Can you believe Embellish Your Knits Month is nearly over?! Only THREE MORE DAYS! Phew. I have a lot of other projects I've left on the backburner so part of me is glad that I'll be done but part of me is going to really miss all these great new cardigans for so little $$$$.
For this knit I took a long sleeved tee shirt for $1. See the before. And turned it into a cardigan. I then bought a couple 50 cent tee shirts at the Salvation Army and cut them up to make the embellishments.
1. First I turned the long sleeved tee into a cardigan. See this tutorial for a reference on how to do that.
Then I took the 50 cent tees I bought at the Salvation Army and folded them into 5" wide strips and cut these shapes out of the strips so that I cut four at once.
2. I then took the shapes and gathered them down the center with a gathering stitch on my sewing machine.
3. For some of them I sewed two together and them separated them for a fuller look.
4. I then pinned them to the front of the cardigan where I wanted them to go and sewed them on with my sewing machine.
Done!
Like not spending money? 
19 {comments}:
Wow, this by far is my favorite sweater although there are still 3 more days... Love the colour with the accents.
my fav of the challenge too
The Girl Who Loves Colorful Clothes
Nice! That looks really quick and easy. I bet you could reuse/repurpose old, holey T-shirts if you feel guilty about throwing them out. :)
For some reason I couldn't click on anything to find the tutorial to make the cardigan?
what a lovely idea, a fast and easy way to repurpose an old blouse, shirt or sweater! thanks for the inspiration!
it looks like tissue paper...
I LOVE IT! *o*
And I can't click anything on the tutorial to make the cardigan either!
ooo.. its so cutee:))
Seriously, how did you become such a genious??!!! I just discovered your site recently, and now love checking in to see what you are up to. Such a great idea!
-Katie
www.covetcollective.blogspot.com
I can't see. Did you do buttonholes for all of those or just buttons.
say it's not so, I literally squeal with delight everytime I see one of your new (to you!) creations. Can't wait to see what's next :)
LOVELY. You're amazing!!!
Really nice idea but I also agree with Sally, the one at the bottom and next to the belt is too much. Those two really look like tissues.
This is my favorite so far! Beautiful!
I've loved every single "sweater renew" you've done, but this one? oh my. I NEED it!!
Fabulous! I am going to attempt to recreate for a toddler :) Thanks!! I love that the flowers are so easy.
Awesome. Genius, as usual. But . . . the link to the tutorial is missing (and this is the part I need most help with)!
I do not know how you find the time . . . I love your posts!
Oh lord cute. Also, when the frock by Friday returns, can we do a wintery dress? Something with long sleeves, maybe in wool? It would be great to have a tutorial that included a lining.
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