On the Needles Friday- Extreme Makeover Edition

Last year I made this pullover, called Banstead.

I liked the pattern, and loved the yarn.  But I hate this sweater.  It is too big and horribly unflattering.  I wore it a couple of times last year, and then I wore it on Election Day. I was in denial because I had put so much work in, I wanted to be able to wear it.

So yesterday as I was driving around drinking a giant Wawa coffee, I formulated a plan for Extreme Sweater Makeover, the Banstead Edition.  I would shorten the  sweater, and make it into a cardigan.




I put in some basting stitches where I planned to cut, then I sewed 2 lines with my sewing machine just in from the basting .  Here is the sweater after I cut it:

So now I am knitting garter around the bottom edge, then button bands, and I'll have a new cardigan!
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