To Recycle an angora sweater

I found a lot of wool sweaters at the Recycle workshop. I put all of them in the washer over night. The first day I grabbed this, already felted, angora sweater and started to make a cap.

I just cut it out free hand, and sewed it together on the sewing machine. Then I embroidered some beautiful pearls that I found the Pearl Drawer – oh, how wonderful if it was mine!

It looked very professional (when on my head) with the pearls glimmering in the same colour as the fabric. It fits my head perfectly, I promise (I need to take a photo with me in the cap too, coz’ I always complain in other peoples blogs that this kind of photo doesn’t show the wearable item as well as if the photos were “live” on someone – and that’s my opinion)!

I then decided to make mittens from the same green sweater.

I drew a pattern of my hand on drawing paper and cut out the fabric very close to the edge, this made the mitten look almost like green hands. The fit is very tight and the fingers very thin, but I managed to hand sew the backside and the front together with small stitches so that I can wear them without a cramp! They are very soft, indeed.

The other green cap is also made from this recycled fabric, but sewn together by my mom! She made a round model with a little strap on top, and left it behind. I don’t know who will wear this?!

PS: I was better today, going to school even, and afterwards I did feel I’d been a good girl so I allowed myself to spend some not hard earned money on underwear and papers (isn’t this paper gorgeous as a furry kitten? hehe. It is called Marzipan (dunno why) and is a scrapbook paper from BasicGray – if you get cravings).

Take care until next time!