Ahh, spring is here and it’s time to put those sweaters away. Or is it?
Maybe it’s seen it’s better days. Or your weight has changed, and it doesn’t fit like it used to. Or you’re just itching to go thrifting and engage in some Earth Day craftiness.
Well, I’ve found an idea for you! Over at Erica Makes Stuff, she’s posted a step-by-step tutorial on refashioning your old sweater into a spiffy new cardigan. According to her, you only need about 1/2 yard of quilters cotton, 1/2 yard of interfacing, some buttons and thread, and about 2.5 hours. (Heck, I probably have enough fabric and notions in my stash to convert every sweater in North America!)
It really looks like this would be a do-able project for beginning sewers… the toughest part is making the collar template, since she doesn’t provide a pattern. But don’t be afraid… you could make a tracing of a collar you already have. (Here’s a little help for drafting a collar pattern, too.) Or, if you’re not ready, just skip the collar altogether.
Anyway, just coordinate your sweater color(s) with fabric for the button placket, and go for it. I think this could be done in a super-funky retro 50’s style (and how about adding that gi-normous monogram to the left shoulder!!!) or use a sweet 30’s print and add some (here it comes…) cute yo-yo’s to dress up the neckline! (You knew it had to have a yo-yo, right?)
There’s no doubt that recycling/refashioning clothes is a hot trend right now – and with Earth Day approaching, give it a shot and earn yourself some bragging rights!
PS… Fellow crafty blogger Woof Nanny sent me a link to this photo, of her repurposed sweater. She added the cool zips. Funky!
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Valerie Foster says
Hi Jenny. I just got tagged, so now I’m tagging you.
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Barb says
This is so cute! I have a pic on my flickr page of putting a zipper in a sweater
http://flickr.com/photos/barbian7/606002071/ (if you can’t see the image, you may have to sign up on flickr. It’s free. It’s a photo-sharing site, and it’s how I upload photos to my blog). You have some really good ideas here. Thanks for commenting on my blog.