(refashion) Summer Cardi

One of my favorite projects is to take an old, most likely thrifted

sweater and turn it into a cardigan.

This is nothing new-everyone does it, and there are loads of tutorials all over the place.

But I thought I would share with you how I do it anyway.

I really have needed a navy cardigan for a long time.  (and I really really need a mustard one, but still on the hunt for that one...) Finally a couple of months ago I found a lightweight one at a thrift store.

I worked my magic :) and so here is how it turned out:

Much better as a cardi with shorter sleeves.

This one I kept plain, but you can add buttons, or embellish it like 

this, this or this.

Here is how I do it:

And you're done!