Friday, December 21, 2012

Sweater do-over

Well, how's it going? Anyone else in disbelief that it we are four days out from Christmas?? I had a bit of a freak-out on the 19th, thinking that I had only six days left and quite a bit left on my to-do list!

Although I am still tying up some loose ends, I'm in pretty good shape. A few days of dedicated wrapping and working after the kids' bedtime and I have made some progress. Today was my last day of school this week and although it was high-octane, it was nice. I have some really sweet kids in my classes. : )

Today, I have some pics to share of a sweater that I chopped up for some projects. This was a tunic-style sweater that I did not really wear anymore. I had considered taking it to the consignment store or Goodwill, but I decided not to. The color of it is nice and bright and I thought I would see if I could repurpose some parts of it.

Here is a shot of it before I cut it up.



I cut first straight across under the arms.



I hemmed the raw edge to make a skirt. This worked well since the length of the sweater was a bit long.



It turned out okay, but a little bumpy and thick. I've since read up a bit on sewing knits. I might redo it.

I haven't taken any pics of this skirt styled up.


I then took the rest of the pieces and sewed a hat and mittens.



I cut the top of the hat out of the sleeve with the ribbed part serving as the band of the hat. I also cut out a mitten shape after pinning it and then sewed them together.



After sewing it, I then trimmed around it.

I used the other ribbed section to fashion a little flower.



Not too shabby.....they turned out a bit on the small side, but definitely wearable for a dash of color in the winter. 

Perhaps I'll find another old sweater that needs an update. Gives new inspiration to old sweaters you can find at the thrift store.....; )

Enjoy the pre-Christmas weekend! I'll be hitting the mall tomorrow AM when it opens and taking care of some last minute errands before we head out of town.


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3 comments:

Fred Reeder Jr. said...

Too bad my mom threw out all my concert t-shirts from the '80s. Think what you could do! :)

Diana of Diana Rambles said...

Great job on these! I would love you to come join my Pin Me Linky Party that starts Friday morning at 8am CST.

Anonymous said...

Great upcycle! Dropping in from Make the Scene Monday.