Caron Simply Soft

This is a quick post to show you how I change my yarn colors while I work on an Elf on the Shelf for my boys.

On the last sc of the row I start it like normal. I insert hook into the stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop and then I switch to the next color.

At this point I will pull through with my new color. That way that last stitch of the row has been completed and the next row can be started with the new color.

This is how it will look after a couple rows are done. Some people may have OCD and hate the transition but I am ok with it.

Just to clarify my project is currently inside out so the color change you see is actually the right side that you will see when completed.

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~Cassi

As I was walking through Joann’s one night I saw the Caron Simply Soft in Oceana. I stopped to look at it and just admired how gorgeous the colors were and how soft the yarn was. To me it looked like it needed to be hooked into something mermaid. I purchased three skeins with no specific pattern in mind and went home to hunt for one on ravelry.com. I came across the Mystic Mermaid Cocoon pattern by B Hooked. It was perfect and only required two skeins. I knew someone who was having a baby girl soon and thought it would be a cute gift for such a nice guy and his wife. This pattern was very well written and easy to work up. I thought the ruffle would be difficult but it turned out to be very easy once I got the hang of it. It ended up taking me about a month and a half to finish. Only because I was working a lot. If I had more time to focus it would have maybe taken a week.

Materials I Used:

Caron Simply Soft – Oceana

Crochet Hook 4.5mm

Susan Bates Plastic Yarn Needle

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~Cassi