Deeply inspired by pins on Pinterest I decided to give this sweet autumn idea a go. First of I gathered all of the materials – on my floor – where I really happen to work best.
I cut up the knitted vest that I found in a thrift shop nearby by the measurements of the glass.
Since knitted fabric don’t really appreciate being cut up, I did some stitches to make it all keep whole… Before sewing it all together at the back.
Went to the autumn forest to find the perfect leaf. Many great candidates, some fresh air and a great forest walk with my friend later, I returned home to finalize my project with the knit candle with an autumn leaf.
And then same evening when darkness came, I lit it up.
Found this lovely scarf in our local thrift shop.. Actually I meant to use it as a scarf.. But somehow I got it wrapped around a cushion, and it was destiny.
Here is what I did:
Find a scarf you like and a cushion
Either measure the cushion and the fabric – or do it the lazy way as I did – fold the fabric beside the cushion
Sew the sides together either by hand or sewing machine.. Leaving a open hole to insert the cushion.
Stitch the hole together. This I did by hand along with making the final adjustments to it.
Instead of another cushion I wanted to challenge myself a bit more.. So I cut up two square pieces of the body for a knitted hat – and the two arms for mittens. After sewing the 3 sides of the hat together – it still needed a few adjustments by hand – before I was satisfied. The mittens were much easier.
This Friday I got a knitted cardigan from my friend. I loved the fabric and colors – yet the style was all wrong for me.
So I got her permission to do whatever I wanted with it. I had been looking for new cushions to my bedroom cover – and this knitted fabric was perfect. Didn’t measure before sewing – just took it as it came – after all it’s a square piece.
I wanted to do two cushions – but then my creativity got the better of me -you’ll see that in the following post.
Found this dress as I went thrift shopping with my friend Kat. It’s going to be the most amazing summer dress – however it was to long and the fit in front was quite revealing.
So I found some buttons – that I had from another dress – cut the neck line open and removed some of the fabric. Then I sewed in the buttons – which made the dress have the perfect fit – along with a little edge of personality.
I found this knitted turtleneck – it had some old-fashioned flower decorations on it which I immediately removed as I got in – and before I took the picture.
I do adore turtlenecks – yet this one was quite loose – so I cut the fabric off – down to the edge of the stitching… And it transform into a boat neck blouse.
