Gold and Silver

 

I love how these turned out! So sparkly, so airy and delightful! They look like they have some substance, because of all that sparkle, but they feel like air because of the fine and extra fine weights of the yarns. 

I used up all the rest of the super fine novelty yarn with sequins that I still had, both silver and gold. Whew! What a relief. It is rather difficult to work with the sequined yarn, just so fine and so crinkly. It doesn't hold well and doesn't want to follow along with what you're doing. I love how it looks, but I don't like how it behaves. 

So, the perfect pairing did the trick. The novelty sequined yarn does work a bit better when paired with a finger friendly yarn, like Vanna's Glamour (which has its own delicate shimmer), unfortunately now discontinued. I paired Vanna's "topaz" with the gold sequins and Vanna's "platinum" with the silver. They matched perfectly, made a great texture together, and doubled the sparkle.  

Both scarves are a simple mesh pattern, single rows, with fringe on the ends. I used a size G crochet hook, which might have been a bit small for two yarns together. It was slow going, but it does make for a gorgeous look and feel. Totally worth the time it took to create these glimmering pieces!

Adding the fringe took as long as crocheting the rest of the scarf! The sequined yarn did not like to tie off easily, so i had to work it carefully and slowly at each end. Worth it. Turned out looking so pretty, these scarves are almost as much necklace as they are scarf.

Gold + Silver + Fringe + Crochet = Sparkly Fun