Make a Scarf! ... as a gift or for you

I always make some of the gifts I give. And since we are approaching the biggest gift giving season of the year, I thought I would give you some suggestions. 

Scarves are so fashionable these days and I don't think it is possible to have too many, small, large or in-between.


The easiest thing to do is get a beautiful piece of fabric, silky or wooly, cut it to size and hem it.

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Pull threads on either end to make fringe or sew on some purchased fringe.  I particularly like this lace fringe.  Simplicity carries it in white. But, if you look around I bet you can find it in other colors.


This is a great way to use remnants of expensive fabrics that are too small for anything else. You can even combine some remnants if they work together.

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Now if you want to do something a little different. I just happened to have 2 scarf patterns in Simplicity's line right now.  This red one below doesn't even require sewing.

The scarf around my neck in this photo was made with the pattern for view A of pattern #1790 above.


Aren't scarves magic?  No one would ever know about the crummy shirt and jeans I'm wearing below that polka dotted scarf!

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And if you want to knit a scarf ... you can always just buy some beautiful yarn and knit a long rectangle ...


Check out this really good video with instructions for a total beginning knitter.



OR if you are skilled check this one out.  Thanks to my friend Jonatha!

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When you hand make a gift, not only are you giving love along with your gift, you or your lucky recipient will have something one of a kind.