Weekend Getaway Project - Scrunchy Gathered Scarf, Tutorial Tuesday

This was my contribution to the Soul Sisters Extravaganza this weekend: Scrunchy Gathered Scarves. You get a lot of bang for your buck, it is a great accessory for yourself, and also a great gift to give this holiday season. It's really a win/win project. I found some directions from Oh So Happy Together, and tweaked them as I so often do!

Supplies:

2 or 3 yards Jersey knit - To make several, like we did, for your girlfriends or for gifts, use two yards. To make one scarf, you can get one yard and sew the strips together to meet the length requirement.
Thread
Elastic Thread (found in the elastic aisle)
Scissors
Sewing Machine
And about 10 minutes of time

Cut your 2 yards of fabric into 12 inch wide by (at least) 72 inch long strips (your fabric will end up being half as long when you finish, so the longer the better). I like to wear it two ways, as a long drapy scarf and as a tighter neck scarf.



At this point, you can decide to taper your ends or to cut the ends apart, like this, at least 12 inches up from the bottom. I might even make longer tails if I did this again.



Hand wind the elastic thread onto your bobbin, loosely or it will pull too tight and break (use ordinary thread on top), turn off automatic tension control, and sew with a basting stitch from the center of one tail alllll the way to the end. Then again from the center of the other tail allll the way to the other end. So, you have two long seams about 3 inches apart, down the center. (Make sure you back stitch at the beginning and the end, basting stitches will pull out easily if they aren't anchored like this.) See how it is bunching up as it passes through the machine? (click the photo to enlarge) It's like magic!



Here is how it looks all sewn - just two straight seams from end to end:




Now, prance around all giddy-like with your cute new scarf. Make sure to pose for pictures and make plans to give them to everyone on your Christmas list with a neck.




I hate flash, so I did some posing with my scarf in good light against my favorite red wall just for you. See all the variations?





We used our coupons and bought 2 yards of jersey knit for $5.99. Then we cut the fabric into about 6 scarves...you do the math.

Want another fun scarf tutorial? Girl in the Sticks knocked out a Fleece Spiral Scarf in about 10 minutes with some extra fleece.




Tomorrow you will need about 1/4 yard (or scraps) of satin or chiffon, (any meltable synthetic material), a candle, a few seed beads, sharp scissors, and a needle and thread for our next adventure ... I'll be waiting!

I'm linking up for DIY day with Kimba...did you know she moved? Well, you can still find her by clicking the button below.



Just a Girl is also having a party:



And so is Kathy's Cottage and Cleverly Inspired!
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