Host Carol Duvall makes a "Sixty Minute Scarf." The easy-to-make neckpiece is so versatile, it easily becomes a waist sash, a tie or even a headband with slight alterations to the basic instructions. The scarf makes a great gift for a mother, a grandmother or the neighbor down the street. In Carol's words, the scarf warmly says, "I think kindly of you."
Materials:
1/2 yard of 45-inch-wide material. This project will work with almost any type of material.
Steps:
- Fold the strip of material lengthwise so that it is wrong-side-out. The scarf now measures 9" x 45".
- Make a mark on the long, raw edge of the scarf about seven inches in from one end. Sew a diagonal line from the mark to the end of the folded side of the scarf closer to the mark. Repeat the process on the other end of the scarf.
- Cut off the material on the outside of the diagonal lines sewn in step 2. Thelong side of the scarf now measure 45 and 31 inches, respectively. From one of the four triangles made by trimming off the corners of the scarf, cut out a rectangle measuring 2-1/2" x 3".
- Folds the rectangle lengthwise so that it is wrong-side out. Sew the two long, raw edges together to make a tube. Turn the tube right-side out and fold it in half so that the two remaining raw edges touch each other.
- About 10 inches in from the end of the 31-inch side of the scarf, pin the raw edges of the tube (made in step 4) between the two remaining raw edges of the scarf.
- Sew the raw edges of the scarf together, attaching the tube to the scarf in the process. Leave a two to three inch area open on the 31-inch side of the scarf so you can turn the material right-side out.
- After turning the material right-side out, finish sewing the two to three inch open area on the 31-inch side of the scarf.
- The tube made in step 4 should now become a tab on the edge of the scarf. Tuck the end of the scarf that is closer to the tab through the tab. Place the scarf around the neck of a model and tucks the other end of the scarf through the tab. Arrange the two ends and the tab to create a charming neck piece.
