Hi there!

When I think of winter, I think of trees and pinecones, spicy hot tea, dark evenings by the fire, and long walks with a cozy scarf. I hope you enjoy making this warm, wooly companion for the coldest days of the year!

This is an overlay mosaic crochet pattern. The pattern has very detailed instructions, with text, chart and step by step pictures. Some basic overlay mosaic crochet knowledge is desirable (there are lots of free resources to learn on the Internet), but in any case I’ve included a basic introduction and description of the stitches used in this pattern for any adventurous crocheters who want to dive right in :)

Yarn & Hook size: For the step-by-step pictures I used Hobbii Alpaca Silk with a 3 mm hook, but you can use whatever yarn & hook size you like, as long as they match and the gauge is correct

Gauge: 22 dc and 13 rows in 10 cm

Difficulty: intermediate

Terminology: US terms

Materials required:
• 1 Skein of Hobbii Alpaca Silk in each of the following colors: #25 (Valencia), #26 (Spanish Scarlet), #27 (Madrid) and #28 (Havana)
• 3 Skeins of Hobbii Alpaca Silk in color #03 (Dakar Dust)
• 3 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle to sew ends
• Scissors

Stitches used in this pattern:
• Slip stitch (sl st)
• Chain (ch)
• Single crochet back loop only (sc)
• Double crochet front loop only (dc)
• Three double crochet together, front loop only (dc3tog)
• Treble crochet front loop only (tr)
• Front post double crochet (fpdc)

Other abbreviations:
• Ch-sp: chain space
• Sk st: skip stitch