Smooshy Scarf {free crochet pattern}

Meet my new love! This quick crochet scarf is made in super bulky yarn and I think I'm going to make one in every color! 

Smooshy Scarf

Sizes: One size fits most

Measurements: 5" wide x 86" long

Yarn: Brown Sheep Burly Spun, 132 yards, Color 120 Limeade, 1 skein

or 132 yards of super bulky weight yarn

Crochet Hook: Size Q, 15 mm

Gauge: 61⁄2 sts over 4" in scarf stitch pattern

Begin:

Ch 9. 1 sc in second ch from hook, *1 dc in next ch, 1 sc in next ch; rep from * across ending with 1 dc in last ch. 8 sts made.

Row 2: Ch 1, TURN, *1 sc in dc, 1 dc in sc; rep from * across. 8 sts.

Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 85" from beg.

Finish off and weave in all yarn ends.

See this pattern on Ravelry >

Building an outdoor sectional

We have a large deck that we built out of ipe about eight years ago. We have furnished it with a variety of adirondack chairs and dining tables but nothing has felt right. A few months ago we stumbled across the Ana White Simple Modern outdoor sectional and thought it would be a great fit for our deck!

There are two separate designs that make up the sectional, corner units and armless sections. To get a feel for how the design comes together we built one of each out of basic white wood from the Home Depot. Each one took us a day to cut and build and we thought they came out great!

We took these two down to our deck to check for scale and decided on three corner units and six armless sections. We also decided to build them out of an Indonesian hardwood called red balau to play off the ipe deck and also last a lot longer in the hot California sun!

Dinner: Cajun style

We started a little supper club with our friends, we trade of houses and try and meet about every six weeks. The deal is that the host chooses the cuisine and makes the entree and cocktails. The guests get to bring an appetizer and dessert. We stuff ourselves with too much food and wine, laugh and go home. 

This time around Thomas and I chose Cajun on a whim as our style. On a random cruise through the grocery store we came across frogs legs... score! Neither of us had ever had frog but we gave it a try and made this recipe for Buttermilk Fried Frog Legs with Mustard Cream over Green Onion Corncakes. Quite a name but they were really good! We also made Smothered Collard Greens and having never made collard greens these are definitely going in my side dish repertoire! 

I am really happy we tried cooking bullfrog. It was easy to find, simple to cook and really tasty!