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I found this snowman turtleneck shirt at my local thrift store - tags still attached. I hated the style but I LOVE the print. It's just snowmen and snowflakes but the print was cute. Since the shirt was $4, I figured I could "remake" it into something a bit more stylish. I recut the turtleneck and made it into something much cuter.
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| The snowmen print! |
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| The original "Grandma" Turtleneck |
I don't like turtlenecks and try to not buy them. However, I figured I could cut this up and make it into a normalish looking blouse instead. First, I turned the turtleneck inside out and put it on the dress dummy.
I then drew some lines with my frixion markers to get an idea of where I'd eventually want the lines for the blouse. I then took the side seams apart, took the sleeves off, and took the lower sleeve seam and sleeve hem apart.
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| What it ended up looking like |
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| The new lines marked out |
After that, I added gores out of a matching brick red knit and a creamy lace knit. I bought the material to match at Joanns, on sale. I think it was about $6 extra. The gores went into the lower part of the sleeves for a flared sleeve and the sides of the blouse so it would swing out a bit. I stitched everything back together after cutting out the new neckline and trimming under the arms to make the blouse fit better.
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| The end result |
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| Side view so you can see the lace gores |
It ended up being both comfortable and rather cute. I wore it to work today for our Christmas party.
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