This weekend I decided to challenge myself to make a project for Whiplash. The assignment was yarn and at once my mind was racing. I love to knit and there are many an unfinished project sitting around the house but I knew that I would not have the time to start/finish a knitting project in four days. My next challenge was to think of something quick and fun to do and then I remembered a few wool sweaters I had sitting around ready to go to Goodwill. I decided to try and transform one of them seeing that the sweaters are made of wool/yarn. This is the result.
First I started with a 100% wool pull over and felted it in the washer and dryer.
I then cut the neck and front open to make a cardigan and embellished it with a bit of leftover fabric.
It was a lot of fun and I truly enjoy the end result.
20 comments:
that is so cool. i love the colors! your ribbon is nice and your applique pieces are lovely too. what a great project.
That is freaking gorgeous. It is just so cool looking - I love the shape and the ribbon on orange. Too bad for me you can't felt in a front-loading washer. And worse, that I am untalented in this area.
Awesome idea! I have this men's wool pullover I've been wanting to revamp....love the finished product. (Orange is the best color ever, I think.)
Very cool, very crafty. I'm not surprised!
cute! love the ribbon detail.
Wow, thsi is really great! Love the orange and green together!
that is so darn cute!
Great work..
Are you planning on keeping the rest of the sweaters now??
;)
LOVE the colors. A great idea!
That looks wonderful! I love the shape and the ribbon and the fabrics you embellished with, it looks great on you :)
Meshell xx
WOW! Great sweater. The green + floral print is my favorite fabric!
Hi and Congratulations !
Loved it from the minute I spied it, the colours, the style, that ribbon. It's gorgeous. Hope it has many more happy outings in it's new form, rather than a boring old jumper (or sweater)
Great job! Looks fabulous.
great colors! great idea! now i can felt something for myself instead of my kids! love your color combonations too... good work.
Wow...this looks so pretty!
Great job!
This is so great! The ribbon tie really is the perfect touch. I have a green wool sweater i think I would like to try this on. Thank you for the inspiration!
brilliant! love the colors too.
What an amazing transformation! The colors, the ribbon, the fabric for the flower, and the flower's simple and elegant lines all work together perfectly. Very stylish - it looks like you bought it from Anthropologie for a bazillion bucks.
So pretty! What a great job! I love the green and orange together. Fabulous idea!
very cute!!
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