I found this beautiful lambswool sweater at Goodwill. I loved the snowflake pattern so much I saved this sweater for something special.
It was a men's XL size, so there was a lot of it to work with.
After I felted the sweater I cut an 18" square from the front and back of the sweater, I sewed the edges together with off white wool yarn on three sides.
I felted it again to shrink it down a bit more, now it is a 16" pillow. I love the square clam shell buttons and thought they looked great along the open edge.
Can't decide if I am going to make this a Christmas present or if I want to keep it for myself.
I have another special sweater that is large squares of tan, brown, and cream that I thought I might make into a pillow too! That can be a craft for another day though...this time change has got me wanting to go to be waaayyy too early!
Ohhh that looks so cozy! Love it!
ReplyDeleteVery cozy! What a soft and pretty color.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I can't believe that was a mens sweater, it was meant to be a pillow!
ReplyDeleteI love how soft that looks! I would love to snuggle up to that with hot cocoa and a book on a snowy day! Thanks for sharing over at Tuesday Tell All!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great Goodwill find. You're right - the square buttons look perfect along the edge. Thanks for linking up with Sweets This Week.
ReplyDeleteSarah
Very cute...I think you should keep it as a Christmas present to yourself :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! It's amazing how you can re purpose sweaters and turn them into brand new objects. I bet that pillow will be lovely to use on the couch.
ReplyDeleteWow.. it looks so soft!
ReplyDeletethat looks so soft and cuddly! very cute indeed!
ReplyDeleteHere from crafty friday, happy weekend!
Beautiful! I have just got to get some thriftshop wool sweaters!
ReplyDeleteOh, wow. It looks so cozy. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI just love this! Hope you had a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! How did you felt it? I need to start browsing the clothing section at GW! I love this idea. I'd say keep it! Ha!
ReplyDeleteOh I would definitely keep it for myself if I were you!! It's gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking this too!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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How pretty! I love the buttons on the side to add a little accessory to it
ReplyDeletegorgeous Ellen! thanks for being the first to arrive at my party, and with such a nice project to boot! great to have you and hope all is well!
ReplyDeleteThat is a total snuggle bug pillow. Very pretty! I appreciate you linking your repurposed sweater pillow to air your laundry Friday!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jami
What an AWESOME idea for an old sweater! How about all those wool sweaters that accidentally hit the wash and end up shrunk and ruined... this is PERFECT. Why didn't I think of that before I got rid of the shrunken wool sweaters!
ReplyDeleteLove your creativity! Enjoyed your blog. Stop by mine too if you have a chance :)
Michelle