I made a scarf

[Aerows]

out of an old sweatshirt, complete with the fringing on the end. I have enough sweatshirt to make a watchcap, anyone ever do this?

The cold is unreal for down here, and I didn't have things like a scarf. So naturally, I made one.

What are you doing to beat the cold?

I'm still trying out how to make a good hat. It's cold here.

[bravenak]

1. I love you. You are so funny!!

What I do is take a wife beater and make it into a hairwrap and twist it into a bun at the back. I suppose it may work with thicker fabric. Try it with an ugly sweater.

[Aerows]

3. I have an ugly ass sweater

that would probably work perfectly as a beanie (watchcap). I don't want to screw up all the ugliness until I get a hat out of it, though, so that's why I'm asking. Oh, and then I have a chunk of sweatshirt left, too.

I want an actual hat, so I will actually sew, but I don't want to sew a lot.

I love you, too, bravenak . Glad you can laugh at my harebrained ideas

[sabrina 1]

16. If the sweater if made of woolly material and stretches, and if it has sleeves that are fairly wide,

you could cut off a piece, where the ribbing is at the end of the sleeve, then put it on your head to see if it will fit. If it does, just sew the hole at the top, then make a pom pom and cover the sewn part with that. Lol, sorry, but you said you wanted a hat, you didn't say it had to be a great hat. At least it would be warm.

The sweat shirt would be more work I think, though it depends which parts of it you are going to use to make a hat??

It's below freezing here again, we may as well be living at the North Pole.

I have lots of hats and would be happy to send you one.

I also have a snowsuit that is supposed to keep you warm in temps below -15. And a snow jacket with a hood with fake fur on the front. And very thick mittens. You probably need mittens also.

I have snow shoes but the snow is so deep it's not worth putting them on, it's better to bring a shovel and clear a path to wherever you want to go.

Stay warm, it can't last much longer.

[Aerows]

23. Dear Goddess

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You need snowshoes?

It was a phenomenon when we had an inch of snow on the ground for two, count them two, days.

EDIT: I like making things. Don't worry, I do it just because my frugal crafty nature demands that I make things if there are materials laying around and I need something, hence: Scarf.

[RiverLover]

44. Were you, Aerows, the person here who reuses aluminum foil so there'll be less waste?

And you go to great lengths to keep one sheet going?

Whoever that was inspired me to do the same & wash & reuse my foil & see how long I can keep one sheet going...and so of course when you mentioned making a -hat- it inspired me to think...

Tin foil hat!

[Aerows]

57. No LOL

I just like to craft things. Some of it is for conservation, but mostly it is for the pleasure of knowing I made it myself.

[sabrina 1]

45. Lol, no we don't need them, but they are fun!

[bigwillq]

2. I barely wear a coat.

It's cold, but I'm never really outside for too long. I mainly wear hooded sweatshirts.

We have electric heat in my home. I haven't turned on the heat in my room in like 12 years. Meanwhile, the heat in my sister's room is turned up to like 80. LOL She's always cold.

[Exhibit A]

5. I'm one of those always-cold people.

About 80 is room temperature for me.

[oldandhappy]

4. Good for you!

You are caught up in a situation that you are not prepared for, and you are making what you need. Suggest double layers for the hat. And if you can, wear something over your head and wear socks when you go to bed. We experience heat loss from our heads because they are not covered. If you have a rain jacket, wear it over your sweaters when you go out because the rain jacket will help stop the wind cutting thru your warm clothes. Give us a picture of your scarf!!

[elias49]

6. I'm a socks-to-bed guy

heck, in summer, that might be all I'm wearing!

[Aerows]

17. I learned covering my head the hard way

I had to go attend to a server in Bethesda in January, and didn't bring a hat, and was told to walk to the Metro. I absolutely hallucinated with the cold. I kid you not. Some ladies took me into their hair salon, gave me some hot tea and called me a cab. They saved my life.

I had no hat, no scarf, though I was wearing a wool coat and a wool ladies suit, but if your head and ears aren't covered in wet cold, you are done.

[Jamaal510]

7. It has been

in the upper 50s around Humboldt (which is not extremely cold, but still chilly), so usually just a long-sleeved Under Armour shirt underneath my coats is enough for me to beat the cold.

[WillowTree]

8. My old coat was approaching the point of being embarrassing so I made myself a new one this year.

Kinda pretty. I'd post a picture, but I don't know how. I also bought a nice pashmina to go with it.

Beyond that, I'd picked up a couple of really nice pairs of new gloves at one of the after-Christmas sales and my nephew gave me an unbelievably warm pair of Brookstone earmuffs a couple of years ago, so I'm good to go.

