How I Made a Holiday Pom-Pom Infinity Scarf from a T-Shirt

Today I’m going to share with you how I made this super cute Holiday Pom-Pom Infinity Scarf for my niece.  This project didn’t end up the way I had initially imagined it.  It turned out so much better!  Luckily for me, my mistakes forced me improvise my plans, and I achieved a better result in the end.  Ready for the saga of the Holiday Pom-Pom Infinity Scarf?  Here goes!

I started out with this cute holiday turtleneck I picked up at the Goodwill store.  I loved the combination of greens, reds and pinks in this shirt, and knew it would make an adorable scarf for my niece.  My initial plans were to make a simple infinity scarf out of this shirt.

I started out by cutting the sleeves and neck off of the shirt.

Next, I cut two pieces of the fabric equally to form two rectangles.  I then placed the pieces right side in and used my sewing machine to sew the short ends together.  This is when I realized this project may not turn out how I had envisioned.

If you had chosen a shirt with print on both sides of the material, you could end the project here and call it a day. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t think of this when I purchased the shirt and the print was only on one side.  I didn’t like this because when you put the scarf on, you could see the white on the inside.  (You can see the white on the picture below.)

I had to put my thinking cap on to correct this issue.  So, I decided to add a crochet border to the scarf.  I punched holes evenly around the scarf on both sides and single crocheted around the border with some green yarn I had on hand.

I then remembered I had this cute leftover Bernat Puff Ball Holidays yarn, so I added a row of single crochet with it next.  Then, I folded the scarf so both edges met with right sides facing out, and used the green yarn to join with a slip stitch.

Now only the print side shows, and the pom-pom edge is just adorable to me!

In the end, I’m glad I made the mistake and bought one sided material, because this Holiday Pom-Pom Infinity Scarf is so girly and cute. The white pom-poms really make this scarf pop!  I can’t wait to give it to my niece!

What do you think of the way this scarf turned out?  Have you ever started a project that went wrong, but redeemed yourself by improvising?  If so, please share it with me.  I love hearing from you!

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