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There are plenty of ways to tie a winter scarf; but after a friend showed me this method, I don’t think I’ll ever tie a scarf another way again. Most scarf tying methods I’ve found are bulky and uneven; but this method yields a knot that distributes the mass of the scarf evenly. So, it looks dandy underneath your winter coat.
Step 1: hang the scarf behind your neck. Position the scarf so that the majority of the length of the scarf hangs over your right shoulder, leaving a shorter length over your left shoulder.
Step 2: cross the short end of the scarf over the long end. Hopefully you still have plenty of length on the long end, because you’ll be needing it.
Step 3: wrap the long end of the scarf around the back of your neck. Hold onto some of the length to leave a loop. You’ll be using that loop!
Step 4: feed the long end of the scarf back through it’s own loop. Remember that loop you made in Step 3? That loop.
Step 5: pull both ends. Hopefully both ends are of equal length. If not, no biggie, just try again, adjusting the lengths of scarf accordingly.
Step 6: look awesome. You’re welcome. You have now tied a perfect scarf. Have a nice winter.
Want a video demonstration? Well, here ya go:
Francine said,
October 18, 2010 @ 9:28 pm
What a very clear way to show how to tie a winter scarf. And you have a very pumped up way of explaining as well. I like it! Thanks!
Iz @ Very Pashmina said,
October 23, 2010 @ 9:45 am
You could call the first knot bulky, but I think it provides a nice accent and the ends of the scarf hang together in an aesthetically pleasing way, whereas the knot you show leaves them dangling in different directions. Each to their own I guess!
Veronica said,
December 1, 2010 @ 12:39 pm
Liked it! Will you have segment on how to tie salsa shoes??
David Kadavy said,
December 1, 2010 @ 12:41 pm
I have to get some Salsa shoes first
Nick Jordan said,
December 2, 2010 @ 12:39 am
Found this link via reddit. I have no idea how to tie a scarf. I think youtube fashion tutorials would be great idea for my my site, solving the problem, what to wear?