sweater recon!

i work retail, so my weekends rarely match up with everyone else's. i've been wanting a bit of "me time" and what better way to spend it than making stuff! i'm a chronic project starter, so i decided on little recons (reconstructed project) to get into it.

first step: put on kettle! drink tea or french press coffee cuz it's nice and gives a little boost. put on music! i prefer last.fm i've been listening to a lot of "iceland" or "twee" tag radio.

i've had a turtleneck sweater for ages that i haven't worn since i moved to portland. i couldn't get rid of it... nothing is wrong with it... and i love how long the sleeves are!



i figured this sweater would be much more flattering as a scoop neck sweater, and i like red... so i cut and added red stitching around the neck hole and the sleeves, cuz i thought it would be cute. this next pic shows the shape of it afterward...



and here are some of the little details! hopefully after the sweater gets washed, the neck will fray a bit. i made the first round of stitching pretty tight so it shouldn't fray past it.



viola! new sweater for fall!