So many sweaters, so little time.
Click on the picture to see the “how to”.
Have fun! If you try any of these, I’d love to see your projects. Email a before and after picture to me at bhunting@eoni.com and I’ll post it on the “Your Projects” page.
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Absolutely love the turtleneck to a cardigan, Fantastic!
Thank you!!! Enjoy your day!
Beth
mi piacciono tutti i lavoretti. grazie
Grazie!
Love the bag! Thanks for the ideas!
You are so welcome! Have a good day!
Beth
That’s it! I’m hitting the thrift stores and pulling out the ol’ Singer 🙂
Paula
Finally got to ya!!!! 😉
Oh So Creative – Great Pieces – thanks for sharing! Happy Tuesday:)
Thank YOU!
Love it! Very creative… I’m off to look for some sweaters to re fashion.
I bet you make some great things!
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I can’t wait to dig out all of my old sweaters !
Thanks for the reblog!
such excellent ideas! i really especially love the wine covers 🙂 your posts are always great!
Thanks! The wine sleeves are so fun. People love getting them for gifts. The holidays are coming…….
🙂
Beth
I also love the turtleneck to cardigan. They’re all very pretty actually.
Thank you, the weather here is just about perfect to wear this outfit again.
Oh how I love the bag!!
Meeeeeee, too!
I REALLY like these ones since they’re not dresses, which always look very good on you, but do me no good (other than admiring your creativeness) since I don’t wear dresses. I will definitely be using several of these ideas! Outstanding as usual!
Oh good, I’m glad to post something for you this time! Thanks for all of your encouragement!
Beth
I LIKED EVERYTHING!!!!! hahahah
🙂
I loved the sleeves turned bottle wrap, it’s genius!
I did some of those for Christmas last year. The recipients loved them!!
Hi Beth – Yet another fantastic post! We’d love to reblog this at Trash Backwards if that’s OK by you. Best, Rebecca of Trash Backwards & Rock Farmer
Sure, I’d be honored to have you reblog this. 🙂
Thank you!
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Have an old wool sweater in need of a new life? Just in time for winter weather, we’re excited to share this post from The Renegade Seamstress with 10 Ways to Refashion a Sweater.
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Nice. This is the original source to the tutorial for making a felted bag out of an old sweater.
Thank you so much for letting me know about the link. I’ve changed it so it’ll go to the right place now.
No problems.
🙂
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I love your refurbished sweater ideas! I love the purse. I’m in the process of making some as bottle covers too, but just finished making one to use for a gift bag if you’d like to see it here’s the link….http://sew-licious.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-make-sweater-gift-bag-gifts.html.
Marti
Super cute, Marti!!!!
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Got your link through a post on Knitting Paradise. So happy I found you! You are one very talented and creative lady. I will start with the mittens, but first I need to go to the local thrift store to buy a sweater!
Thanks, Lynda! I’d love to see your mittens when you’re finished and post them on the “Your Projects” page.
Have fun!
Beth
How did you finish the top edge of the legwarmers (from the sweater sleeves) without sewing?
Hi Debbie,
The top of the leg warmers are actually the sleeve edge so no finishing necessary. The sweater was 80% wool so when it was washed, it felted and made the fibers tight enough so the other edge won’t fray either.
Hope this helps!
Beth
I am almost tempted NOT to share this. 😀 I like all you ideas and think some would make very nice additions to my wardrobe and the bottle holders/bags ave caught my eye.
I’m so glad you liked it, Viktoriya! Thanks so much for your nice comments!
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I love you’re ideas! I can’t wait to try them out! I do a lot of fabric\clothes recycling. I don’t have any before photos but I can send you some after…
I’d love to see them Rachel. Send them to bhunting@eoni.com
Merci pour ces bonnes idées de recyclage pour les pull-over.
La casquette et les mittènes me plaisent beaucoup.
Thank you
Andrée
Vous êtes les bienvenus, Andrée. Merci pour ton gentil commentaire!
Vous avez une semaine merveilleuse!
Beth
I am so thankful I came across you site. What you do with clothes is amazing. I am so inspired that today I spent $10 at our local $1.00 Thrift Shop. I found several sweaters and larger sized skirts and dresses that I plan to make into various items as you have shown on your site. Thank you so much for sharing these tutorials.
Hi, you seem to have a lot of experience altering knitted fabric. Do you have any advice for adding length to a cardigan that has shrunk in the wash? Garment shrunk in length but not in width. Frustrating!
Hi Anna! There are so many things you can do to add length. I’ll be sharing a post next week about adding length to a dress but it would work just as well on a cardigan. Stay tuned….. 🙂
wonderful!! thanks 🙂
Love your website
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