So this isn't too mathy, but it's a cute AND EASY way to make a scarf! (Plus, it's called an infinity scarf, so that counts, right?)
I saw a friend of mine at church wearing a green scarf yesterday that I loved... she said that she had made it (and she's not crafty) and had found the directions on #pinterest. So this morning I rounded up a couple of old tshirts that I knew would never be worn again and gave it a shot. (Just so you know, I chose not to use my favorite NKOTB shirt from high school. Gotta save it for 80s day at school! Or 90s.)
It's really easy. You cut across the shirt to cut off the arms and cut along the bottom to get rid of the hem. Then it's just a matter of cutting horizontal strips about 1" wide, leaving a margin of an inch or so.
Once you've done this you pull on each loop, which stretches it out and curls it up. Gather the non-cut section together, tie it with a piece of the shirt (I cut it from a sleeve) and voila! Done. These directions might help you out a little more.
Here's my girl with a finished product:
I saw a friend of mine at church wearing a green scarf yesterday that I loved... she said that she had made it (and she's not crafty) and had found the directions on #pinterest. So this morning I rounded up a couple of old tshirts that I knew would never be worn again and gave it a shot. (Just so you know, I chose not to use my favorite NKOTB shirt from high school. Gotta save it for 80s day at school! Or 90s.)
It's really easy. You cut across the shirt to cut off the arms and cut along the bottom to get rid of the hem. Then it's just a matter of cutting horizontal strips about 1" wide, leaving a margin of an inch or so.
Once you've done this you pull on each loop, which stretches it out and curls it up. Gather the non-cut section together, tie it with a piece of the shirt (I cut it from a sleeve) and voila! Done. These directions might help you out a little more.
Here's my girl with a finished product:
And because we had time, we ran over to the closest Goodwill store to buy a few more shirts (pink, orange, green, and blue). Can't wait until they get out of the dryer so I can make some more! (I've got this one in mind, too.)
I'm not a scarf-wearing girl, but I think they look so cute when other people have them on! I think it's all about having the confidence to pull it off. I'm going to give it a shot tomorrow!
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ReplyDeleteMelissa, if it makes you feel better I first saw them in concert in 1989, the summer before my freshman year in hs. Saw them again that fall, I think. They were New Kids on the Block to us then, too, but NKOTB is so much easier to type. And they're definitely not kids anymore! (Not that they were then!) I graduated from hs in 1993.
ReplyDeleteHa, Ha...I was totally in love with them for a time, I graduated in '96, by the time I was in HS they were not cool anymore. :)
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