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Just over a month ago, my big brother celebrated his birthday.  I don't get to spend a lot of time with him (he lives an hour away) and we only recently reconnected after about five years. (Happy face and sad face.)

I've always had problems with what to get for people as far as gifts go, and I usually end up making something which usually gets mixed reviews.  Not everyone seems to like getting a homemade gift in my family.  Okay, that totally sounded like I make crappy gifts, which I don't!  I just have a weird family apparently.

I started reminiscing about a favorite gift I made for my brother.  I think it was his 9th or 10th birthday and I set up a scavenger hunt for him all over the house.  At each location was a mini gift (that I made) and another clue, and the present at the end of the hunt was a doll that I had hand sewn out of scraps from my mom's stash of fabric and buttons.

I remember this doll being the most fabulous thing I had created and I felt so happy to share it with him.  Now, I think he must have groaned when he opened it.  Oh well.

Anyway, I made him a scarf this year.  The only plan I had was it had to be masculine and it had to use up all the grey yarn I had. Well, I ran out of grey about halfway through so I matched up some blue yarn with it. So much for planning, but I think it turned out pretty good.

Chunky Ribbed Scarf Pattern

Materials:

Crochet Hook: L

Lion Brand Wool-Ease Chunky (bulky), (A) Indigo, 1 skein, (B) Charcoal Grey, 1 skein

Yarn needle

Finished Measurements:

62" length x 4.5" wide (157cm x 11cm)

Stitch Notes:

FPtc = front post treble crochet

• yo, insert hook from front-to-back-to-front around the post of next st, (yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times

BPtc = back post treble crochet

• yo, insert hook from back-to-front-to-back around the post of next st, (yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times

Instructions:

With (A) ch 15, or 15 foundation hdc

Turn work, sc in first st, ch1 (this will count as first dc)

Row 1: dc in each st across (15 sts), turn work, dc in first st, ch 1

Row 2: [BPtc in next st, FPtc in next st] 6 times, BPtc, dc in top of ch-1 (15 sts), turn work, dc in first st, ch 1

Row 3: [FPtc in next st, BPtc in next st] 6 times, FPtc, dc in top of ch-1 (15 sts), turn work, dc in first st, ch 1

Rep rows 2 and 3 until piece measures 31" (or until (A) runs out)

With (B) begin new row with dc in first st, ch 1

Rep rows 2 and 3 until piece measures 62" (or until (B) runs out)

Finishing:

Using yarn needle, weave in ends.

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Happy Birthday, Big Brother!