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Making a Fuzzy Scarf

Happy Thursday everyone!  A friend of mine was sporting a nice fluffy scarf the other day and she told me they were easy to make.  Okay, I'll give it a go.  I had some left over eyelash yarn in the studio and the power of the internet.  I have no idea how to crochet or knit.  I don't even know what the difference is between crocheting and knitting!

I did find a tutorial at Susan's blog and a YouTube Video.  Ohhh the power of the internet.


Here's my fuzzy scarf
It is 5 feet long and VERY skinny!  I used 18 feet of eyelash yarn (it's all I had) and my only tool was a yard stick and my hands.  It's a nice length but its too thin.  I like my scarves to be thicker in width.  I'm guessing if I double up on the eyelash yarn...say 36 feet the scarf would be thicker or use the correct yards as stated in the video. Heehee, but that's just a guess.  

If anyone has any ideas out there please give me some!

I hear mother nature is threatening NOLA with rain today.  Always threatening but never delivering.  It seems like when the rain gets down here it just disappears!  I guess we are just too close to the gulf.

Have a great Thursday!

Namaste
Kalaya

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  1. SusanSeptember 27, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    Hi there,
    Thank you for linking my tutorial! I just came across this, today. ;0)

    You can make the fuzzy scarf as thick as you like and whatever length. Just double the number of strands (or even triple them) before you do your chain stitch. If you just fold it back on itself like I do in the video and leave the cutting to last, you can check the thickness before the final knot. If it's not thick enough, just give the end you are stitching with a careful tug (slow and careful, the eyelash tends to hand up on itself) and pull out your stitches. You can refold, add more strands, and try again.

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