Kimono Shrug Tutorial

While searching for a certain t-shirt in our messy closet, I came across some fabric I was looking for last week. It's a silky, shiny fabric with a japanese print on it in pink and red. T-shirt forgotten, I started making a shrug. The result looks almost like a jmorco 'I heart kimono shrug'! Squeal! (ok, I don't squeal at all, thank goodness, but I'm very excited. And even if i tried to squeal i'd sound like a pig ...) And I didn't even try! Jmorco is my favorite etsy seller. I love, love, love her designs. And she's a San Franciscan like me! Well I was born in SF at least, and usually I go at least once a week... Okay, so, this is the finished product.

Tutorial

Materials: fabric (i had 2/3 yd by 60"), sewing machine, thread, measuring tape, pins

Measure from wrist to wrist and add 3." Trim your fabric to this length. I left the width the same, which was 26." It gave me the big, drapey, kimono sleeves. I'm sure it would be big enough if it was only simply 20." Or you could go for the classic shrug and just do a smaller width. Measure across your shoulders and add 4-5." I got 20." Now take your length and subtract your shoulder measurement. (for me: 60-20=40) Now divide by 2, and you've got x. Measure in x inches on both sides, and sew, leaving a gap in the very center. Hem the arm holes, turn right side out, and insert your arms into the holes.

The space between the yellow lines is your head hole. You're done! The black lines on the sides is where your arms come out of, and the layer of fabric between the dashed lines forms the neck. The fold is the back of the shrug.

Have a nice weekend.