Snow Flower Shawl/Neck Warmer--Finished

I worked on hiding the yarn tails while watching the Presidential Inaugural Ceremony of President Trump.  This sort of make this shawl memorable to me.  I need to find a nice decorative buttons to add to the overall look of this shawl.  Photos below show the finished shawl with no yarn tails dangling everywhere.

Right Side

Wrong Side

Front

Back

Snow Flower Shawl/Neck Warmer-- Hiding Yarn Tails

The fun part is over.  It is time to clean up and in crochet this means hiding yarn tails.  More information about hiding yarn tails here.

The edging is completed.  The photo above shows the right side of the shawl while the photo below shows the wrong side and all the yarn tails dangling out.  These yarn tails need to be hidden.  Please click the link given above explaining how to hide yarn tails.

Snow Flower Shawl/Neck Warmer--Flower edging added

I made half flower motifs edging and attach them to the shawl.

Next, I will have to reinforce the edges of the flower edging to give them finish and neat appearance and to prevent curling.  I still have to finish the neckline and hide yarn tails.  

Snow Flower Shawl/Neck Warmer

I'm almost done with this one.

I need to add the edging and finish the neckline.

Flower cowl#1

Materials used:  Red Heart with Love, Metallic, 1 skein of 152yds/139 m;  Crochet hook, 4.25 mm.

I used the same pattern as the "Flower Cowl" from my previous post , using stitch pattern from this site.  Using solid color shows off the pattern well.

The pattern is easy to follow because of the photos demonstrating the technique.  There is no instructions on how to join the two ends to make a cowl so I'm adding it on this post.   

How To Join The Two Ends Together:

The photo shows the two ends or sides of the finished work.  The beginning row, top part of the photo has incomplete flower motif while the ending row, bottom part of the photo has three complete flower motifs and one incomplete flower motif.  I am a right handed crocheter so I turn the whole set up of the crochet work around so I can work from right to left.  Note:  Do not break the yarn when desired length is achieved but continue to join the two ends or sides together.  In order to join seamlessly the ending row must be made up of completed flower motifs.  See photo above.

Starting from the Ch-3 of the incomplete flower petal, where the hook is currently placed in the above photo, insert hook on the 2 loops of the incomplete petal of the other end of the crochet work.  See photo below.

*Ch3, see photo below.

Slst on the ring. See photo below.

Ch3, 2dc over the same ring, working on other side, slst on the 4th chain of ch-7 loop, counting from flower of the opposite or other end of the work. See photo below.

Ch3, slst back on the ring of other end of work. See photo below

Ch3, 2dc over  same ring, working on same side,

slst on the third chain, counting from ring or center of the flower.

See photo below.

Ch3, sls on the corner of the petal on the opposite end of the work.  See photo below.

ch3, slip stitch on 2 loops of petal on the opposite end, see photo below

Repeat * * until  both ends are connected.  See the completed joining below.

Ch1, pull this stitch tight to close the work.  Cut the yarn leaving a 6 to 7 inch tail to hide the end of yarn.  See tips on hiding yarn tail 

here

The completed cowl!