How I Recycle A Sweater | Posh Pooch Designs

How I Recycle A Sweater 

By Sara Sach of Posh Pooch Designs

On Today's Friday Fun With Sara Video

I show you how I take a sweater I no longer

 wear and make it into a fun set to keep you warm.

We made some Arm Warmers, 

a Cowl and a Headband. 

And trimmed them all with crochet.

This Was So Much fun!

Turn a Unused Sweater into...

A Cowl, Arm Warmers and a Headband

This is a fun way to reuse an old, or maybe a ruined sweater, 

and make it useable and new again.

Any size sweater will work, and of course

 any color or texture. I do not recommend a crochet sweater,

 a store bought knit sweater seems to work the best.

See The Video On My Crochet Youtube 

Channel At This LINK

What You Need:

A Sweater With Long Sleeves

Scissors

Straight Pins

Crochet Hook - H / 5.0 MM

Yarn - Med (4) Acrylic 

Yarn needle

Tape measure

Stitches:

Quilting Blanket Stitch (blst)

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Skip (sk)

Here is a chart to show you how to cut your sweater

The measurements are for an average size sweater.

you can adjust your measurements to fit you,

 or the person you are making this for.

For the Arm Warmers 

Cut were indicated  On the Picture above

Roll the cut edge and pin the edge under.

Stitch a row of blst around and

 join to the 1st st. No set amount of sts.

We will be placing our crochet stitches in the 

blanket stitches.

*2 sc in next bkst loop, 1 sc in the next*

Repeat from * to * around, join, ch 1

*sc in the 1st sc, ch3, sk the next sc*

Repeat around, join, tie off and weave in your ends.

For Cowl:
Cut were indicated  On the Picture above

The process is the same as the edge of the Arm Warmers.

I ch 60 to make a tie to cinch it up

For The Headband:

Cut at The Seams, This will give you 2 headbands

Put to 2 edges together,  roll the edges in

 and pin in place. 

We will be placing our crochet stitches in the 

blanket stitches.

 put the 2 ends together and whip stitch closed to form the headband.

I didn't at the sc or trim to the headband. You can if you like. 

Now You have a beautiful new set to keep you warm.

This same process Can be used on sweatshirts as well.