Every once in awhile, someone crosses my path and I just know I’m going to like this person forever.
Happened to me a couple of years ago when Elizabeth came into our school as a student teacher. What a natural. So wise beyond her years, great sense of humor, positive energy, and has her own fun style. 🙂 Luckily, we were able to hire her before anyone else found out about this gem of an educator. Last year, I marveled at her grace as she balanced the demands of being a new teacher in the classroom while simultaneously planning her beautiful wedding. This year, I feel so honored to get to work with someone as intelligent, poised, and creative as Elizabeth.
Lucky for us, she agreed to take a little time out from her busy day to model this upcycled sweater beret for us. Isn’t she adorable!!!
This is a super quick and easy project that can be made in under an hour. Even Elizabeth could do this!
All you need is a sweater that has seen better days, some pins, a sharp pair of scissors and a tape measure.
Go here to see the rest of the tutorial. I feel honored that it was published on the front page of eHow today, thanks to Elizabeth’s cute face. 🙂
As usual, pin it and leave a comment to have your name entered to win this cute beret. The winner will be announced on Saturday, March 1, 2014.
Enjoy your weekend!
Beth
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The Renegade Seamstress 
Oh!! I love her too!!! I also love this creation! I also love you! 🙂
From, Megan 😉
Hey, Megan. I was wondering who was sharing so much love! You need some of these to keep your cute little head warm up there in AK. I’ll dance a dance for you tonight up at Anthony.
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Cool!
Thanks for sharing!
Great project! Love it!
Thank you, Trudy!
How beautiful! and the hat is cute too! Elizabeth is wonderful. My daughter’s SO is her husband’s brother.
Hi Susan. Is your daughter Claire? I got to know her when she worked with us at Willow for awhile. She is a great girl!
So cute…love the project idea and the hat is wonderful
Thank you, Mackenzie. I hope you’ll get a chance to make one some day.
Gorgeous:) I will definitely be pinning:)
Thanks for pinning, Vicky!
I pinned it. This is such a cute use of an old sweater.
Thank you, Vicki!
I love your blog you are an inspiration, thank you Beth, right back to the sewing machine! x
Awwwwww..thank you Angela! That’s such a nice thing to say. Happy Sewing!
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Sooo cute! I have just the sweater to do this with!
Fun, I can’t wait to see your version!
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What a fantastic idea, looks gorgeous!
Thank you, it’s so quick and easy that a person could make several and each sweater would make it look completely different.
Wow, Beth…..it seems you make these DIY projects just for me!! This will be another great addition to the beanies and scarves I’m making for cancer patients. And one for me!
Thanks!
Nora
Hi, Nora. It’s fun for me to know you appreciate and are using my tutorials. Makes all the hard work worth it! Thank you for all your nice comments.
Thank you, Beth for all your hard work and for sharing all these wonderful ideas and projects. Your hard work shows. Great photos.
Nora
This is AWESOME!!!! I love it! I pinned this because I definitely want to try and make my own! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing, Beth! 🙂
Thank you so much, Jen! This is a super easy and fun project to do with so many possibilities. Have fun!
Thanks Beth! 🙂
I love love love everything you do! And Berets are sort of hard to buy for a reasonable price these days! So thank you for all your creative stuff. I always feel like there’s a hidden gem sin so many articles of clothing that are just so dated. You help me figure out what to do with it all!
Your comment really brightened my day, Mindy! Thanks so much and Happy Sewing!! Let me know if you have any questions.