Lots of people have fall rituals to get them ready for the change in seasons. They visit pumpkin patches, drink apple cider, and pull out their heavy sweaters from storage. One of my yearly traditions seems to be obsessing about the Pendleton Portland Collection. The cozy knits and woven woolens in quintessentially autumn colors have […]
Tutorial: Make a Hat from a Sweater
Sitting in my sewing area, I have a pile of thrifted sweaters that I’ve been wanting to use for various projects. Several of them are cashmere (as is this pink one), but they’re either stained, damaged, or felted, so I don’t have to feel guilty about cutting them up. I realized that this one needed […]
DIY Recycled Sweater Pillow
One of my thriftstore obsessions is wool sweaters, especially the cashmere variety. I dream of finding a stash of $1 cashmere sweaters to either 1) wear, or 2) felt/full and repurpose. To that end, I bring you the sweater pillow project. Not to be confused with other types of sweater pillows.