T-Shirt Infinity Scarf

Hey Everyone! So as many of you my know, I have a blog called "Live Life Enchantingly" that is all about living a happy, wonderful life and keeping things positive. However, since I live in a town that has a population of approximately 15 people, today I found myself in a very common, super bored mood where I had to find do something. I have tons of random things lying around my dorm that are no longer a use, so often times I decide to turn them into something completely new. Thats right folks, DIY projects all the time. So, I decided to start a separate blog for all you other people out there feelin' crafty (or bored).

Without further ado: My version of the T-shirt infinity scarf

1. Find a T-shirt (Whatever kind you would like. I used a fitted print but you can literally use whatever.) rather it is used or new, doesn't matter. As you can see, at first glance this shirt doesn't look like it should be something I cut up, but look again. See those seams going diagonally across the front of the shirt? Yeah, it was actually sewn like that (I don't know why I bought it either, it was like four years ago okay!). So anyways, it doesn't matter that the sewer of this shirt was on crack, it will work nonetheless. :)

2. Next, Cut off the bottom seam and right below the armpit. 

3. Take the mid section that is left and mark it into even sections. They don't have to be completely perfect, just relatively close. I did mine in one inch sections to get thinner strips.

4. Cut the shirt where you placed your marks. Make sure that your shirt is aligned before doing this so the back and the front of your strips don't end up uneven. That being said, they don't have to be perfect,  (I suck at cutting too, don't worry). No rotary cutter is needed if you don't have one available, I just used regular, old scissors. Tip: I originally wanted the colors on the shirt to show but I cut it right-side-out so the ends folded in. It still looks fine, its just a solid purple. If you have a print on your shirt that you want to see a little of, flip the shirt inside out BEFORE cutting it. 

5. By pulling lightly, stretch the fabric in the loops to make them longer. You can use a fair amount of force, but don't go Incredible Hulk on them tearing them apart. It's an infinity scarf, you want them to lay around your neck, in a "never-ending" oval, hence the "infinity" part :) Also, if you want to make a scarf like my end product, do not stretch three of your strands (I chose the three most colorful).

6. THE CREATIVE, FUN PART! Or the frustrating, you decide! :) This is where you can wrap, twist, braid, gather, or whatever else you can think of to your strands. As you can see from the picture below, I braided, wrapped, and stretched! If you want to do what I did just gather your strands (at the seams so you can cover them), except your three that were not stretched. At the two seam points, wrap the strands together as tightly as you can with two of the none stretched strands and tuck them under at the ends. (You have to do this part! If not your whole scarf turns into a big wad of awful, trust me, I found out the hard way). Now, starting at one end, split the strands into three even groups and braid them tightly. Only do about four braids because as you will notice, the other end starts to get all tangly. This is where it get tricky.

7. Next, you have to take the part that has already sort of braided itself, and braid it tight on the other end. This will make the braids come together in the middle (The closer you can get them the better). Then you take your last not stretched pieces, cut it at one of the seams, and weave it through the middle, pull it tight, and tie a bow. Adjust your bow and then cut the ends to where ever you want them.

8.As you can see, my lose strands are somewhat a different length. To get this variation, hold at the wrapped parts and step on some of the strands pulling up. The harder you pull the longer the strands get. You can do this to different strands pulling a little more or less on different ones until you get the look you want. Sorry the last few parts are so confusing. If any of you want a video or have questions just let me know!

Final product!:

Here is how I wore mine :)