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Hard Rock Sweater Vest.

Posted by PinkWeeds from Omaha, Nebraska, United States • Published See PinkWeeds's 173 projects »
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  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Sweater Vest - Step 1
    Step 1

    So I started with this old 1990s red hooded sweater. Pretty Buffy Summers but I want to go for that Faith look instead.

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Sweater Vest - Step 2
    Step 2

    Next I determined how short I wanted my vest to be and using a straight edge cut said line.

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Sweater Vest - Step 3
    Step 3

    The first thing that needed to be done was to remove the zipper. The zipper gave me a pre-hem along the front so I didn't have to worry about hemming the center. If you are using a regular sweater you will need to cut open the middle of your sweater and hem it.

    I then removed the sleeves and using my sewing machine, I set the stich to a zig-zag stich with a very low stitch length of 1. I then sewed around the sleeve holes, stretching the fabric as I went to give it a finished edge.

  • How to make a vest / waistcoat. Sweater Vest - Step 4
    Step 4

    I stiched along this edge using the same process as before.

    And that was it, one knitted vest without me ever having to knit a stitch. Pretty easy huh?

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CO + K User

I really love the way the edges are finished on this. I'll have to cut up one of my old hooded sweaters!
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Jet H.
Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects
awesome that it's made from an old one!!!! love to recycle, what a great idea and thank you for your tute and sharing, like this!!!!
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