recycled sweater

now that there are rumblings of impending work, i feel i am justified in staying home to craft rather than rushing off to the gym. of course it's cloudy out by the time i get around to blogging this, so my pictures are not awesome, but i just made a cute vest dress thingie out of a j crew sweater!



what i did was unravel it down to the armpits.



and then i sewed the two remaining pieces of fabric together sideways.



you can see the ribbing from the bottom of the sweater in the side seam.



and then i used some of the yarn to make this awesome neckline that utilizes the principle of the mitered square. i saw it in vogue knitting spring/summer 2005 (23 "lace-up camisole") and have been wanting to do it ever since. (the ribbed top and the straps are all one piece; they're not sewn together.)





ta-freaking-da! i plan to have an entire wardrobe made out of garbage before i go back to work.