This fleece scarf is as fun to make as it is to wear. It’s a great first-time-sewing project and perfect for the upcoming winter season. I made these with Halloween colors to help keep us warm as we trick-or-treat!
Supplies for Fringe Fleece Scarf:
- 1/4 yard of fleece (any color)
- scissors
- sewing machine or needle & thread
First, cut your fleece into long strips. My strips are about 4-5 inches wide and 5 feet long. You’ll want to cut it shorter for a child size scarf, about 3-4 feet long.
Layer 2 or 3 fleece strips on top of each other. It’s more fun if these are each a different color of fleece. Then sew down the middle, just one straight line. This is best done with a sewing machine, but you could simply use a needle and thread if you’re without a machine.
Cut 1 inch wide slits up each side of the sewn fleece strips. You want to get pretty close to the middle, but DO NOT CUT through the sewn line.
Now fluff it up and it’s ready to wear. I’ll be sporting this with my witch hat for Halloween (my standard costume as I trick-or-treat with the kids!) Or this would make a great scarf for a Cruella Deville costume.
{ 6 trackbacks }
{ 26 comments… read them below or add one }
Cute and simple!
This looks like fun! I might just copy yours, since it would be perfect for keeping us warm at hockey games. Go Tigers!
I never thought about how insanely easy those scarves are to make. This is so the time of year for doing this.
My son would love this!
That is super cute! Great for football season. Thanks so much for another fabulous project, I’ll be linking.
My daughter has one of these in her dance studio colors, one of the moms makes them for competition girls.
They are great for school colors, dance colors, cheer/sports, etc! They also are a great gift idea for others in the same sport/school/brownies, etc.
You do do this with a felted sweater for an adult. (Monochromatic please!)
So cute and easy! Even I could do this and I think I will:)
This looks like a great project to do with kids, too! Thanks!
I might adapt this to make an eay garland for an apple-picking/harvest dinner party we’re having next weekend! Thanks for the inspiration!
Super cute and easy homemade Christmas gift for my daughter!
hmmm, might be a good idea for the kids to make for Christmas presents. thanks!
Question – when you say 1/4 yd of felt, do you mean per color or total? So if i have 3 colors, do I need 1/4 yd of each color?
Kristin – It’s a 1/4 of a yard of each color of fleece. Then you’ll get about 2-3 4 inch strips out of each 1/4 yard. I say a 1/4 yard because most fabric shops won’t cut it smaller than that.
I just stitched one up to add to a birthday gift for this weekend – easy and fast, love it!
Thank you Marie! Can’t wait to make some. I’m going to make one for a friends daughter in her school colors.
Great tutorial … You described the whole process really good. thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I made the straight scarfs with fleece, but not this one. And our school colors are orange and black, perfect!
Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
These are fun, I made several as Christmas presents last year and the pattern can be easily reduced to make childrens scarves too.
So very cute! I love how easy that would be to make!
Anne
Bought my fleece today on my lunch break! Hoping to make them tonight. I bought 6 colors to make 2 scarves. Hope it goes well! I bought anti pill fleece and I hope it’s the right kind.
Im confused with the strips of fabric that you cut do you layer then on top of each other to get one long one or do u just have extra fabric?
Jessica – Sorry this was confusing. You layer each 4-5 inch strip of fleece on top of each other. In the bottom photo I only have 2 layers, but my finished photo (up top) is a 3 layered scarf. Then you sew right down the middle of all the layers, it should fit under your sewing needle on the machine.
Last comment today! (I had a busy craft weekend!) These were like the easiest and cutest things EVER!! And so cheap!
I made a couple for 2 new big sisters to send along w/baby gift for their new brother. Our godchild is also getting one for Christmas in her fave colors. Can’t beat the price & the time to make!
Thanks for posting easy and cheap ideas! It makes me feel good to actually be able to sew and accomplish something cute w/my limited skills!
That is so cool! Is fleece something you can find at your local crafts or sewing store? And my guess is that it doesn’t fray, right?
Badger Momma – Yes, fleece is a fabric you can get at any fabric store, some Walmarts or Jo-Ann Fabric stores have it. And you’re right, it doesn’t fray, so you don’t need to sew the edges. That’s why I love fleece.