Cranberry cardigan with midnight chiffon

[TurkishVAnn]

Rummaging around the old clothes in my attic, I found this lambswool sweater.  I loved the rich red color and soft feel, but the sweater was enormous and there were tons of motheaten parts.  The camera had a hard time picking up the holes, but there were probably about twenty small holes.
I cut out most of the holes by taking a slice out down the front, and then embroidered red flowers over the rest of the holes.  Then I cut the hem and silhouette to my size, lengthened the sleeves, and used bias strips to trim the neck and bottom.  and finally I found a use for that gorgeous midnight blue chiffon ribbon! The red lambswool shines through and makes it glow in a purplish way.

Please excuse my birdsnest hair and remind me never to wear a french braid overnight again

BEFORE:


and AFTER:

[mirchita]

wow, it looks great! and I really love the colors together, well done!

[Ludi]

I really like this!

Is the closure those little ribbons, or are there buttons, or...?

[TurkishVAnn]

Thanks for the complimentos!
 the closures are those little hooks like the ones on the backs of bras.  The ribbons are just decorative

[sunnymoody]

Lovely! It came out really nice.