Category Archives: sweater

XBox Plush

Posted on June 12, 2010 by sewtheday

My dear friend Moira is expecting a baby.  She and her husband were joking and saying that the baby would end up teething on an XBox controller.  So she issued me a challenge….make a plush one for the baby. :) … Continue reading →

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Stash Busting

Posted on June 8, 2010 by sewtheday

Over at the Purl Bee there is a great tutorial for making these simple fabric stash baskets or…buckets.  I find it is more like a bucket so that is what I’m calling it. So I made one yesterday out of … Continue reading →

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Nook Sleeve Tutorial

Posted on May 20, 2010 by sewtheday

I decided that I didn’t want the same style of Nook cover that I made for  Hubby’s Nook.  What I came up with was a simple zippered sleeve made from a recycled wool sweater and some cotton fabric. This really … Continue reading →

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Bunnies for the Basket

Posted on March 31, 2010 by sewtheday

Here are the results of 2 of the many great bunny tutorials I’ve seen this past week. With Little Bit’s Easter basket to fill I figured these would be perfect. I found The Purl Bee’s finger puppet bunny tutorial through Lil … Continue reading →

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Cashmere Makes Yummy Hats!

Posted on March 22, 2010 by sewtheday

I’ve been Sweatering…. That is… scouring local secondhand shops for usable wool, cashmere, and wool blend sweaters….  Here is a picture of the yummy colors of cashmere sweaters I’ve reclaimed. Last week I set to making baby hats.  Here are … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Reclaiming Yarn

Posted on March 15, 2010 by sewtheday

Since the beginning of my journey into recycled wool sweaters, I’ve been looking for the perfect sweater to frog.  Finding a nice weight wool sweater, that hasn’t been felted, feels nice, had good frogging seams, and that wasn’t full of … Continue reading →

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Resweater Giveaway

Posted on February 6, 2010 by sewtheday

Resweater is doing a Good Karma Giveaway!  It is easy to play, fun, and you get a chance to win a sweater too!  Hooray for Good Karma! Post your favorite item from her shop to enter.Mine is this… Cashmere…. mmmmm.

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Dryer Balls

Posted on February 1, 2010 by sewtheday

After getting the idea from Resweater, I finally got around to making dryer balls. Here are the “naked” wrappped up balls of Wool scraps with some strips added to some to make them more round.  They are about 2 ounces … Continue reading →

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Sweater Kitty Bed

Posted on January 17, 2010 by sewtheday

One of the first shopping trips to search for wool sweaters yielded a large creamy shetland wool sweater made by Columbia.  There was this little tag on the sleeve that said “Convert.”  I thought that quite an apt label. After … Continue reading →

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