Scarf Sweater

This sweater is a project that I made for a graduate class I took back in the fall of 2005. I can't remember the name of the class, all that I remember is that it was one of the most awesome classes I have ever taken in the Apparel Design department at OSU and it was taught by one of my favorite teachers ever, Vince Quevedo (Props to the prof!).

My idea behind this project was to take something simple and make it complex. Also, I wanted to make something that's design was free-form in style, because my usual designs tend to be very structured and exact. I decided to begin by making several simple scarves in various lengths and widths, which I planned to somehow turn into some sort of sweater-like garment, but I did not really calculate measurements or plan out how I was going to arrange my pieces (except for the 2 sleeve pieces). Once I finished creating the scarves, I began arranging them on my dress form until I found a composition that I liked. Then, with a tapestry needle and some yarn, I stitched the whole thing together by hand.

A few months later I posted a pic of my sweater on Craftster and then forgot about it for a while. Recently, I decided to comb through some of my old posts and was surprised to see the amount of postive comments I had received on this sweater. I was so flattered! I was also having a bit of a bad day that day, and seeing all those nice posts really cheered me up. Many of the comments posted mentioned wanting a tutorial, so here it is:
Download Scarf Sweater PDF Here!