Fall Decor: Recycling Sweaters for Pumpkin Craft (Video)

Pumpkins are the must-have items for any Fall Decor. But the real ones are not always an option, so here is another fun and gorgeous idea; upcycle old sweaters into beautiful pumpkins! They are easy to prepare and you can choose colors that represent Fall or that will look fabulous in your home.

Fall Decor: Recycling Sweaters for Pumpkin Craft (Video)

Colorful DIY sweater pumpkins

Image via: Someday Crafts

Watch the video to learn how to make sweater pumpkins:

You can find the link to the video here.

Fall Sweater Pumpkins

Image via: Etsy – The Tiny Crafter – Sweater Pumpkin

Supplies

Sweaters

Embroidery floss

Filling

Twigs

Needle (with a big eye)

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Embellishments (leaves, twine, ribbon, dried twigs with berries etc.)

DIY sweater pumpkins are easy and can look wonderful

Image via: Joyworks

Instructions

1. Cut the sweaters so you will get parts that are straight on both ends. Sleeves are the easiest for this project, since you won’t need to sew them together to get a ‘tube’ as the other parts.
2. Thread the floss (choose the same color floss as the sweaters) through the needle eye and make a simple knot at one end.
3. Turn the sleeve inside out. Make a running stich around the one end of the sleeve. When you’re done, pull the thread to close the opening. Make a knot to secure it. This part will be the bottom of your pumpkin.
4. Turn the sleeve right side out. Fill the sleeve with enough filling, until it gets a round, plumb pumpkin-like shape.
5. Now it’s time to close the upper end of the sleeve, the same way you closed the bottom one. Just use the needle and floss and make a running stich around the end of the sleeve. Pull it enough so it will leave a small hole and make a knot to secure everything.
6. Use another piece of floss and the needle to make lines to the filled sleeve so it looks more like a pumpkin. To do that, just make a stich on the top of your filled sleeve (near the small opening), pull the floss to the bottom of the sleeve and secure it there, making sure that the ‘pumpkin’ clinches a little. Repeat this a few times so you’ll get the finished look. This part is optional, but it adds to the appeal of your final product.
7. When done, glue a small piece of twig with hot glue into the opening on top of the pumpkin. You can wrap the twig (stem) with twine and use hot glue to secure it, to get another look.
8. Now to the finishing touches. Add leaves, berries or ribbon to the stem of the pumpkin to give it the look you want.

Add embellishments to make your sweater pumpkins perfect

Image via: Etsy – Willow Creek Sparrow 

So, there you have it. It’s a really easy project to make Fall Decor, but if you want to make it even easier, here are a few suggestions. You can use faux pumpkins to avoid the need of stuffing the sleeve with filling. Just take the faux pumpkin, cut off the stem (optional) and ‘dress’ the pumpkin with the sweater sleeve. Continue as described above. Another option is to use rubber bands or hot glue to secure the ends of the sleeve, so you could avoid the sewing part altogether. Just try what you like more and go for it. Make a number of sweater pumpkins to adore a corner of your home or even your porch.

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