First of all, do you want the scarf to hang over the front edge of the mantle? Or do you want it to be 11 inches or less wide?

I found a couple of oval or rectangular place mats, table runners, arm chair head area covers, and tray doilies that could be elongated. I also found several quite old thread crochet table cloth patterns that are made from a repeated motif. With these, you could make two rows or so of the motifs and then put the edging on it to make it into a mantle scarf.

Do you already have some motif type cloth patterns that you could use? Are you looking for rather open and lacey look or more solid coverage?

Thanks again
Charmaine

Anyway I got this pattern from Crochet Memories She has three ways of sending it to you, your choice. I chose e-mail and received it very promptly. The cost was $2.55 (usd) and she does paypal. She has other payment methods as well, I just like paypal. Don't have to hand out my credit card numbers all over the net to do buisness online. She also sent me follow up emails to make sure that I got the patterns I ordered and that I had no problem saving them and printing them out.

I do still plan on making one that I kinda come up with myself. But know myself well enough to know if I did it for this gift it would be done in time for Christmas 2007. (Did I mention my middle name is procrastinate?) This one I should have done today except for the blocking and shaping. I'll post pic when it is complete.
(hope I get this url up right for Crochet memories. If I don't I'll fix it.)

Charmaine