If you’ve ever had a sweater that has shrunken dramatically, it probably was made of wool and it probably felted. I decided to see what I could make from this shrunken sweater I’ve had for several years. I was able to make a “grocery” style bag, an ipod sock and several wristbands.

To make the bag:

Cut the sweater like this and sew along the bottom to make a grocery-style bag. For embellishment I just stitched around it using yarn and a yarn needle. It’s kinda stretchy, so I use mine to carry lightweight items. It’s carrying my current crochet project at the moment.

To make the ipod sock:
I cut the ipod sock out of one sleeve. I left some room at the top to make the flap. I just sewed along the bottom and one side and added the button.

The wristbands were just cut from the sleeve and sewed to fit around my wrist tightly.