https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/sweater-vest • Posted by PinkWeeds
So I started with this old 1990s red hooded sweater. Pretty Buffy Summers but I want to go for that Faith look instead.
Next I determined how short I wanted my vest to be and using a straight edge cut said line.
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.
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?