Crocheting in July

Someone asked recently what I've been crocheting. I haven't really shown you lately, have I? Here goes ....
I finished the yellow prayer shawl, at last. The pattern is lovely. I still need to put tassels on the bottom edge.

I was weary of this pattern toward the end, but the finished effect is so nice.

Next prayer shawl! I chose a very different yarn -- warm and autumnal.

I wanted to try the "wave pattern" (my name for it). This is knitting, so it's slow for me. I'm such a mediocre knitter. And I knit continental method, instead of regular. And I loop my yarn around the wrong way on both my knit and purl stitches! I had to correct that this past week, because it simply wasn't working with the yarn-over stitch. Sigh.

I've been selling washcloths steadily. Here are the ones I have left.

The blue is the running favorite with customers. I like the edging I've been adding.

(Dark photo - sorry) These are 3 hairbands. I've sold a few of these.

This is just a braided band, using chunky felted yarn.

This is the light brown. It looks a little green here, but it's not.

Now ... I must show you this bizarre creature. A friend pinned this over on Pinterest. It's called the "crocodile pattern." It's a crochet pattern of overlapping round "scales." It's a very complicated pattern to do, probably the hardest crochet I've ever done. I only completed four rows. My brain hurt :)

Here's a link to the site with the pattern instructions. The crocheter there is a genius, I must say! But I did have difficulty following her tutorial videos. It might just have been due to the challenging nature of this pattern though. Or my dull mind!

I need to do this pattern in a solid color, so you can see the layers of scales better. Also, it is too thick to be used to make a scarf or a shawl. But it would work well as the front flap of a small clutch purse, or a cute little purse on a long strap. I may use it for that purpose, and if I finish that project, I'll show you how it turns out.