[Lars39]

46. Pashmina wool scarfs are great!

[Aerows]

62. If you have a pic, I can help.

Here's how:

Go to PostImage
Choose Browse to find the picture
Click upload it


(click copy to clipboard)
Make a post and hit ctrl+V to paste the link
There you go!

[WillowTree]

66. How nice of you!

Let's see if I got this right



Hey! How about that! Learned something new. Thanks bunches.

[Aerows]

67. It looks great

WillowTree! I like the embroidery on the placket.

[WillowTree]

68. Thanks. I enjoyed doing it.

It's very heavy and very warm. I lined it with some faux suede that I already had and between coupons and sales, the whole thing cost me less that $25 current outlay. AND got that suede out of the stash and into actual use.

This one should last me awhile.

[Aerows]

75. The relief of getting

some of your crap and making it useful again is a refreshing experience. I noticed how much junk clothing I had. I'll ditch the rest at Goodwill.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. I am trying to picture how you accomplished this. Is there a youtube video with instructions?

very cool(!) idea. I would like to try it, too.

[Aerows]

15. I posted a pic

though ignore the blonde hair sticking to it, I shed in winter LOL.

[Tanuki]

18. Try this:

http://www.fabdiy.com/diy-fashion-t-shirt-scarf/

[img][/img]

[Aerows]

20. Well, no

I didn't go there. I'm a shade more conservative, but if that suits someone, go for it.

I'm a big fan of re-purposing things, and if I need something and have a hand item to repurpose, it is a new item.

[Brother Buzz]

10. When I wear holes through my socks...

I pull them up and baste them to my underwear. I started last spring and I'm now wearing nice long johns. We're thrifty in our household but I don't hold much stock in She Who Must be Obeyed cockamamie idea of collecting dryer lint to spin and knit new socks for next year.

[Aerows]

19. I'm not collecting dryer lint

any time soon, but I needed a scarf, had an ancient unwearable sweatshirt laying around and adapted it to a new function .

[Brother Buzz]

25. Seriously, repurposing is a big deal my world and I applaud your efforts

The bit about the long Johns was my grandfathers joke from my childhood. The jury is still out on the lint.

[Warpy]

76. I have successfully spun dryer lint

but found the finished product not to be worth the effort.

[Aerows]

78. Whoa, you know how to spin?

That's awesome. Which fibers do you work with (obviously other than dryer lint :laughing)?

[Warpy]

81. Mostly wool but sometimes I treat myself

to a blend like alpaca and silk. It's pure luxury to spin.

Right now, I'm plying some rainbow painted merino wool on one wheel and I started spinning some Targhee wool on the other but it's in a colorway that isn't very successful (it was a gift, I'd never have bought it) and I don't think it's even going to be attractive if I finish it in fractal spinning.

The rainbow Merino is sock yarn. I have no idea whether I'll actually knit the socks or I'll just give up and weave something with it.

ETA: spinning is something you can learn in half an hour but it takes a lot of practice to get good enough at it that you can spin what you want to spin.

[Brother Buzz]

79. Ah, Warpy, isn't that something on a loom?

[Warpy]

80. No, you spin on a spinning wheel, spindle, or electric spinner

You weave on a loom.

[countryjake]

11. A hat? Thought by now you might have one of these...

(just kidding, Aerows...I know that you love animals)

[Aerows]

21. countryjake

Hope you weren't adversely affected by the mudslides, my friend. Happiness to you and yours

[countryjake]

52. Is it below freezing again there, today, or has the cold moved further East?

My sister down in Georgia has been out covering and wrapping up her trees and plants...it might get down to the low 30s there tonight as the storm front moves in.

Do you have a furnace in your house? My sis knows quite a few over where she lives who don't. I'm not sure, but doesn't Mississippi stay even hotter than most other states of the South in Winter?

We're all fine out here, wondering where our Winter is. It's been sunny and weirdly warm all year and I've only seen snow fall once, early last Dec. You know, during a normal winter here, I'll keep a hat on my head all the time, to keep my "heat" in so I don't use the furnace so much.

Everyone in my area was impacted by that awful Oso slide last year but we didn't personally lose anyone...the brother of a friend wasn't found til two months later, the last victim finally recovered after a four month search. Some of the families are suing the county, the state, a logging company, and the Washington Department of Natural Resources...I sure hope they win.

You take care, Aerows, stay warm, and I know you'll have fun designing that hat. Your scarf turned out pretty cool!

How's your kitty?

[Aerows]

58. My kitty

Is piled up asleep on the blankets of my bed. She went outside, then ran back in LOL!

And no, we don't stay any warmer where I am. Might be different in other areas.

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's brother. I am with you that there needs to be a win on that one. Just awful, and it didn't need to happen.

Head and neck covering are the secret to keeping warm. If your head and your neck are covered, you will feel comfortable as far lower temperatures even with a light jacket.

