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Sweater Monogram Wreath

November 20, 2015 By Dusty Rogers 2 Comments

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D #repurpsed #upcycle #wreath #housewarminggift

Last winter—

Sidebar: Anytime I start a sentence with “last [timeframe]” it reminds me of my younger sister Brittny who always used to start every story with “Last morning…” when she was little. It didn’t matter if she was talking about something that happened a month ago, a year ago, or fifteen minutes ago, she always began whatever she wanted to tell us with “last morning.”

“Last morning, when I was at Pizza Hut…”

“Last morning at school…”

“Last morning, when I was little…”

It’s been nearly 30 years, but I still smile thinking of her fuzzy blonde hair and those big green eyes imparting the utmost seriousness as she prepared to tell us her Most Important Things Ever, starting with “last morning.”

Okay, back to my wide-eyed story…

Last winter (smiling), in preparation for our upcoming move, G and I went through a massive house raid, letting go of things we no longer wanted, to cut down on items we’d need to pack and pay to store. I started with my closet.  I had this striped cable knit sweater that I never wore and knew I needed to get rid of – but I couldn’t let go of it! For years, every time it landed in the garage sale pile I’d see its cheerful, colorful stripes and pull it back out, thinking maybe I’ll wear it this winter. The problem was – any time I pulled it on I was reminded that it was too short and the neck felt like it was swallowing my face.

Those stripes, though!

They were so darn cute that I just couldn’t part with them! So, instead of selling all that chunky cable knit cheer for $1 at a garage sale (or giving it up for free), I decided to take a pair of scissors and immortalize the cuteness by turning it into a decoration for our front door.

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D

The victim.

Sweater Monogram Wreath Supplies: (contains affiliate link)
Cable knit sweater
Cardboard craft letter
Scissors
Needle & thread

First I chopped off the sleeves and wrapped them around the legs of my “R.”

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D

Next, I trimmed off any excess sweater material so the back wouldn’t be too bulky, and then hand-stitched the cut edges together in the back using a needle and thread. It wasn’t the kind of sewing that’d win me a blue ribbon at the 4H fair, but the good news is it gets the job done and no one is going to see it.

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D

Ta-da!

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D

Here’s that chunky, face-swallowing cable knit sweater turned monogram wreath hanging on the front door of our old house last winter. I always loved how our house looked in wintertime, dusted with snow, and this colorful front door decor added the perfect pop of color.

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D

I love repurposing items and think it’s fun to leave a little hint of what the item used to be, so I decided to keep the ribbed cuffs of the sweater sleeves exposed on the monogram wreath:

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater into a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath - makes a great holiday or housewarming gift, or fun winter decor for your front door! | All Things G&D

This entire project was repurposed (the large cardboard “R” was part of previous years’ holiday decorations) so it cost me $0 and less than 30 minutes of my time. And the best part? I got to keep those cute stripes and turn them into something I can enjoy everyday.

Got a sweater you can’t get rid of? Give it a try!

Repurpose an old cable knit sweater to make a DIY Sweater Monogram Wreath. | All Things G&D

Like this idea? Here are a few more my repurposed sweater projects (click on the picture to visit the post):

Because sometimes wine just needs a cozy sweater, too...try this easy DIY Wine Bottle Cover made from the sleeve of a sweater.  Makes a wonderful hostess or housewarming gift! | www.allthingsgd.com #wine #gift #hostessgift #housewarminggift #repurpsed #upcycle

Save your old, ripped or stained cable knit sweaters from the trash or donate pile and turn them into a fall sweater wreath! | www.allthingsgd.com

DIY cable-knit boot socks made from old sweater sleeves! | www.allthingsgd.com

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  1. 1
    Heather Laura Clarke says:
    November 20, 2015 at 6:23 am

    Love this! I had a similar striped sweater that I donated and now I totally wish I’d kept it. I’

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      Dusty Rogers says:
      November 20, 2015 at 6:49 am

      Thank you, Heather!

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