Lazy Oaf’s Pencil Scarf
|It looks like a pencil, it feels like a scarf? It’s a pencil scarf! This fun accessory makes those cold winter days somewhat enjoyable. Made from acrylic yarn by hand, it measures 130cm long and 12cm wide. Gemma Shiel started Lazy Oaf in a market store and has since progressed to a cosey shop in Soho, London. She seems to have the knack for making ordinary objects come alive. The London weather can’t seem to make up its mind: cold, warm, never hot, raining. Hmmm, for now please stay cold, so at least I can wear my new best friend, the Pencil Scarf.
Tagged: cool scarfs, Lazy Oaf Pencil Scarf
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sylvie said | 21 July, 2009
Very sad, how much lower can lazy oaf go?? This scarf idea is stolen from KIND, as so many other ‘original’ ideas of lazy oaf. shame on you
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Alex said | 23 April, 2009
My friend bought me this scarf back from London recently.
It’s fantastic and it’s my new favourite accessory.