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.
