Blanket from old sweaters with your own hands

The popularity of knitted clothes has not dried up for a long time. Housewives accumulate unnecessary knitted and crocheted things that should have been gotten rid of a long time ago, but memory and pleasant memories do not allow this? The process of unraveling a thing is quite long and laborious, and a product knitted from such threads is not always distinguished by elegance. Today we will tell you an interesting and simple way that will breathe new life into not new, so beloved things, and teach you how to make an original, and most importantly warm and "breathing" blanket from old sweaters. This activity does not require deep knowledge and great skills, the main thing is to have desire and a few hours of time.

Here are some general tips to ensure that the resulting blanket matches the intended sketch:

• we cut the sweaters along the sides, remove all the excess, but do not throw it away - elastic bands, cuffs and seams can be useful for decorating a finished product or creating a new one;

  

• we arrange the parts of the blanket according to the color scheme and texture of the pattern;

  

• we pin the selected parts together;

  

• at the beginning of work, wash and iron the workpieces;
• In addition to sweaters, other woolen items are also suitable.

How to make a blanket from old sweaters?

The process is simple and does not require much effort. Let's get to work!

You will need:

• old sweaters;
• and, needles, scissors.

Decide what size you want the finished blanket to be, for example, it will be 2.1 x 1.5 meters. Carefully cut the selected material on the sides and divide it into equal fragments of 30 x 30 centimeters - you should get 35 squares.

Carefully sew them together. We sew the finished product with an overlock stitch to prevent the knitting from unraveling. The bedspread is ready.

Blanket from old sweaters in patchwork style

Recently, patchwork has become increasingly popular. We offer to create an unusual and beautiful blanket from old sweaters using this technique.

You will need:

• interlining;
• synthetic padding;
• old sweaters;
• threads, needles, scissors.

The material prepared for work is cut into equal parts (20 x 20), glued with interlining. Take a square and fold it diagonally into a triangle, sew one edge, fill it with padding polyester (if it is a ribbon, then first lay it with padding polyester, and then form a triangle), sew it up. We do the same with other parts, sew two triangles along the longer side (hypotenuse), and do the same with other squares.

When all the blanks are prepared, we form a blanket from them, moving to the edges from the center. All cozy blanket from scraps with your own hands from old things is ready.

Blanket from old sweaters with decorative stitching

There are many interesting ways to make a beautiful and warm blanket, we offer another one.

You will need:

• sweaters;
• colored knitting thread;
• needles and scissors.

We cut out the selected items, forming squares of the same size from them. We sew the parts overlapping with an allowance of 1-1.5 centimeters.

First, you need to form strips, and then collect them into a single piece of the desired size. At the final stage, sew each side of the square with yarn using a decorative stitch.

This stitch will decorate and refresh the blanket and cover the joint of the pieces.

Blanket made from old sweaters with individual parts tied together

To sew a bedspread with a binding you will need:

• old sweaters;
• knitting threads;
• hook and scissors.

  

We cut the prepared material into squares or rectangles. We lay out the resulting blanks, forming a blanket out of them (it is better to do this on the floor).

Take one piece of fabric and crochet it in a circle on all sides, adjusting the number of rows of crochet at your discretion.

We do this with each element of the blanket. We connect the parts of the blanket together with a single crochet.

Do-it-yourself blanket using felting

This technique is only suitable for sweaters made of natural wool (look at the label wool 100 – 80%). We will felt in the washing machine. Here are some simple tips to achieve the desired result:

• it is better to immediately cut the sweaters into squares or strips of the required size, removing the parts that are not needed for work;
• to avoid clogging the filter with fluff from natural items, it is better to put them in a pillowcase;
• For better felting, add a tablespoon of grated laundry soap, a teaspoon of baking soda and tennis balls (if available) to the pillowcase.

Experts advise adding an unnecessary towel or denim together with woolen items. The water for washing should be very hot. After the cycle, check if the knitted seams are visible, if so, run the wash again. If the machine has a drying function, use it, this will increase the chance of getting the desired result.

There is an alternative to felting in a washing machine - just boil wool sweaters. When the material stops fluffing, you have achieved the desired result. Rinse in cold water.

Our blanks are felted and dried, let's start assembling the blanket. We assemble the parts and sew them together. At the end, we sew on the lining fabric. We sew the edges of the blanket with bias binding.

Ideas for warm little things from an old sweater

In addition to the blanket, you can decorate your home with your own hands from old sweaters and prepare for the approaching cold weather. We offer you several interesting ideas.

• a wardrobe item, from an unfashionable sweater you can sew a skirt, a warm hat, a snood, a stylish dress and even a coat;
• you can make cozy mittens or fashionable fingerless gloves;

  

• house slippers or leg warmers;

  

• original bag;
• stylish lampshade for a lamp or floor lamp;
• warm clothes for pets;
• a bed for a dog or cat;
• an original pillowcase;

  

• other cute and original little things: Christmas tree decorations, a cute mug cover, decorations, gift wrapping - this list can go on and on, it all depends on your imagination.

  

These simple methods will help breathe new life into your favorite clothes. And it doesn't matter whether it's a blanket or a mug cover, the main thing is that the thing pleases you and gives you positive emotions. Don't be upset if you don't succeed the first time, don't give up. As the popular wisdom says: "The eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing." Good luck and creative inspiration!

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