Tutorial - A Spooky Three in One

So here it is, my first DIY for you lot! To celebrate halloween, what are your plans? Are you hosting a halloween party at yours, going out on the town in fancy dress, or taking kids round the neighbours for a trick or treat? I can tell you one thing, you (or your mum, or even your kids!) would look extra spooky in a homemade halloween 3 in 1! It can be worn as scary scarf, an 'orrible overskirt, or a petrifying poncho, giving you lots of options, especially if you haven't decided what you're going as yet.

It'd work brilliantly in miniature, but also it would be a great holiday craft to do with the kids, as all you have to sew on is a button. Here is how you do it...you will need:

• 1 square of fabric, see how to measure it below.
• some scissors,
• a button,
• a needle and thread.

You need a big square of fabric that roughly measures from one hand to the other. The best way of measuring it is to take two handfuls of fabric along one edge and wrap it around your shoulders, letting the fabric run through one of your hands, then mark the place where your hands end up. Or, if you don't have the fabric already, do the same with a piece of string, then measure that.

Your fabric needs to be square for this one, but you could turn it on it's corner if you like. Use any other geometric shape you desire, but they might need some preparatory calculations first. Personally I would lay off the circles for this one, as I think cobweb points fit the halloween theme perfectly, but it is up to you. Make sure you cut your selvedges off!

Find the centre of your fabric and mark. Cut from any point on the edge of the fabric to the centre of your shape in a straight line.

Calculate 1/4 of your neck size divided by 3.142 and measure the product of your calculation around the centre point, and cut this circle out. The circumference of the circle should be 1/2 of your neck size, but if you've done the maths right you don't need to worry about that!

Using the same measurement as before, cut two lines that distance apart from the first cut you made from the middle of your shape to the edge. Your new cuts should line up with the edges of the circle you cut out in the centre. It should now look like the pattern above.

Almost done! Now you need to sew a button on for your skirt. Sew it wherever you like, but have a fiddle first, take the wrap and put it around your waist to see how it lies, have a look on google at wrap skirts. Place your button and snip an appropriate button hole. 

Now you can wear it as a scarf, a poncho and a skirt, but make sure you're wearing something underneath your new hem, as we don't want you to be flashing anyone, do we?

I'll take this point to mention that I'm on Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr and Google+, and would love it it if you dropped by. I hope you enjoyed my first DIY as much as I did, and hope you enjoy happy holidays!

Toni