Make a Cute Upcycled Sweater Wreath

Old cable knit sweaters to so fun to recycle and create holiday decor out of! A cute upcycled sweater wreath is the perfect way to recycle an old cable-knit or wool thrift store sweater. It’s a fun craft to make cute Christmas or winter holiday decor with these step by step instructions below.

Hi everyone, I’m Jamie and I’m ecstatic to be here on Jennifer Rizzo’s blog today {and as a regular contributor, EEK!}. I blog over at So Much Better With Age and I’m a vintage & french decor loving freak. Okay, maybe not the freak part. Looking for a quick and easy DIY project? I love those kind! This cool sweater wreath project uses just the ARMS of an old sweater so there is no sewing involved!! And if you want to make a wrap sweater out of the rest of it, you can make sweater strips to wrap around another form, or use the excess sweater to make a pillow or ribbons.

Ready to begin with your DIY sweater wreath

SUPPLIES:

• old cable-knit sweater
• foam wreath
• knife
• scissors
• duct tape
• mini safety pins
• embellishments of your choosing

TUTORIAL:

First, you’ll need to carefully cut through one part of your foam wreath form. Once the form is cut Next, cut the arms of an old acrylic or wool sweater.

Thread your arms through the slit you just made until it’s scrunched all of the way around.

Using duct tape, tape the slit you made earlier and overlap the fabric of the ‘cuffs’ of your sleeves together. This will become the bottom of your wreath.

The larger part of your sleeves {the part that meets the shoulder} will be pinned together at the back of the wreath with mini safety pins. How easy is that? No sewing!

When I came across this adhesive ribbon I knew it was perfect for this project. Adhesive ribbon! I know, amazing, right? By attaching two strips to some burlap ribbon and you’ve got yourself a nice way to hang up your winter wreaths!

{and don’t worry, the burlap hanger will cover up all those pins!}

Now is the fun part to gather some supplies to make a nice little embellishment. I snipped some boxwood from a bush in my yard, used red and white twine, and a little kraft tag with some little stamps and away I went! I just tied the boxwood together with the red and white twine and threaded it through a hole in the sweater. This would be so cute with pinecones or small ornaments as well. For a larger wreath you could use a scarf as a giant ribbon.

Ta da! I love how it turned out! It’s such a cute Christmas wreath and a great upcycling project!

I made a little Merry Christmas tag with paper tags and a letter stamp kit.

It’s so fun, and brightens up against my dark wood armoire and looks so cute displayed with the large jingle bells.

Thanks so much for letting me share this easy yet beautiful old sweater wreath with you!

~Jamie~

Perhaps you’d like to see some more Christmas decorating projects?

A Vintage Christmas

 Jute & Glitter Wreaths

 How To Make Blackout Curtains