Back in 2016 I signed up for a Crochet class at my town’s Community Education. I brought I random skein of yarn I had picked up, probably at Tuesday Morning. I had lost the label so I don’t even know what it is though it feels like it might be Patons Kroy Sock (scratchy). I had no idea what to make with it but the instructor suggested a V-stitch scarf, so that’s what it became.

That was 10 years ago in January! This year, my overall theme is “Celebrate & Enhance ” and the Celebrate is referencing this anniversary and the joy crochet has brought me over the years. So, I chose to do an updated version of the first project using my increased knowledge. For this iteration, I chose a lovely Malabrigo yarn in an appropriate colorway -- Anniversario -- that has all my favorite colors in it. The skein was a souvenir from Circle of Stitches in Salem, MA, that was purchased when my husband and I visited the shop while waiting for our table to be ready at a nearby restaurant while on a weekend get-away. It is a lovely, soft yarn, also in fingering weight but with a bigger hook than typical to contribute to the drape. So far, I am loving how it is working up.

I’ve got it living in my Della Q Oh Snap Rainbow bag which coordinates with the colors and is just the right size for a one-skein project.

I followed a tutorial on Kelsey’s YouTube channel just so I didn’t have to think about how to get it started, though mine is a much thinner yarn than hers and a much smaller hook. I’ve got 14 V’s.