Scarf It!

If you're looking for a quick, easy, fun and fashionable project, I've got just the thing for you! It's called a ringlet t-shirt scarf, and I {promise} you, you can knock one of these babies out in no time. I can also predict that you'll probably be planning the second one before you're finished with the first.

For starters, let me show you the finished product.

Cute, right? Oh, you're so silly...I didn't mean {me}....but thanks. ;) I first saw this idea at Kevin & Amanda and had filed it away in the recesses of my brain. I'm so glad I did!

OK, to get started you're going to dig through that stack of old t-shirts that you've set aside to donate / cut up for dust cloths / paint in. These are the ones I chose to use (although I didn't end up using the white one).

Next, you're going to cut off the bottom hem & set it aside. You'll use it later. Then, cut the shirt into {strips} about as wide as your thumb (give or take). Like this...

It's not very clear from the photo, but you're going to lay the shirt out flat, and cut through both the front & back of the shirt, leaving it attached at the sides. The resulting strips will actually be enormous ovalish circley loop things. Once the strips are cut, you're going to stretch the living daylights out of them. Just grab the ends of the loop and pull. Then you're going to wrap the shirt in {rings} around your hand. See?

When you've cut up all of your shirt strips (my scarf uses 35), and wrapped them all around your hand to make pretty little circles, set them out in front of you to determine what kind of pattern you're going to use.

Next you're going to take the hems that you cut off of the shirts, cut those into strips about 4-5 inches long and use them to tie the loops together. If you want to only use one color for the ties, you can also cut the hems off of the sleeves of the t-shirts.

So, dig through those garbage bags that are waiting to go to Good Will, find a color combination you like and go to town! I'm already planning a Detroit Tigers-esque orange/white/blue scarf, as well as a nod to my high school...a little purple/gold/white action. What are {you} going to make???