crafty cardigans part2

[mary<3buttons]

I realized that I forgot to include my most recent sweater-to-cardigan-creation.

Same concept: cut down the middle and play with buttons and trim. Except for this one I didn't use my sewing machine at all. Everything was done by hand.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/m_daniels/DSCN0964.jpg

I can wear it closed or open

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/m_daniels/DSCN0965b.jpg

Now a close up on the vintage leather buttons, the stretch lace trim, and my hand stitching (I should have used embroidery floss).

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/m_daniels/DSCN0968b.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/m_daniels/DSCN0973.jpg



I also made the skirt I'm wearing in the first two pics out of and old pair of corderoy pants.

here's a closer look

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/m_daniels/DSCN0662b.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/m_daniels/DSCN0658b.jpg

[delight]

aww that cardigan is soo cute. and that skirt is cute too. great job.

[Maiflowers]

very cute. Great job. I love the cardigan most, I like the color scheme.

[Miss_Gagarin]

You really do love cardigans! But you're excellent at refashionning to get them. And you look so 'fifties nice girl' like Olivia Newton-Jones's Sandy in Grease!!! If I had a son, I'd be confident he was with a good girl with you!!! :p

On top of that, you can sew!!!

[mary<3buttons]

You really do love cardigans! But you're excellent at refashionning to get them. And you look so 'fifties nice girl' like Olivia Newton-Jones's Sandy in Grease!!! If I had a son, I'd be confident he was with a good girl with you!!! :p

On top of that, you can sew!!!


awww thanks. Too bad you don't have a son ;), like Sandy, I can also dance.

if you want to see more cardigans, go to the first part of this thread. It is titled "old sweaters to crafty cardigans"

[ladyjanewriter]

I apologize ahead of time - I'm on dial-up and the pics are loading so slowly, so I donno if I'm going to get to see the skirt till later.

I really adore the recon of this sweater though, and you did a fantastic job! I love how the buttons start lower on the body of the sweater. And the stretch lace is cute. Welcome to ThreadBanger!

[GMOgirl]

that is a very nice cardigan.

great job!

[jsedai_77]

to cute...seeing these makes me have to resist all urges to turn ALL of my sweaters into cardigans!! (although now that I"m thinking about it I'd prolly wear them more if they were!!)
good job on the skirt too!!

[(re)fresht]

Wow a part two and everything. You really have a good hand for sweaters all of them look awesome.

[Woeisme524]

omg supercute!

[waffle]

Whoa, I saw your other cardigans, and all of them look so cool!

[madhag]

Thanks, this is so inspiring and awesome! I'm going to refashion an old sweater to a cardigan tonight. :cool:

[awapplesauce]

How did you manage to cut it down the middle so cleanly without it unraveling? Is it hemmed?

[Amie]

i lovelovelove the cardigan. and the skirt came out really good!

[balushia]

i adore the cardigan!

[caterpillargirl]

wow. can i just say you are absurdly talented? you've got a gift!

[raighteye]

i love these 2