Like a hearty bowl of cereal, the sudden ice age has overtaken Blacksburg with a “snap, crackle and pop.”
As broken wrists, shattered knee caps and throbbing shiners decorate a growing portion of the student body, day-to-day life has become a game of survival.
Naturally, fashion has been forced to the backseat as piles of coats, doubled-up pants and tragically thick hiking boots have become the most effective means of defense. I, myself, have fallen prey to the layered look, swollen with both sweaters and bulging black eye; it is a testimony to my own adventures in ice skating.
Yet, as another blizzard looms this weekend, I am becoming increasingly more determined to move beyond homeostasis and terminate the fashion blunders this weather has justified.
Combining a few pieces of scrap fabric with some dregs of the winter wardrobes of my past, I have created a fashionable, but incomparably cozy circle scarf sure to defeat the “Survival of the Ill-Fittest” that has taken campus by storm.
YOU WILL NEED:
— Old sweaters, flannel shirts or whatever you fancy to keep you warm
— Needle and thread
— Pins and scissors
TIME: 30 Minutes
COST: Free if you recycle your old winter wear; a few dollars if you thrift yourself some new supplies.
STEP ONE: Cut assorted fabrics into strips twice the desired width of your scarf (It will be doubled over when complete) and when laid end to end, the desired length of your scarf. Generally, I cut my sections to equal at least four feet total long and at least one foot wide.
STEP TWO: Pin together your strips of fabric. Sew along lines.
STEP THREE: Fold your scarf widthwise, inside out. Pin and sew along the line.
STEP FOUR: Turn your scarf right-side out. It should now be a long tube.
STEP FIVE: Turn the unfinished ends in and tuck together in a circle. Pin and sew into place.
STYLE TIP: Your one-of-a-kind circle scarf is now complete and can be worn in a slew of ways. Try wrapping it around your neck twice for a loosely fitting, fashionable accessory or three times to stay particularly warm. Pull it over your nose to brave the cold, or drape it over your head for a makeshift hat. You will find that the possibilities are as endless as a circle itself.