Upcycling a Sweater

Last week I saw an interesting article

on the Etsy blog (find it here)

about recycling an old sweater into mittens.

I decided to play around with the technique

using a felted sweater.

Unfortunately, my blogger's instinct

didn't kick in fast enough,

so I didn't get a "before" picture.

The "Women's" sized sweater became

the "Child's" sized one you see above

after felting.

I was able to get one mitten

from each sleeve.

After stitching them they look a little plain

so I'm going to embellish them, but with what?

The first place to look is my button box!

Buttons, or stitching???
I haven't yet decided.

Aren't these cute?

Kate had a sweater with them on it

when she was a little girl.

I see a pair of kid's mittens in my future,

just to use these buttons.

I haven't yet embellished my mittens,

so I can't show you the finished results.

Other duties call today and

I need to work on an order, so...later.

But, I did get this little guy made

out of some of my felted scraps.

A little sheep made from real wool!

Now that's recycling!

I'm linking this post to

All Things Inspired at All Things Heart and Home

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday...Crafts