Article: Ideally, you should have at least two red clays, two yellow clays, one white clay, one translucent clay, and one black clay.  Try to include both one warm red clay (with a hint of orange) and one cool red clay (with a hint of violet). Likewise, grab one warm yellow clay (with a hint of orange) and one cool yellow clay (with a hint of green). Note that you can use more than two hues each of red and yellow, if desired, but using at least two should still allow you to observe the principle and understand how it works. Make three more samples by combining equal parts of one red and one yellow clay. Follow the same procedure used to make the first orange sample.  Warm red and cool yellow should create a medium-tone apricot color. Cool red and warm yellow should create a medium-tone melon color. Cool red and cool yellow should create a dull orange with hints of brown in it. Pick your favorite created hue of orange and duplicate the color twice more. You can lighten orange clay in two ways, and using two samples of the same hue will make it easier to compare results.  Add a small pinch of white clay to one orange sample, blending until no streaks remain. The color should have a lighter tint while also looking less bright. Add a small pinch of translucent clay to the other orange sample, blending until no streaks remain. The color should look less bright but should not change value or tint. Note that adding too much translucent clay will create a semi-transparent wash instead of an opaque orange. Create another sample of your favorite orange clay color. Pinch off a small piece of black clay and mix it into the sample, blending until no streaks remain.  The resulting orange will have the same hue, but the black should give it a darker shade. As a result, the orange may look slightly brown. Black clay can have a dramatic effect on other clay colors, including orange, so you should work in very small amounts to avoid darkening the shade too much.
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Obtain several hues of clay. Work through the other red and yellow combinations. Lighten the orange. Darken the orange.
Article: The "loop" is one of the most popular and traditional ways to tie a blanket scarf. Fold your scarf in half. Gather it in the center and place it around the back of your neck.  Allow one side to hang down a little more than the other by about four to five inches. Bring it all the way around, so that it’s in front again. Drape it loosely – you don’t want it to be too tight. You’ve now created the loop, which should be right under your neck in the front. Slide the long end of the scarf through the loop.  Adjust your scarf accordingly. If you aren't happy with the initial result, undo it and try again. It takes a bit of practice to get right! Feel free to allow the long end to hang over your shoulder rather than slipping it through the loop at the end, which is the most basic scarf look. Also known as the bandana, the kerchief is another standard blanket scarf look. Fold your scarf from corner to corner to create a triangle. Pick up the scarf, one corner in each hand. Pull it up around your neck and cross the ends behind your head. Then pull those ends back around to the front again.  You can leave the ends dangling in front if you like. You can also tuck the ends under the rest of your scarf for a more polished look.  Make adjustments as needed. This is also known as the cape look. It’s very simple and will keep you the warmest because it covers most of your upper body. Hold the scarf out in front of yourself, then swing it around so that you’re holding it behind you like a cape. Drape the scarf on your shoulders and pull each end around to the front.  Allow both ends to dangle in front. Both arms should be covered from shoulder to forearm. Make your adjustments until you’re satisfied with the results.
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Tie your scarf into the looped style. Grab the long side and wrap it around your neck. Try the kerchief method. Create the poncho look.
Article: Chain one, then work one single crochet into each stitch of the last skirt body round. At the end of the round, slip stitch the last stitch of this round to the chain-one. Note that these instructions use the same yarn for both the skirt and the edging. For an easy variation, you could fasten off the yarn at the end of the skirt body and join a second color using a slip stitch. After joining the new color, follow this steps and all the others as instructed. Chain one, then single crochet once into the first stitch of the previous round. Work four chain stitches. After the fourth chain, work one slip stitch into the first chain. This creates one bump or picot. For a smaller picot, only work three chains. For a larger picot, work five chains. Work one single crochet into each of the next four stitches. Assuming you had 128 (small), 136 (medium), 144 (large), or 152 (extra-large) stitches at the end of your skirt body, you'll need to work one picot into every four stitches. If your final skirt body stitch count varied, change the edging pattern so that the picots will be spaced evenly apart around the bottom of the skirt. As before, work four chain stitches, then slip stitch into the first of these chains. If you used a different number of chains in your first picot, continue using that same number for this picot and each one that follows. Single crochet once into each stitch. Work one picot into every four stitch. Continue this pattern until you reach the end of the round. At the end of the round, slip stitch the last single crochet together with the first. Cut the yarn, leaving a 4-inch (10-cm) tail. Pull this tail through the loop on your hook to tie off the yarn. Weave the remaining excess into the underside of the skirt. Slide a ribbon through the button holes in the waistband of the skirt. Use this ribbon to tie the skirt on when worn.  To prevent the ribbon from fraying, clip the ends into a "v" shape and/or apply seam sealant to the ends. Alternatively, slide a belt through the button holes instead of the ribbon. Completing this step completes the project.
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Single crochet across. Chain and single crochet once at the start of the next round. Work one picot. Single crochet across the next four stitches. Work another picot. Repeat all the way around. Fasten off. Weave a ribbon through the button holes.