What To Do With Mystery Yarn

     I love yarn. I love the way it feels. I love the way it looks.  I love how some have a beautiful sheen and how some has the best "squish factor". Sometimes, I find the best little treasures in plastic packaging with little more than the actual weight of the yarn in the package. This is mystery yarn. From what I have read online, (yes I have researched this stuff), it is called mill ends. I find most of mine at Joann's in a REALLY big bin and I dig in like the craziest dumpster diver looking for whatever catches my eye.

     Several months back, I found this gorgeous bundle of orange/yellow yarn. I had no idea what I would do with it but I knew I had to have it. It has a subtle shine and is super soft. It came home with me and sat in my stash because I just didn't know what it was supposed to be.  Yes, I sometimes think yarn is meant for a specific project.

(There were six skeins in the bundle. I used two.)

     Before I could figure this out though, I had to figure out its yarn weight.  So, I went googling and came across this post on Craftsy. Bingo! I wrapped my yarn and figured out that I was going to be working with a dk weight when I finally figured out what to do with it.

     The other day, I was perusing one of my stitch dictionaries, (those puppies are right up there with yarn, hooks and needles in my book by the way), the Crochet Stitch Dictionary by Sarah Hazell. I saw the perfect one and knew this stitch would give a scarf nice drape and the colorway of the yarn wouldn't be too busy for the scallops.

This is the progress after fifteen minutes or so of crocheting.  It works up very quickly :).

 Here's the finished scarf.  I think I'm going to have to make another and sew the two ends together.  It will make a gorgeous infinity scarf, too.

What materials and tools do you need for this scarf? Honestly, the possibilities are endless. I used about 2.75 oz of dk weight yarn and an I hook but you can make it out of worsted, bulky or chunky yarn. My scarf is 5 inches wide and about 5 feet long.  You can find the FREE pattern here in my Ravelry shop!