I finished my cream scarf and even had a chance to use it last week when we experienced an unseasonal rainy cold front.

When I set up this shot I noticed the scarf dot pattern echoes the pattern on my coat's lining.  Crafting synergy. ;)

I didn't do anything fancy to the ends of my scarf.  I always have the ends tucked into my collar, so no one is going to see them and I didn't want the extra bulk of fringe or an edging.

I decided to block the cream scarf since I already had the wires and mats out for the blue scarf.  Truth be told, it didn't make a huge difference.  The holes opened up a little and are more defined, but the scarf is in stockinette, so it rolls into a tube anyway.

I like that, though.  The tube of cotton stockinette is fluffy and warm.  I also like the way the lace pattern give the scarf just enough visual interest to not be a boring cream length of knitting.

I was having a little too much fun during the photo shoot.  I tried taking photos of myself wearing the scarf, which didn't work so well.  So I started shaping the scarf into crazy little balls.  This little scarf snail is my fave.

I scoured ravelry.com to see if anyone has a scarf pattern like this posted already.  I didn't want to look like a copy cat or poach anyone's pattern-love.  Surprisingly, no one has used this simple lace repeat.  I'll be working to get the pattern written up to post it.

I suspect no one's posted this pattern because it's very simple.  I think people shy away from posting simple projects because they think it will make them look unskilled.  Believe it of not, I've gotten emails criticizing me for posting tutorials for simple things.  Of course, those emails are a drop in the bucket compared to the thank you emails I get for those very same posts.

It's funny, when you look online for instructions on crafting, it's sometimes easier to find explanations of super complicated techniques than it is to find out how to get started.  It's like people forget what it's like to be a beginner.  And I *know* everyone was a beginner at one time.  What gives?