diy: jersey and lace infinity scarf

Has it seriously been almost a year since I shared something crafty on my blog? Last year I felt so drained dry of creativity, thought, and motivation. Pinterest has a little to do with that. Sometimes I feel like everything has already been done before. But I have decided this year "no excuses!" I am going to share what I do whether it has been done before or not. I do try however, to make mine a little different than what I see. For example, this project has been done by tons of people, but I may or may not have done it in a different way. Also I tried to style mine different than those I have seen. So here is how to make my version...

You will need lace trim, jersey fabric, scissors, thread, and a sewing machine. Also about 30 minutes of your time. It is that easy!

I started out with 1 yard of jersey fabric (you should only need 1/2 yard) and approx. 4 yards of lace trim. First, you will cut your jersey fabric at 14" wide and 60" long. Basically the whole length of your fabric. 

Next, lay your trim down on your fabric where you want it and pin it down. I did two rows of lace with about 7 stripes in between the two. If you look in the photo above right, I left excess to hang off so that I wouldn't end up too short after sewing. Keep in mind that the lace can stretch or move.

After pinning down the lace I started to sew the edge of the lace down on both sides. Remove the pins and continue until all the trim is sewn down. Cut the excess off the ends of all trim. Now you should have 1 long piece of fabric with trim sewn down the front...

This step is to finish off the scarf. Turn your fabric good side down (side with trim) and take the two ends of your fabric and lay one side on top of the other. Pin down the side. It should look like the top photo on the outside and like the bottom photo on the inside (good side).

After sewing down the ends of your fabric, you should end up with one giant "circle" of fabric. This is your scarf. To wear it, put it on and twist it on over again so that you end up with 2 "circles" around your neck. The scarf is meant to be short, that is the style of an infinity scarf. If it looks like the photo below, you are done! Easy as pie!

I think I will make several of these, they are just too easy and fun! And because I know I will get asked, the fabric is from Hobby Lobby. They actually have quite a bit of jersey fabric right now. Really cute neon ones and lace ones...