Friday 25 January 2013

Super Scarf



Velveteen And Voile Scarf



Figure Eight Scarf Kit - Midnight and Lilac
The fabrics






I saw a lovely figure of eight scarf over on  Hadley's lovely blog ... and, being totally spoilt, I wanted one. She directed me to  Pink Castle Fabrics where the pre-cut fabrics could be found.  The kit costs US$.24.00. (Approximately £19.00 GBP).  After a little fiddling with my easy friend Mr Paypal  I purchased a kit in some lovely shades of purples, pinks and midnight blue. A week later lovely Mr Postie delivered this ...









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The pattern for this easy scarf comes from Anna Maria Horner - and it should be possible to sew it together in under an hour THAT IS if you are wide awake when you do it! I stupidly sewed the ends together without first turning the scarf through - schoolgirl error - and rather than unpick the seam I cut the ends, turned it through and re-attached it. So now my lovely figure of eight scarf is 18 x 70 inches instead of the stated size of 18 x 72 inches. It is still lovely though. The pattern can be found here



























So one hour ten minutes later this is the finished scarf. The velveteen is a deep and fabulous fabric and the voile delicate and charming. It is beautifully soft and very eye-catching and I love it! Here are a couple of photos of me wearing it - and yes my hair really has grown again and is very long and very curly - totally inappropriate for my age but it is so good to have hair again!












9 comments:

  1. Oooh that looks lovely, I'm always tempted by the velveteens, but haven't succmbed yet!

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  2. oooo that looks gorgeous ...........glad you got over you trouble !! 2 inches wont be noticed :))

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  3. I think I am going to have to have one too. The fabric is soooo gorgeous. Thanks for your birthday wishes for my blog. The drawing is lovely. I have the original framed. Like your new blog layout.

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  4. p.s. Ypsilanti is not far from where I come from.

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  5. Both scarf and hair (what I can see of it) looking wonderful!

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  6. The scarf is lovely and so are your long curly locks, Annabelle. :-)

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  7. I saw Hadleys, I love your colour choice too! I don't think you'll miss the 2 inches too much!

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  8. I still plan on making one of these, your colours are fabulous.

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