It is time to start thinking about cooler weather and gifts to cope with the lower temperatures. This scarf is made from tee shirt knit fabric. It’s a great project for beginner sewers.

Supplies:
Knit fabric: 5/8 yard minimum of 60 inch wide fabric

Cutting instructions:

Cut 3 long strips of knit fabric 6 1/2” wide across the fabric width, remove the selvage edges.
From one of the long strips, cut across the short dimension to make 28 pieces, each 3/4” wide by 6 1/2” long.
If your desired scarf length is less than the length of one of the two remaining long strips, cut these two strips to the desired length.  If you want a longer scarf, use the remainder of the strip used for the little pieces to add to each of the remaining long strips to produce the desired length.

Construction Instructions (reminds me of “Conjunction junction, what’s your function?”):

1. With the right-side of one of the long strips up, measure in 1 1/2” from the end and pin a 3/4” strip, curled edges facing up, to the long knit fabric strip.
2. Sew down the center of the strip. Note: having cut the strips 3/4” wide, they will be the width of a common presser foot. If you are using a common presser foot, just keep the edge of the foot running along the edge of the strip (while keeping the strip reasonably straight).

3. Continue adding strips and sewing until you have seven strips on the end of the long strip.
4. Repeat the process on the the remaining ends of the long strips.
5. Place the long strip assemblies wrong-sides together and pin as necessary to keep the edges aligned.

6. Sew along all four sides running the presser foot edge along the fabric edge. Be careful to keep the narrow ‘decorator’ strip edges flat as you sew over them.
7. Trim any ragged edges.
Your scarf is now ready to wear.

With this simple sample completed and the ‘experience’ under your belt, think mixed colors of front and back, or decorator strips, or complete hodge-podge of color for your next scarf creation.