Thursday, December 15, 2016

Save the Shrunken Sweater; Make Mittens!

Hello Refashion Co-op. Have you ever accidentally put a wool sweater in the washer and dryer when it needed to be dry cleaned? Ugh, me too. 


Here is the sweater in question. It is a nice heavy wool/silk blend. I decided to make some mittens. The waist band made nice wristbands of the new mittens. I traced my hand and used my machine to stitch the two sides of the mittens together.


I was able to make two pairs of mittens and used the leftover material to make a headband/ear warmer. 


For more details and pictures go to I Can Work With That.

4 comments:

  1. This is right up my alley. .. I have done this many times. ..I also line them with fleece for extra warmth. Great idea.

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  2. you can make nifty slippers from an old knit sweater too.

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  3. @Susan Evans, Slippers sound really good right now, it is so cold.

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  4. Awesome save! I love warm mittens!

    Jennifer EOD

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