Make yourself this rainbow of a belt using two simple crochet stitches. Never crocheted a day in your life? Go to girlslife.com for an online lesson.

What you need

* 4 balls of 50% cotton/50% acrylic heavy worsted weight yarn in white, pink, red and orange

* 1 crochet hook, size H/8

1) Use the white yarn to make a slip-knot, leaving a 6-inch strand, and loop it securely onto your crochet hook. Work a row of 114 chain stitches.

2) Once you get to the end of the row, switch to the pink yarn, make a single-crochet stitch into the second chain from your hook. Skip a chain, and continue single-crocheting into every other chain, ending with a single crochet in the last chain.

3) Switch to the orange yarn, make one chain stitch, and turn.

4) With the orange yarn, make a single-crochet stich into the first single crochet of the previous row. Skip a single crochet, and continue single-crocheting into every other single crochet space until you reach the end of the row.

5) Switch to the red yarn, make one chain stitch, and turn.

6) Follow the instructions for Step 4, using the red yarn.

7) At the end of the row, switch to the red yarn, make one chain stitch, and turn.

8) Follow the instructions for Step 4, using the red yarn. Repeat again with the orange yarn, then the pink. Do the last row in white, and fasten off.

9) To make the fringe, cut a 25-inch piece of cardboard. Wind strands of yarn in each color around the cardboard several times, then cut the yarn along the lower edge.

10) Working a few strands at a time, use the crochet hook to pull the fringe evenly onto each end of the belt. Match up the yarn ends, trimming if necessary.

11) Work the fringe into braids for about three inches on each side of the belt. Tie knots to secure the braids. Again, trim the ends if necessary. Now, pull your crafty new accessory through the belt loops of your favorite jeans, tie it off to one side, and strut your stuff.