This post is for the crafty among you - handicrafty, not the other kind.
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Yesterday, I decided that I needed to throw away the shrunken sweater or do something with it. Inspired by David's efforts for the February Thing a Day Challenge, I decided to make lemonade, since I had already made the lemons. The attached pictures will show you how things turned out. Martha Stewart and her sort will not be knocking down my door begging me to design for them, but I had fun. Proof that it doesn't take much to entertain me.
First, Del's poor favorite $3 Donna Karan via Tallmadge Goodwill sweater after it dried. Following a suggestion from friend Tom of Tom and Sharon fame about providing suggestions of scale when I take pictures of things, I will give you some idea of the shrinkage. It went from being almost too big and slouchy on Del to 2 1/2 Earl Hamner Juniors long by 2 1/2 Earl Hamner Juniors wide. Who said a Kindle is only for reading? Why don't they mention it as a unit of measurement in their ads?
Off with the sleeves! With just a little evening up, they are now either leg warmers, wine bottle sweaters or arm warmers. I wore them with jeans as leg warmers yesterday. Deleted that picture somehow.
Cut bottom of sweater off just below arm holes and cut resulting tube into 2 tubes. Cut each tube so it was flat, leaving me with 2 thick scarves.
Cut the remaining piece down the middle front, cut off neck ribbing, because it did not felt well, and I had a shoulder cozy. I trimmed it up a bit to make it look a little better.
I still have the trimmings that can be turned into flowers or something - using everything but the squeal, you know. (Being in pork country has brought all sorts of pork terms to my mind.)
Granted, these garments are not going to win any prizes on the fashion runway, but they certainly do add a surprising amount of warmth under the down coats.
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