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

12/4/2013

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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.

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.
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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.
2 Comments
Ann
12/4/2013 09:00:00 pm

Is that bottom one a Tardis scarf?????

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Andrea
12/5/2013 05:21:51 am

Hmmm, I don't know. Did you click on the link I gave? Maybe they can tell you at the website with the instructions.

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