I've seen all kinds of posts and videos that teach you how to turn old sweaters in hand warmers, beanie hats and leg warmers. Since I have a bin full of old sweaters, I was intrigued by the possibilities but I never did anything about it. So when I came across a whole list of things on Pinterest that made me want to pull out the sewing machine, I went back to the sweater re-purposing idea...specifically, socks and legwarmers (because I have the coldest feet in my family and I love a good snuggly pair of socks).
I found a picture from Star Tribune showing models wearing great boots with a hint of sock peeking out over the tops. That was all it took for me to pull out a sweater I had been saving for just this purpose. It was hopelessly too small for me and still much too large for Tia and it had really long, skinny sleeves.
I sucked in my breath and cut off the sleeves. Then I stitched the sleeve closed at the shoulder. Done!
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| Yes, I am laying on the couch with my feet up in the air to take this picture... |
Now we're trying to decide what we want to do with the rest of the sweater.
2 comments:
Very cute! I need to do more of my pinterest projects. I use lots of felted sweaters for crafting. It's a great medium.
I've pinned so many projects that if I were to tackle them all one by one, I shouldn't need to go back to Pinterest for a long while. One idea just leads to another and another and another. I love it, but I need to quit collecting project ideas and instead start doing them :)
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