Upcycled sweater blanket

Someone emailed me recently and asked me to explain how I made the felted sweater blanket I have posted on my projects page. I found some old pictures on my laptop and put this post together.

Remember this tutorial series I started about a Felted sweater blanket? well finally wrapping that baby up this week whilst my lovely Mama is over from Blighty and the kids are swinging off her for a change, oh sweet, sweet freedom! Series so far Pt 1 - Collecting your sweater stash Pt 2 - Buying and Felting your Sweaters Without further ado let's get cracking with the next instalment. So you've found your sweaters, felted them and are ready to chop and sew them together into something…

I fiiiiiiinally sat down and sewed up my recycled sweater blanket this weekend!!! You do not even know how happy this makes me – I’ve been trying to finish up several abandoned projects…

This winter, you can look forward to snuggling up with a good book, a warm cup of tea and your favorite jammies under this upcycled sweater quilt that you made yourself.

Re purposing old sweaters into something else has been a theme of mine for a while now. And I have shifted my focus to making cushions a...

Welcome back to Monday Motivation! Can you believe it is almost Winter, Christmas and the end of 2016? This week I am sharing something I started last Winter and finished before this Winter so I am thrilled. Happily this project goes with last week's Monday Motivation for up cycled projects you can find here. This week and next will not be a collection of items as I usually share. Getting ready and having my family home for the holiday takes more time that I had anticipated. Isn't that…

How to upcycle a wool blanket, this blog post gives you a list of ideas on how to upcycle your old wool blankets!

Have old sweaters and no idea what to do with them? Recycle those old sweaters and give them new life. So many things you can make!

Aww, what an angelic picture. Cozy upcycled sweater blanket too. From Counting Stone Sheep (where knitters go when they can't sleep). Haha. Here's another sweater blanket from RecoverGirl, below. Here's another version from the Better Homes and Gardens blog. Colorful sweater blanket from Rose Hip (below). Can you believe this? From Daily Danny. She's using old sweaters to make a "Potholder Rug." And finally from the Purl Bee, a felted wool patchwork tutorial for this neutral blanket.

Creative ways to upcycle sweaters! Click to see a curated list of fun decor, gifts, accessories, all using up old sweaters.