The Little Squares Scarf Pattern.

Hello, d'you have a good weekend? I did, I hope you did!

The photo you see above, is breakfast in bed on Valentine's day, as made and brought to me by my dear husband, Hugo. Hugo hasn't made the boiled eggs dish above for ages, so it was a wonderful surprise when he presented it.

I think the recipe for it goes something like this, soft boil your eggs, then cut off the top, scoop out the inside, and mix with butter. Place back inside egg shell, and top off with caviar, or the stuff that looks like caviar, but is a lot cheaper. I tell you, this little number is DELICIOUS! And when it's followed by warm croissant with butter and marmalade, and nice fresh coffee, it's quite simply the perfect breakfast.

This lavish breakfast came as a complete surprise, and a very nice surprise. I'd been told to "knit for ten minutes", whilst Hugo got breakfast. Being told to knit is a command I have no trouble complying with.

So yes, a wonderful breakfast combo, knitting, followed by delicious yummy things. Perfect.

And then came gifts.

A stash of chocolate for Mr. Chocoholic from me.............................

And a bouquet of gorgeous flowers for Mrs. Floweraholic, from Hugo.

Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. Lucky, lucky me!

The whole day was full of culinary delights, care of Hugo. He made a huge effort, making all my favourites. Lunch was white crab meat with lemon bread. I LOVE white crab meat.

Supper  started with asparagus dripping with caviar butter, followed by prawn pilau, I adore this dish, and then, the most fantastic chocolate concoction to finish. The pudding was made of three layers of chocolate meringue, sandwiched between layers of chocolate patissier, all made by Hugo's own fair hands. Yes, it was the most incredible gourmet Valentines day, just wonderful.

Anyway, I'd understand if you were sick of hearing about my wonderful Valentine's day, so maybe I should move on swiftly to fulfilling the promise I made to you in Friday's post. That is, the publishing of the pattern for the Little Squares Scarf, long over-due.

You'll be pleased to hear it's a very easy pattern. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy.

I have three options for you to click on.

The first is the QUICK PATTERN, for those familiar with crochet. There is a separate tutorial to show you how I sew up my squares, which I will link to at the end of the pattern, which is very quick and easy, (always a phrase I quite like). You can find it by clicking here.

The second option is a STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL, with lots of photos to demonstrate all the moves. I do hope this will help those of you less confident with their crochet. You can find that tutorial here.

The third option is a STEP-BY-STEP SEWING UP GUIDE, to doing an invisible stitch. You can find that here.

If you'd like to see the 'reveal' post I did about this scarf, back in September 2009, that shows it in detail, then click here.

Phew! thats done then, one pattern down, and only two more to go, I'll try not to take so long doing these next patterns.

Well, I'll see you on Wednesday then. Cheerio! Love Vanessa xxx

Comments

[Mandy]

Oh what a wonderful husband you have!

Love the scarf! I am new to crochet but will take a look at your tutorial. Thank you for sharing.

[Siobhan]

Wow Vanessa! Are you sure you didn't take a week out to prepare those tutorials. They are just fantastic, full of in depth details, instructions and photo's and altogether brilliant. Thank you!! I love that scarf so much especially the little flip flapping frilly edges. The sewing together looks like magic and so much fun. I know I will love to do this scarf. I think it will probably get left for next winter now as it is tricky for me to get yarn but I know I want to do this. I may put in a request for my birthday! (some months away but good timing for next winter).

Isn't Hugo an absolute star? He did you proud didn't he, it all sounds just amazing. I love hearing about nice husbands and how fabulous they can be. It's so brilliant when they get things so absolutely right! It sounds like the perfect Valentine's Day. I nearly forgot to mention those flowers, and how could I when they are just so exquisitely beautiful! They are my favourite selection of flowers I have seen in a while. The colours are stunning.

[Rattling On]

Love the look of your brekky even though I hate caviar. The knitting looks interesting as well...
If anyone fancies joining a fun knit-(or crochet)a-long please pop over to mine...

[Aubrey Cotton-Stapleton]

You really are the biggest gem in the world!!!!! Your Valentine's Day sounds beautiful, the chocolates for Hugo just divine and as for the flowers and all the beautiful meals, and breakfast in bed....what more could any-one want!!!!! My Valentine is more the new tyres on the car and sometimes flowers, some-times the belladonnas that spring up out of no-where on a hot summers day but he remembered to say HVD so that was good. Oh, I forgot the cups of tea to start every day IN BED, that is wonderful!
All your detailed instructions must take so long to do, an amazingly helpful thing to do for your blogfriends, thankyou! AND I love all the colours you use, Greedy For Colour will love them all too, it will help feed her passion! Love Aubrey

[Kate Bruning]

Hah - that is an odd thing seing my Mum above. I wonder if she commented on mine..... Anyway, I love the scarf and as for your Valentine's Day - Hugo has 76 gold stars. Jonno wished me a Happy Valentine's Day at 4am when he got up to milk the cows. I am afraid to see I just grunted at him - what else can you do at that time of the morning. Actually, don't answer. Thanks so much for the scarf pattern. It is art.

