When I saw that chokers were suddenly making a resurgence, I swore I would never ever wear one; however, just like my relationship with high waisted jeans and gothic plum lipstick, a couple months later I jumped right on the bandwagon and never looked back.

Having said that, I didn’t really want to spend money on such a trendy item (new goal, don’t waste money on trendy, single season junk!), so I decided to go the DIY route. After grabbing a bit of scrap yarn and some DPN’s, I was in business! It seems like I’m not the only one repurposing everyday stuff into accessories, and, after reading an article about how a shoelace choker blew up Twitter, I thought I’d share my little DIY project.

To make these bad boys, all you need is some scrap yarn (I chose fingering weight), two double pointed needles (the ones I used were 3.5mm), and the ability to make an i-cord (you can find a tutorial here). Once you’ve got everything you need, just knit an i-cord that is long enough to fit around your neck, making sure you leave enough yarn at the ends to tie together in a bow (I left about 8cm). That’s it!