Knit One, Crochet ...none! lol

Wretched crochet patterns! They just don't seem to have the same written rules and 'conventions' as knitting. You do a double crochet and leave 3 stitches, do a treble and leave four...bla bla lol. I'm trying to read the pattern for the Irish Lace Scarf from Ravlery's free pattern base, to make it for a friend's birthday in August, but it doesn't look right. I've checked the pictures of garments already made by people on the Ravelry database and they do actually look like mine though the pattern picture itself looks more linear, while mine and others' seem more 'rounded'. Still, perhaps I just need to work a few more rows to see how it looks 'en masse' rather than just 5 or 6 rows.

I just adore the antique style of this garment. It's been on my favourites list for a while but I've only used one crochet pattern before and that took a little fiddling to get my head around. Although I can actually DO the crochet stitches, I am not so crash hot at interpreting the pattern write ups.

Have decided to use some stash wool and am going to make Rebecca's scarf in light blue Katia Baltika. Around the roses, I'll put some lace in a cream cotton, just to add to the antique look of the piece. Can't wait to see it finished but that means I'll have to get it started lol!!!

My girlfriend Emma has requested a cherry red one for Xmas so THAT will be a great look in this pattern too. If you love it as much as I do, check out ravelry.com for the FREE pattern!