Update on Sweater Upcycling: Cap, Socks and Mittens
by
Gabi Ralea
1 Material
30 Minutes
Easy
After upcycling a few old sweaters into cozy pillow covers, I found myself having a bunch of colored knitted remains that were almost asking to be repurposed. Which I did and here’s how it went!
First step in making the mittens is the easiest: use the hand as a pattern, and draw a mitten on the folded knit (the neck of the sweater, which is usually larger), so you would have four similar pieces.
Cut the mittens leaving 0.8-in outside the line for sewing two stitches: the straight one and the Zig Zag.
Let’s go further with the cap! You see above the sleeve that I used for making it, so you see that its ends have different widths. I used the neat end for the border and crafted a funny pompom on the other one.
Let's see how to make the socks now!
These socks have a sewed stitch on their inner side, which is different than our usual socks, but it doesn’t bother me at all. They will fit perfectly in my rubber boots anyway, during spring.
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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This is very creative! I love the socks.
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