[annies abode]

what a lovely day you had and hugo is a magnificant cook - yum
the flowers are gorgeous too.
anniex

[RachelM]

Wow your breakfast looks amazing! And thank you for the tutorials. XxX

[French Knots]

Looks like you had a super Valentines Day. Thank you for the instructions to make your lovely scarf, I learnt to crochet last month and have been making Granny squares like a crazy woman!
I totally understand your instructions, hurrah! so am going to make a scarf too with the intention of wearing it next winter I think, as there are a lot of squares to be made! Thanks for sharing it.xx

[Petit Filoux]

Wow I want to be told to knit for 10min too!!!!

[Magic Cochin]

Wow! What an excellent tutor you are. And inspirational too (love my shades of red, slightly bigger squares, scarf).

And I love those egg cups - do show them in close up one day, please...

BTW In The Times yesterday, the 'Calorie Off-set' was 210 calories (eg bowl of rice pudding) minus 2 hours 5 minutes knitting equals 0 calories. Now there's a challenge!

Celia
x

[amanda]

Oh how I love this scarf! Thanks so much for the tutorial!

[Janice Perkin]

what a gorgous lot of food you had - clever Hugo - thanks so much for the tutorial - clever you too!

[Cath W]

Um Vanessa - if you ever get tired of all that culinary stuff please give Hugo my address. My husband could use a lesson or two (beginning with directions to the kitchen which he seems to have lost......)
x

[Jennyff]

You are so generous to spend time producing your wonderful tutorials, inspires me to have another go at crochet. I agree with Cath W, Hugo should run good husband classes, there would be plenty of (possibly reluctant) candidates.

[Janet]

I'd like to rent Hugo for a weekend - for his culinary skills only, you understand? Lucky you!

[ramya]

dear vanessa
hi. how wonderful your post was!! wish i had u fora penpal!! u have the knack of putting a smile on my face whether with th elovely squares or yourwriting!! thanks so much.

thouggh like i said before im crochet challenged thx to you, i did actually start today with the help of ur excellent tuts...albeit with an inappropraite hook for the yarn i had!! anyway thats gud reason to visit my lys t get sum hooks!! vil hopefully in the near future make sum of those delighhtful squares! a ny chanc ef a knitted pattern for them in th efuture, pretty please?

see u on wednesday!! cheerio ,btw terrific that u and hugo had sucha lovely valentines!heres to many many more!

love
ramya

[Barbara]

Hi Vanessa!, Just had a super quick peep at your post before dashing off to work, it's a delightful mixture of gourmet food (what an absolute star is Hugo), flowers, choccies, color and crochet help, I can't possibly go wrong with those wonderful instructions and photos, so generously given with all the little encouraging words how sweet, taking heaps of time I'm sure, such fun for everyone and so kind and inspiring to all the crochet fans across the world

[Lynne]

What a dream of a weekend you had. Maybe Hugo knew just how hard you'd been working on the scarf tutorials. What a lot of work you've put into them.
I found some little squares I'd crocheted when I got my ripple out at the weekend. I think I had a go at doing my own when I saw your lovely scarf. But now I can follow your pattern, once I've finished my ripple!
You are very generous.

[Helen Lambert]

How wonderful...your very own Jamie Oliver!!! I think Hugo can turn his hand to anything...I remember the posts featuring his DIY...I hope you got my message warning you about the dreadful chinese post that I got and resulted in my dear blog dying...and my lap top...but I have a new home which I hope you will visit...love and hugs H

[knittingoutloud]

Wonderful breakfast! Such a sweet post.

[Lorraine Tarr]

What a fantabulous Valentine's Day you had - lucky you! Hugo sure is a thoughtful hubby (and talented too :-)
You deserve the star treatment Vanessa as you must have the patience of a saint to put together such amazing tutorials...and thanks to you I can now call myself a 'hooker'!!!
Your scarf is a thing of beauty - so simple yet so effective - the colours so vibrant - as are all your creations - well done and many, many thanks and big ((HUGS)) xx

[driftwood]

what a gorgeous valentines day xoxo

and love love love those patterns, off in search of some wool x

[tinyinc]

what a lovely scarf. you must be very pleased with it.

tinyinc

[Natalie]

Hi vanessa, what a lovely valentines day you had! With that and the work you currently have on I'm surprised you found time to do all of those tutorials, they are surprisingly time consuming aren't they... Thank you :)
looking forward to your Friday post later x

[julia]

I dream of a husband/man about the house like that! Gourmet food...breakfast in bed...flowers...being TOLD TO KNIT!
The scarf is beautiful too, Im most inspired and might be planning something like that for my next winter project (which I may have to start soon what with everything else going on here!)

Much love
Julia x x x

[Lychnis]

What a beautiful scarf....
I'll try to make it as soon as possible (next project ;))
Thanks to share with us xx