No Knit, No Crochet Free Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon Inside Scarf - Darn Good Yarn

No Knit, No Crochet Free Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon Inside Scarf

When I'm on my way to yoga sometimes I like a little extra something for my outfit aside from my pants and shirt. I was staring at a pile of samples this afternoon and I started playing with our fantastic Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon.

I came up with a super quick no knit, no crochet Cowl/Scarf. This quick craft project is also easy and fun to do with a child as it requires just the skill of braiding and having fun with the textures. I find there is such beauty in yarns that it's sometimes nice to just display that fact on it's own and that's where the inspiration came from for this scarf. All you need are three lengths of about 5 feet of Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon . I used my arms length to measure this. You may want more or less depending on how many loops you'd like around your neck or how long you'd like it to drape.

I first knotted the three ends together.

 

I then loosely braided the Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon together for about 7 inches, then knotted it off. I then jumped about 4 inches and put another knot in the ribbon, braided the remainder and tied to the end to make a loop. 

You don't have to loop it. You can just knot both ends and where it as a long slinky scarf that's perfect for summer. And that's it! This yarn is so darn rustic and funky and artsy, I wanted to make a simple items that shows it off and I think this does a lovely job doing it.

A variation I did with the ribbon was cut my favorite sections from the Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon and then tie them back together so that way I could make sure I got all of my favorite colors in the piece. I can't wait to wear it out! 

What do you think?