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Recycled Sweater Craft Ideas

Recycled Sweater Craft Ideas

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January 14, 2014

Don't throw away old sweaters. Recycle them! I have even bought them at thrift stores to recycle. Most projects can be done in under an hour.

Recycle Old Sweaters into New Clothing - pile of sweaters

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July 18, 2017

Old clothing can often be repurposed to make crafts or even other articles of clothing. This is a page about how to make boots from old sandals and a sweater.

Boots made from an old pair of sandals and a sweater.

June 22, 2017

Old sweaters, especially wool ones, work quite well for making cozy arm and leg warmers. This is a page about make arm and leg warmers from sweaters.

old sweaters

January 19, 2017

A worn or stained sweater can find new life as a pair or two of mittens. This is a page about recycled sweater mittens.

Cozy Mittens from Sweater - finished mittens

January 18, 2017

Repurpose an old sweater in to some warm woolen mittens. This is a page about making mittens out of wool sweaters.

purple wool sweater

May 3, 2016

This is a page about recycle yarn from old sweaters. Old outdated sweaters of your own or thriftstore finds are a great source for reclaimed yarn.

A knitted item with a ball of yarn being unraveled from it.

February 28, 2012

This is a page about recycling sweaters into scarves. Rather than discarding your old sweaters, you can turn them into fun, unique scarves.

Recycle Sweaters into Scarves

August 29, 2017

Use an old sweater to make a nice soft neck pillow for yourself or as a gift for someone else. This page has a great design for how to make a recycled sweater neck pillow.

Step 7 Recycled Sweater Neck Pillow Craft

October 22, 2010

At garage sales, I always keep an eye out for turtlenecks. I don't like the way I look in them; rather, what I do is bring them home and snip off the "turtleneck" part, which I then wear as a stretchy headband!

 
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March 31, 2009

Turn your old wool sweater into a pair of pants for your baby! Wash the sweater with hot water and dry with high heat to shrink it.

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Cut off the sleeves, and sew them together to make a pair of "legs". Finish the waist with a draw-string or elastic.

Wool Sweater Pants

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 519 Posts
December 19, 2007

Look at the latest holiday edition of www.threadbanger.com for instructions how to make easy beanies and matching mitten from an old sweater! Kids are always losing theirs, so this would be great for a wintry mom.

 
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July 25, 2005

Enhance your Shabby Chic or vintage decorating with crafts from OLD CROCHETED SWEATERS from the thrift store. These sweaters are often torn or pulled in one area so are not useful as sweaters anymore.

rack of women's sweaters at a flea market

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June 11, 2005

Old sweaters are excellent (and beautiful) for recovering throw pillows, or making pillows for the kids to use on the floor while playing video games. Another great use for them is to cut them into huge squares and sew together.

 
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March 3, 2012

I like making them into pillow tops. The sleeves can be bolsters and the backs can be the main front of the pillow. Keep in mind that some pillows are for decoration only, so it's OK to put things like the buttons, any rosettes, embellishments, etc.

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July 9, 2004

My daughter is 14 years old and very particular about her clothes. Luckily she is happy to shop at thrift stores and is willing to spend her own allowance and money from relatives on clothing she doesn't "need".

 
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19 Recycled Sweater Craft Ideas

Here are the Recycled Sweater Craft Ideas asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.

April 6, 2016

I am interested in the ideas, hopefully patterns or directions, for using recycled large sweaters. I want to make toddler girls' jumpers, hats, and mittens. Other matching ideas are appreciated.

 
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February 28, 2012

How can I recycle old knitted cotton sweaters?

 
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December 24, 2009

I would be interested in craft ideas for reusing felted wool sweaters.

 
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August 24, 2004

Does anyone know how to make mittens and afghans from old sweaters? Pat

 
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