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SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES

December 12, 2014 by madincrafts 5 Comments

SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES (2)

I’ve been riding the fair isle train this Christmas.  I’ve made an oversized fair isle sign, sewed a quick throw pillow cover from a thrifted sweater, and made these cute cone Christmas trees from sweater sleeves.  These sweater trees joined the ruffled plaid trees that I made last year on our Christmas mantel.  You can easily make up several of these guys in an hour, so pull your old sweaters out of the back of your closet!

Start by using a pair of sharp scissors to cut the sleeves off of an old or thrifted sweater.

Slide sleeve onto cone

Slide the sweater sleeve onto the styrofoam cone so that the cuff of the sweater fits evenly around the base of the cone.

Pin Sweater to Cone

Cut down the seam of the sleeve from what was the armpit of the sweater down until the point where the sweater fits snugly around the cone.

Sweater Styrofoam Cone Tree

Overlap the sweater fabric and pin it into place with floral picks or round head pins. Pin the ends of the fabric down to cover the top of the cone and trim off any excess fabric.

Pom pom topper

Make a tiny yarn pompom and pin it to the top of the cone.  See this post for how to make larger yarn poms.

Sweater Cone Tree

The seam side of the cone will be the back of the cone.  Spin it around and admire your quick and easy Christmas tree!

Sweater Cone Trees

I made two more cones using a red cable knit sweater.  The large cone is made from the torso of the sweater, and the smaller cone is made from the ribbed sleeve.

Sweater Trees

The Christmas-y colors and cozy textures fit right in with my Plaid and Fair Isle Mantel this year.

I’ve gathered links to the materials I used in this tutorial. If you purchase after clicking one of these links, I will receive a small commission. Thanks!

SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES
FloraCraft Packaged Styrofoam Cones, 12-Inch-by-4-Inch Cone, White
SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES
FloraCraft 1 Piece, Packaged Styrofoam Cone, 15-Inch-by-4-Inch Cone, White
SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES
Red Heart E728.4600 Soft Yarn, White
SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES
Floracraft Floral Pins, 1.75-Inch, 100 Per Package
SWEATER SLEEVE CHRISTMAS TREES
Moore Push-Pin Map Tacks, White
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Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Decorations, Styrofoam Tagged With: affiliate, Christmas, Christmas decorations, pompoms, styrofoam, sweater, tutorial, upcycled, yarn

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Comments

  1. Sharon says

    December 12, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    So cute! Love the pompoms. Sharing!

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  2. Mari says

    December 12, 2014 at 3:25 pm

    That’s what I call up-cycling!

    Reply

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