My Own Scarf Design

After trying out a couple t-shirt scarf designs I found amidst the vast information on the interwebs, I decided to try and come up with my own. I'm usually not the best at original creations, but I'm pretty impressed with what I came up with.

When I decided I wanted to branch out and create my own interpretation of the t-shirt scarf, I began by looking at the copies I had already made. The second scarf I made had been my favorite so far, so I wanted to make one with that basic design. I took the looping feature and combined that with a braided look. I've seen some braided designs online, but most of these have required a sewing machine. Unfortunately, I don't have one at this point, so I have to make do with knots and ties and all the t-shirt strips that accompany a "no sew" craft.

I cut out strips from a light pink, dark pink and a black shirt, stretched them out and placed them in separate groups. I made a variety of braids, little ones, short ones, long ones, five stranded ones and ones with half knots and half braids. Some of the strands were really long so I used my toes to hold the end while I braided it completely. This worked out really well, although my toes did cramp up a few times. Since I braided over a dozen individual braids by hand, this took me quite a while. I watched tv again, as I tend to do as I make these scarves. I ended up watching several episodes of Being Human before I finished it.

Once I had a good amount of colors and braids, I tied each end together. Then I took a black strand, cut it and wrapped it around both ends, making the scarf a circle. I used three strands before it looked even and was completely sturdy and connected.

I'm very happy with the end result of this scarf. It's not quite as warm as the first two, but it's still very comfortable. I made it so I can either wear it looser, like a necklace, or loop it more around my head to create more of a scarf look.

My favorite aspect of this type of craft, is that it allows for so much modification and creativeness. Each scarf I make will always be different than the last. I cannot wait to make more, but I've run out of t-shirts so I will have to go back to Michael's or find a thrift store and buy a bunch more :).