DIY Cozy Winter Sweater Wreath

I know creating a wreath out of sweaters is nothing new, but I really felt this year that it bear repeating. After all last year brought us, adding more coziness and warmth to our homes this winter is MUCH needed! And nothing says cozy and warm like a sweater.

This past weekend I was organizing our bedroom closet and I found a bag of old sweaters in the far back corner. I had used the arms off of this one for another project last year, and the rest of the sweaters I had planned to donate before the pandemic hit. So...since I needed a wreath for our front door now that the holidays are over, I decided to use the rest of this one to make it!

The first thing I did was cut my sweater in sections. I started with the main part of the sweater, then the trim, and finally the front panel. Each section had a different design and layer of texture. This is exactly what I wanted. To start, I began wrapping the strips from the main body of the sweater around my wreath form. Then I glued the ends in place and continued until about a fourth of my wreath was covered.

Next, I began wrapping the strips that came from the trim on the sweater. I just wanted to show the contrasting texture so I used only three of them.

I didn't want to waste any of the sweater so I removed the buttons and planned on incorporating them into the wreath as well. I'm also seriously obsessed with faux fur this winter so I grabbed a few pieces out of my fabric stash. Once I had those cut into strips I wrapped a few onto my wreath. I did this on both the top and the bottom of my wreath.

To finish I wrapped more trim pieces on the other side of the fur and then began wrapping the last strips of the main body of the sweater. The final touch was to add the front panel strips to give an extra layer of texture.

But before I did that I glued my buttons to either side of the fur on both the top and bottom. Since the front panel pieces also had the buttonhole in them, I wrapped one strip around the button and pushed it through the hole. Because I buttonhole HAS to have a button, right?

I wrapped the final two strips from the front panel around each side.

To hang the wreath I looped some yarn through the fur on the top and my wreath was done! I ended up using all of what was left of the sweater and because I had all the other materials this wreath cost $0! You could definitely skip the faux fur but personally, I just LOVE the added texture and coziness it gives! Now, when I walk up to our front door, I feel like I'm being welcomed with a big warm hug! You can find the full tutorial and material list in the link to my blog below!