{"id":44,"date":"2017-02-19T00:04:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T00:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/?p=44"},"modified":"2017-02-26T02:39:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T02:39:10","slug":"knit-it-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/2017\/02\/19\/knit-it-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Knit it yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since it is still a little chilly outside wearing chunky knit scarfs is not only practical but also fashionable. Finding\u00a0knit scarfs out in stores now is one way to get the look for less. Buying clothes that are starting to be out of season is a great way to get it way cheaper. Along with finding scarfs on clearance, you can also make it yourself. I taught myself how to knit and I have made a lot of scarfs.\u00a0Plus it is\u00a0a good gift idea for friends and family. I think a scarf is\u00a0an easy way to add a little something to a look that otherwise would have been boring.\u00a0Not to mention it is\u00a0pretty simple once you get the hang of it. It is another\u00a0DIY that you can put your own personal touch to it if desired.<\/p>\n<p>What you will need to create the scarf: About two balls of yarn for about $3-5 and Knitting needles for $3. Both found at Walmart or Jo Anns. The beauty of making it yourself is that you can use any knitting needles or yarn you want. The thicker the yarn the more chunky it will be which is the way I like my scarfs to look.<\/p>\n<p>As for direction for how to make the actual scarf I am more of a visual learner and I think it is easier to watch someone else knit rather then reading directions. Therefore below is the link to the video that helped me learn how to knit my scarfs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Knit a Scarf for Beginners Step By Step\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/24lR2IRS57A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since it is still a little chilly outside wearing chunky knit scarfs is not only practical but also fashionable. Finding\u00a0knit scarfs out in stores now is one way to get the look for less. Buying clothes that are starting to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/2017\/02\/19\/knit-it-yourself\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7235,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2227],"tags":[349808,374024,373916],"class_list":["post-44","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","tag-diy","tag-knit","tag-scarf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44\/revisions\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/beautyonabudget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}