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Easy DIY Kimono Robe with optional Hood

So I have been looking at Kimono’s and kicking around the idea of sewing a Kimono cover of some type for a couple of years. I’ve watched numerous YouTube videos on how to make the pretty flowy ones that look sexy. But couldn’t find a scarf or fabric that I wanted to make one out of. Cut to me online looking at things, I ran across some Kimono tutorials again, and  thought Oh! I have some fleece that I bought to make a hoodie for a present, and that never happened so maybe I could make a kimono robe from it! I made one once from a real pattern and loved it and wore it for years. But I don’t want to invest in buying a pattern. I run across this vague tutorial on http://www.instructables.com/id/Instant-Cozy-Kimono-Robe-Made-from-Blanket/ . Interesting, but I was having a hard time understanding how to put it together, Sew lines??? This is how I figured it out!  Instructable directions, cut 3 lines in blanket. WTHeck?? OK I see, So I got my fleece out, and laid it out on the floor and