the sweater series, part II.

ok, so i promise that i will not make this blog a chronicle of my attempts to re-create ann taylor cardigans for a fraction of the price. however, i do want to share this second sweater project because i made it without the use of my sewing machine (take note, future mrs. rhino!), and it turned out super cute!

i had this tired white cardigan lying around from an out-of-town wedding weekend where the temperatures on arrival were surprisingly low, and i had to run into target at the last minute to prevent frostbite. two years later, it was looking a little sad and was, therefore, the perfect candidate for my next attempt at cardigan embellishing.



first, i took 1/2 yard of white silk (in retrospect, i could have used 1/4; i have a lot left over), and attached it to a cardboard piece to pull it taut. i attached clothespins around the sides to accomplish this task. the silk was folded in half before attaching it to the cardboard (so when i cut the circles -explained below- there would be two circles each time). i traced around a soup can approximately 30 times, and cut out the circles (i ended up using approximately 60+ circles).





once the circles were cut out, i folded each one in half twice and set to work sewing them on the sweater. some were folded more loosely, some tighter, to create the finished look. each little circle piece was affixed by a few hand-stitches. all in all, approximately 2.5 hours of work, but i think it would take less time the second time around as i found some time-savers while working on the project.





happy handstitching!