DIY No-Sew Cardigan

So I got this shirt roughly 10 years ago. And I keep on keeping it because I like the stripes or something…and maybe the colors. But I can’t wear it because a) it’s too short and b) it’s too thick to layer with anything. And in the middle of last week’s closet-purging, in a blinding stroke of genius, I decided to make it a cardigan. But the fastest, kind of laziest way possible.

For this project, you'll need: an old shirt, scissors, a ruler, hem tape, thread, 1 button, and an iron.

Step 1: Step 1: Cut

Use a ruler to draw a straight line down the front center of your shirt.....and cut.

Comments

[pyromonkey]

On mine I stitched down the hem and I made a button hole

[pyromonkey]

Cool!! I have the perfect shirt to do that with too!! And Ive got TONS of buttons. I think Ill actually stitch the hem down, Ive had some serious bad luck with hem tape :/

[twigs909]

omg got to try this great idea

[wendyschlensker]

Awesome and Thanks!

[wenders]

omg that us a brilliant idea well done i am deffo doing that

[susanrm]

Really cute!!

[kbrooks3]

Very nice! Gotta head to my closet now. Thanks for the post.

[carakiller]

You could handsew a loop of cord or something the other side to the button so that it would actually button up (without having to do a buttonhole).

[Mauigerbil]

Epic! This looks so easy I could do this in 5 minutes!

[AronC0816]

Cool! great idea.

[Little Mom on the Prairie]

I am a cardigan fanatic, I LOVE this! Thanks for sharing!

[scoochmaroo]

So good. And what a great excuse to break out some fancy buttons!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

I love it! I love being able to transform old clothes. I think it turned out really cute!