Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Felted Wool Sweater Hat


I am in love with the sweater hat I just made for my daughter. It is the cutest thing, she looks so sweet in it. I took an old wool sweater of hers and felted it and came up with it off the top of my head.

Being that I just came up with it, I have no real "tutorial" so to speak. It was a somewhat random process, so it would be really hard for me to try and explain what I did after the fact.

If you would be interested in trying to make one yourself, let me know. If I get a lot of requests then I'll start looking for another sweater and will post my version of a "tute" (for what it's worth).


It wasn't hard to make, and it's no sew which is always a big plus for me, since the only "sewing" I do as of now is hand stitching and that is sketchy at best. I added the floral pin to just cute it up a bit, got it from a sweet blog friend, Emily.



I used some cute grosgrain ribbon to help made the tassel on top. I also used some scraps to help make the tassel too, very little of the original sweater went in the trash.


Pretty much the sides were just knotted together, similar to making one of those no-sew polar fleece blankets. Very simple.

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4 comments:

  1. oh how darling!
    oh how creative!
    you wow me. :o)

    jAne

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  2. It is sweet and adorable and I really, really like the colors.

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  3. That is SO cute! I love it! I can kind of get the idea of how you did it but a tutorial would be awesome!

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  4. So cute & colorful. Thanks for sharing.

    Warmly, Michelle

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