Rod Got a New Sweater, but Danielle got an Outfit

A couple of months ago I bought socks to make regular sweaters for my men.  Well I was inspired a couple of days ago to finally get on with this project. 

This is the sweater I made for Rod.  It's the first one, so there are always issues.  I made it too short, a little lopsided, and I have to fix the neckline.  BUT, I was happy to get the first one done because I know the rest will go a lot smoother.  This one I sewed completely by hand.  The  rest will be machine sewn.

Rod was such a sweetheart and he said he didn't mind the errors.  He would still wear it.


I can never just work on one project at a time, so before I finished Rod's sweater I had sewn this cute little top for Danielle.  This is just the top part of the sock.  I literally just sewed it on her. 

Then I decided, before finishing Rod's sweater, that I wanted to start on a bigger sweater for Darius.  Somehow, I ended up detouring and making a little hat for Danielle.  This is made from the toe of the sock.  I sewed a couple of stitches in the top to make it smaller, gathered the bottom with a running stitch and voila, a hat.  This was just a sample and something I now plan to expand on.

I was now on a roll and decided to make Danielle a cardigan sweater.  Yes, I am still using the same pair of socks.  I cut it so that the front of the cardigan could be print, while the back was a solid.

I couldn't find the cute little buttons I bought that would be perfect for this, so Danielle is using the belt from the BB 2.0 Male pack, that I finally bought from Big Lots for $6!

Her sweater set goes perfectly with the pants I made about a month ago.

Believe it or not, I still have plenty of sock left to make a few more things.
 

Watch out Halle Berry.  There's a new model on the scene.  Oh yeah.  Danielle said she would be better at this posing thing if she had one of those pivotal bodies like Halle has.  I told her, Halle may have the body, but you have the man.  So who's the lucky lady now?

While I don't do tutorials, I am at least including two tutorials from others that will help you create your own male sweater and a hat.  They are both different than what I made, but I am all about inspiring people to reach for greater creative heights.  The other items I made for Danielle just flowed forth once I got started.   So I encourage you to always go beyond what you see in any tutorial.  Your goal should always be to "create" not "copy".

Here is sort of a "tutorial" that inspired me to finally make my male sweater.  If you have some basic sewing skills, and some creativity, this is fairly easy.  The style is different than the one I made, but it is very cute.  There are no written or spoken instructions in this video.  It is a "see and sew" from one of my YouTube buddies.  I started watching her Stop Motion Animated videos earlier this year.  Then discovered that she also designs Barbie outfits. 

Most of you are familiar with MyFroggyStuff.  She is a master at making creative Barbie accessories.  She recently put out this tutorial for a felt Tam, which is adorable.  I didn't use this for the hat I made, but this is so simple and so cute.