[Hekate]

36. Mercy! You made me LOL!

I'm glad your coonskin cap was met with affection by Aerows.

[Aerows]

37. I thought it

was kind of funny.

Hell, laughing at yourself is the art of enjoying life and not taking it too damn seriously

[Hekate]

39. Stay warm, Aerows! It's wicked cold where you are.

[countryjake]

53. Ha! I was ready to make a cross-country trek to help her...

with those damn raccoons back in 2013 and then when she was bitten by one last January, the way she was treated was shameful.

I learned the art of dealing with overly-friendly/hungry raccoons when I was a kid in Ohio, but in my family, skinning them was never an option.

[Aerows]

60. CJ, you

are the genuine article. We have some folks on DU that just like to stir the pot, but you aren't one of them and I appreciate that about you.

[countryjake]

84. Awww, you make me blush! Feelings are mutual, Aerows.

[marzipanni]

12. You could make a watchcap- here's a youtube showing how to make a fleece one

Fleece and sweatshirt material are similar. -

or, if you want a more feminine one, look up how to make a cloche.

[Aerows]

22. Oh thanks!

That's what I was going for!

If I get good at it, I should make some genuine DU GD forum goer's hats for the regulars

[GummyBearz]

13. It was 65 here

But I was slightly chilly when I took an afternoon break, so I smoked a cigarette to warm up. It gave me the benefit of inhaling through a filter, which I think is cleaner air than normal breathing in LA

[Aerows]

70. Rub it in

[Aerows]

14. This is it.

Nothing complicated. Ignore my blonde-headed shedding. I know it's gross to have hair clinging everywhere, but this is the scarf I made.

I want to make a good hat.

[pinboy3niner]

38. All it needs is a few embroidered owl pics

[Aerows]

40. Damnit PB39

Don't give me ideas. I'll be screwing around with how to make a hoot owl appliqué and there's nothing funny about that!



where are my scissors and that piece of brown taffeta...?

Damn you!

[progressoid]

24. You could take up knitting.

Or is this crochet?

[ReRe]

27. It's knitted n/t

[progressoid]

50. It's impressive either way.

But I still wouldn't wear it.

[pinboy3niner]

54. You don't wear the Bigfoot suit--it wears you! :) nt

[ReRe]

55. I would have nightmares...

... just knitting it. It looks like a big-foot costume. Maybe I could do it if it was in hunter's orange?

[SoapBox]

28. OMG!

I almost choked!

Hopefully that's not wool...and if it is, it better be fully lined.

[Aerows]

59. The itch

I just look at that and see "itch". In places you don't want to itch.

And in places you REALLY don't want to itch.

[Tanuki]

30. This might be how stories of Sasquatch sightings

get started!

[img][/img]

[F4lconF16]

33. Oh my goddess I want that.

I couldn't wear it without laughing, but it would be wonderful.

[wheniwasincongress]

35. It's fitting

that it's photographed in the bathroom...

[TeeYiYi]

83. I think there's an unwritten law...

...that all selfies are to be photographed in the bathroom. No exceptions.

TYY

[TeeYiYi]

63. Oh.em.gee...lol. ..nt

TYY

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

77. Looks like a yeti.

[olddots]

26. my wife bought me bike shorts

i wore them on my head once and went much faster although visibility was hindered .

[Aerows]

31. Oh come on

There is nothing wrong with repurposing old garments into something useful.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. "What are you doing to beat the cold?"

It's even cold in Vegas tonight. 43° and the mountains to the North are covered in snow.

[Aerows]

32. It's just plain cold

and I am repurposing things to keep me warm without looking like a lunatic.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

49. I thought it was funny when I was in California....

I've known some real fashion conscience types over the years. The type to have everything tailored to form fit.

Took a couple back to Michigan to visit family.

It's like, "I don't CARE what it looks like as long as it's WARM!!!"

Four syllable cure: Snowmobile suit.

[wheniwasincongress]

34. Our house

is old and drafty and never had insulation put in and has rackety windows... After I put lotion on my hands (which would otherwise get and have gotten terribly dry and bloody) I slip on those soft "magic" gloves and sleep in them, as well as wear them when I'm awake sometimes. My palms don't sweat in them. I have a pair that have the fingertips cut off for computer/daily life use. Keeping the neck covered helps immensely too.

[Warpy]

41. Strip of sweatshirt about 15" wide and able to circumnavigate your head at an angle

that will allow you to pull it over the tops of your ears if it's windy. You can either stitch straight across the top and either have it stand up straight with a couple of points (tassels help) or put it on with one of the points facing forward and just pull it into a slouch; OR you can gather/pleat it at the top for a rounder silhouette. The bottom can either be folded up an inch or so or simply rolled.

