These notes look like chicken scratch – I understand them, but the notes that I have in my pattern books aren’t for anyone else – just like when you are sharing a recipe with someone that you have memorized, you wouldn’t just give someone a list of ingredients and say go for it and expect the same results.
To me, this means something and I would use this again to remind myself how I started a particular scarf.
There are so many patterns that I know that I just sometimes look at a yarn and think that would be great in a shell stitch or basketweave. The same yarn can look quite different when a different stitch pattern is used. The hook make a difference but the stitches also make a difference as well. It the same when you give someone ingredients to create a meal and you might not get the same dish – it’s all about how you make it.
When I make afghans, I may plan or I might just buy some yarn that I like and go from there. Rarely have I ever decided to make something specific, purchase the yarn for it and have the pattern already planned. Generally tat’s for gifts and I know the recipient. It’s likely that I may never meet the recipients of the hats, scarves and afghans that I make, so I just have to go with the feeling. It sounds hokey but it is, Just as someone can look at ground beef and decide to make hamburgers, meatloaf, tacos or sloppy joes, a skein of yarn can become almost anything. The possibilities are mind boggling!
Try a different stitch pattern with the same yarn or even change the hook size to one larger than you normally use – the drape will change and you will see things differently. Using a different size hook or a hook made of wood instead of metal may change how you feel about a yarn.
Explore the possibilities with yarn!
Happy crocheting!
