moment, that might change though.

GOOSEPIMPLE GEM GOES ON EBAY

Loads of people have been asking for that runway scarf by Goosepimple Gem. They do not usually sell their creations as they are presents for friends or they are pre-ordered. GG has decided to put this Runway Ribbon piece out for bidding. Do check it out here

RUNWAY RIBBONS

We were recently given several rolls of satin ribbons. Instead of cutting them up for gift wraps, Goosepimple Gem (Fidgety Fingers' knitting partner) refashioned these ribbons into rather cool runway scarves.

LET TEE KEEP YOU WARM

We have a friend who was relocating. We wanted to make something meaningful, something which has a bit of meaning of each of us. This led us to combine Fidgety Fingers with Goosepimple Gem by knitting a scarf with our tee-shirts shredded and joined into yarn. We love the de-constructiveness of it. It is full of spunk. If you are thinking of making a 'FF-met-GG' scarf, we suggest using light-weight tee-shirts. The last thing you want is for the recipient to be carrying the weight of 3-4 tee-shirts around his or her neck.

GOOSEPIMPLE GONE CRAZY

BEFORE FIDGETY FINGERS

Goosepimple Gem is a brand creation before Fidgety Fingers.

Goosepimple Gem is a series of fibres created by fidgeted fingers. ravaged from odd balls and closeouts, each Goosepimple Gem is unique. There are no fixed patterns or radical commonalities. A Goosepimple is created every week. Obsessive seek for odd balls make the creation of each Gem painstaking until the right odd balls find a suit.