18.1.14

how to make a boring cardie less boring!!

Here's a quick little crafty upcycling project. It's pretty nifty, I think.
 
Take one tired and uninspiring cardigan.

Take one cute thrifted doily (this one isn't a typical lace crocheted doily, but either kind would work nicely.)



Cut the doily in half, like so.


Pin it onto your cardie around the neckline so that it looks like a little collar.

Stitch in place with matching thread and a strong zig zag stitch.

Wear your un-boring cardie, feeling quite  clever and pretty.


Mezz x
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9 comments:

  1. Jans Schwester18 January 2014 at 07:04

    Such a cute Idea!!! I like your new-not-anymore-boring-cardie ♥
    I had also such an cardie, if you want, you can look what I did with mine:
    http://jansschwester.blogspot.de/2013/12/gehakelte-ellenbogen-patches.html
    greetings,
    Kerstin♥

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    1. Mezz18 January 2014 at 08:01

      thankyou!! i just saw your cardigan remake...love it!!

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  2. Jo18 January 2014 at 12:37

    Yeah! I love it and I am off to find a doily and a cardigan to attack!!! I have just finished a shawl so I am ready for another project. Go and see it - it is a fab pattern. Jo x

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  3. Zara18 January 2014 at 12:52

    Doilies make everything better don't they.
    Love the idea of a doily collar. I shall have to see if I could add a doily or two to anything in my wardrobe.
    x

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  4. Veronica18 January 2014 at 17:29

    CUTE!

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  5. Heather 19 January 2014 at 02:39

    that's so clever! hmm off to the doily box! Heather x

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  6. ButterandBuntings19 January 2014 at 14:21

    So pretty mezz. i love a good cardi make-over! xx

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  7. Hannapat20 January 2014 at 03:22

    Wow this is so so pretty. Love what you have done with this you clever gal!! xoxo

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  8. Mezz23 January 2014 at 15:39

    thanks all for you lovely comment. hooray for exciting cardigans!! xx

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