T-Shirt Scarf

On Tuesday I was thinking I needed a project--something I could do without much investment of time and money.  So I went to my Pinterest boards and found the T-shirt scarf.  I've never seen one before but apparently they are available for purchase but are incredibly easy to make.

Since I had just gone through Mr.'s closet a week or so ago and hadn't yet taken those bags to the thrift store, I found 3 shirts which didn't have any designs on them.  Two had stains so I threw those aside.  The other one was perfect:  a navy blue heather Champion shirt.

First I used my sewing/cutting board and smoothed the shirt out over it.  Then I began cutting 1-inch strips from the bottom hem (discarding the hem), continuing all the way up to the armpits.  I got 15 strips (rings).  Now, the t-shirt I used had no side seams which I think would probably be easiest, but the original instructions say you can use shirts with seams.

Original Instructions for T-Shirt Scarf

Next I stretched the rings somewhat until they began to curl around the cut edges.  Last, I used a strip from the arm of the shirt and wrapped and tied it in one place to hold it together.  Can't wait to wear it when the weather cools down!