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Repurposing Cashmere sweaters in comfy sock; How To

August 10, 2011 by Linda Lanese

 

Lisa of “Lil Fish Studios” made socks for her and pants for her little girl from $1 each Cashmere sweaters she bought at a garage sale, up-styling at its best.  Each week Lisa has a section on her blog called “Crafting For Ourselves” and Lisa said: I’m proud to say that I have a contribution to the group this week as well. I made myself 3 pairs of cashmere socks and a pair of cashmere pants for my daughter. Hooray! Both the socks and the pants were made from sweater sleeves and were ridiculously easy to make. As an added bonus, they were much more affordable than buying cashmere socks (I mean, I love them, but yeesh!) , AND I’m repurposing something that has already seen use and I love that. If you want to make your own socks, here’s a super simple how-to. 

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