After all, this stuff will most likely be languishing in the back of a cupboard for the next decade after this stinking weather blows out and it gets more normal again.

I slept in old momjeans and a sweater last night. I needed to. The wind is no longer a factor, so I can wear my usual shorts and t-shirt tonight.

[Aerows]

42. The cold is ridiculous

I'm going to bed in my homemade scarf, thermal underwear, and heaven help us if it gets any colder.

[beveeheart]

43. I love this thread! Too funny!

As well as educational.

[Aerows]

65. Let us entertain you

[ladyVet]

47. I like it, good job.

I've got my little fleece strip over my head and shoulders, held on with a binder clip. Probably look weird, but, hey.

It's a balmy 22 degrees here in snowy North Carolina, where the normal temperature for February is 56 degrees daytime, 38 degrees at night. We're expecting another front in by tomorrow night, with more snow (we hope it isn't ice, otherwise the lines will go down).

A tip I learned from the guys on the flight line when I was in the USAF was to wear panty hose under your pants, even if you have long johns/thermal underwear. Amazing how that keeps you warm (I've got an old pair of knee high stockings on now, feet are nice and toasty).

[Aerows]

82. Thank you!

I've never needed a scarf until now!

[dilby]

48. I am in Portland OR, to beat the cold I am putting on socks and shoes.

It's pretty rough, I love wearing sandals when I am in shorts and a t-shirt but with the high only going to be 56 I think it's best to be safe and go the socks and shoes route.

[Pyrzqxgl]

51. I'm living in San Diego, Ca.

[LiberalEsto]

56. Wear pantyhose under your regular pants when it's really cold

The thin nylon layer is amazingly effective in retaining warmth when worn under fabric.

I learned this from some male factory workers in Massachusetts many years ago. And yes, when it's bitterly cold, I lend my husband a pair of old pantyhose to wear under his regular slacks.

[Aerows]

69. That works?

I thought it was an urban legend. I'll have to try it!

[TeeYiYi]

61. This thread is comedy gold...

The best kind of clothes for a protest pose
Is this ensemble of pantyhose
Pulled over the shorts, worn under the skirt
That doubles as a cape.

To reveal you in capri pants
You fashion out of ski pants,
In a jersey knit designed to fit
The contour of your shape.
Then cinch it with a cord from the drape.

And that's the revolutionary costume for today...

Da da da da dum...

TYY

[Aerows]

64. I aim to please

[irisblue]

71. yesterday was 3 degrees. PERIOD

nothing kept me warm, except the 2 cats who were sleeping on me. You all in the south.....geez (chittering teeth)

[Aerows]

72. I know we're dramatic

but seriously the cat doesn't just want to be in the bed, she wants inside my pajamas. I thought this was funny:

HOW COLD IS IT?

Degrees Celsius

+25 Aussies put on sweaters (if they can find one in their wardrobe)
(technically, they call it a jumper, which explains why they can't
find a "sweater&quot

+20 Miami residents turn on the heat

+10 You can see your breath
Vancouverites shiver uncontrollably

+5 Italian cars don't start

0 Water freezes

-5 Maritimers put on T-shirts
Politicians begin to worry about the homeless
British cars don't start

-10 Toronto water freezes
Vancouverites weep pitiably
Manitobans eat ice cream on the patio
Maritimers go swimming

-15 You can hear your breath
Politicians begin to talk about the homeless
Montreal water freezes

-20 French cars don't start
You plan a vacation in Mexico
Cat insists on sleeping in your bed with you

-25 Too cold to ski
Manitobans do up the top button
You need jumper cables to get the car going

-30 American cars don't start
Yukoners put on T-shirts
Too cold to skate

-35 German cars don't start
Eyes freeze shut when you blink
You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo
Newfoundlanders stick tongue on metal objects
Miami residents cease to exist

-40 Cat insists on sleeping in your pajamas with you
Politicians actually do something about the homeless
Ottawans shovel snow off roof
Japanese cars don't start

-45 Too cold to think
You need jumper cables to get the driver going

-50 You plan a two week hot bath (if you could only thaw the water)
The St Lawrence freezes over
Swedish cars don't start

-55 Vancouverites disappear
Maritimers put on sweaters
Other Canadians put on overcoats
Your car helps you plan your trip South, but won't start

-60 Parliamentary hot air freezes
Yukoners close the bathroom window

-70 Hell freezes over
Polar bears move south
Taken from here:http://www.yuksrus.com/weather_coldtemp.html

[irisblue]

73. majik does sleep wrapped on my head when it is cold...

Go Manitoba!

[Aerows]

74. Mine sleeps directly on my hip

and she flexes her claws if I try to roll over. It's one of those "I'm not scratching you" with a subtle reminder of - "but I could".