If you're like me, you have definitely made some mistakes when doing laundry. Mistakes that you can't take back. Mistakes that ruin a favorite item of clothing. Most people, however, would just throw away said item of clothing. NOT ME! I am such a clothes hoarder, in my mind I think, "well one day I might be able to wear it or turn it into something else." The majority of the time, this is true.
A few years back I went to a local surf shop and got the cutest Rip Curl sweater dress. It was so nice and warm, I was obsessed. Sadly, I was only able to wear it a handful of times. I accidentally forget it was in a load of laundry and it got placed in the dryer where it unfortunately shrunk to epic proportions. I mean it was a sweater dress that shrunk so much I could not even fit into as just a sweater.
I found that the cute winter style this year are these "mittens" that have no fingers. They're almost like leg-warmers but for your arms.
It was then I knew I had found a new purpose for the sleeves of my shrunken sweater!!! In fear that I may still be able to re-use the remainder of my sweater, I took precaution when dissecting it.
First, I folded the sweater in half and lined the arms up so that when I cut, both sleeves/mittens were equal in length.
Secondly, I tried on the sleeves to see exactly where I wanted my thumb hole to be. In my opinion, the glove should lie right on top of your knuckles. From there you simply just cut a slit for your thumb and take a needle and thread and sew up the slit, making a secure thumb hole.
In the end, you are left with some super cute, super cheap fingerless gloves that all your friends will envy!
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