deep cowl neck scarf tutorial

Third time's a charm . . . I'm not really sure where that saying came from, and I don't completely understand it.  But this is my third scarf tutorial of three so I figured I would start with some catchy phrase about the number three . . . so there you go.

I've made this scarf for my oldest daughter:

Then this one for my youngest Monkey:

And now it's time for Mamma to get a new scarf too:

I don't know how to knit or crochet . . . and don't know the difference between the two for that matter, but I'm loving those cowl neck scarves that I've been seeing everywhere lately.  Or at least I was loving the $30.00 one I saw in the mall last week . . . but I wasn't loving the idea of spending $30.00 for it.  So I came home looked through my pile of old sweaters in need of new life, and this is what I came up with:

The Deep Cowl Sweater

**This project easily takes less than twenty minutes**

Here's what you need:
-a sweater that needs new life

Here's what you do:

1)  Fold up bottom of sweater about 8 to 9 inches.  Cut so you have a big loop.  Then cut a slit up this loop so that you have one big long sweater strip.

2)  Fold right sides together.  Pin.  Sew along the one long edge. 

3)  Turn right sides out.

4)  Fold in one end.  Insert other end into this folded in end.  Pin and sew.

5)  Attach pin according to mood or outfit. 

Done!  Now Mamma's happy too!  I'm loving this free cowl neck sweater, and I'm getting ready to make myself an entire stack from my old sweater pile.  Woo hoo!

If you are looking for another super cute sweater scarf tutorial that is not a cowl-style scarf, check this one out from Potholes and Pantyhose.

Craft on!