ruffle your sweater

I spotted this cardigan at Banana Republic a few weeks ago.

It’s even lovelier in person. The ruffles are made from several different textures and types of fabric. As much as I wanted to take it home with me, I’m not the kind of girl who buys $80 sweaters.

However, I’ve been needing a new long sleeved white cardigan and I had this old H&M sweater hanging in my closet.

It didn’t take me long to spirit the sweater off to my sewing room and start reconstructing it into something more fun. I cut straight up the middle, folded the edges under, pinned, and sewed.



Next, I chose fabric for my ruffles. I like the two-tone look the original has, but I wanted to be able to wear this cardigan with a lot of different outfits, so I went for a monochromatic look.

I created my ruffles from a white t-shirt, a sheer cream scarf, and the white fabric from the inside of a necktie. I simply pinned the ruffles to the sweater and sewed them down.

I think my version is a bit fluffier than the original, but I’m pretty happy with it.

I may sew on a button closure, but for now, I love using a sweet little earing to cinch the cardigan together.

It also looks pretty cute belted.

Let me know if you make your own ruffled cardigan, I’d love to see it!

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Hattie