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i bring to you the funky scarf swap saga. first we have shirts.

enter the scisors...

then begins knitting

oops its a little too long ...

back to the pile then. RIIIIIIP

and at last a finished scarf! closeup photos to follow. yes i eeven left the buttons and seams in!

Comments

Scoutj said…
Wow! That's cool!
August 24, 2006 at 12:37 PM
Tracy said…
Very cool and creative and super funky! Man, I think I better step it up a notch :-)
August 24, 2006 at 12:49 PM
erin said…
i love the scarf. very cool
August 24, 2006 at 1:32 PM
lesley said…
thank you thank you!
August 24, 2006 at 1:47 PM
chanceofbooks said…
This rocks! Wow. Lucky SP. Did you put a picture in the flickr group? I can't wait to see all the scarves side by side.
August 24, 2006 at 2:11 PM
Allegra said…
hey that scarf is great!!! uber-funky!
August 24, 2006 at 3:59 PM
strangelittlemama said…
oh, now that is some serious genius!!! Mind if I borrow the idea? I'm thinking thrifted bed-sheets in various patterns!
August 24, 2006 at 10:02 PM
Heather Cox said…
Ooooooh what a great idea! Love it.
August 25, 2006 at 10:45 AM
WandaWoman said…
That's a pretty nifty scarf, what a great idea! Thanks for the birthday wishes!
August 25, 2006 at 5:29 PM
Anonymous said…
Great scarf! I used a similar method to make a bag using denim strips - you can see it at Magknits
September 3, 2006 at 1:10 PM
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