Everyone likes handmade gifts, but you’re rapidly running out of time to make anything creative for this holiday season. Don’t fear, ReadyMade has come to the rescue with some inspired and simple ideas for crafty gifts in their latest issue. My favorite is the cashmere scarf throw blanket, featured in this month’s Hot Toddy column.

Just gather up a few of those old cashmere scarves you don’t wear much anymore and some basic sewing materials and you should be able to whip up one of these in less than an hour. The article suggests picking 5 scarves that share a similar color palette, and don’t worry too much about how they line up — you can always trim them to get the edges even. This sewing project is so simple that I’m pretty sure I can even do it, and I’m heading to our closet now to see if I can whip one of these up this afternoon.

Look Inside >> January 2009

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