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The Mini Me Cardigan

November 26, 2010 by Jessica 20 Comments

What do you do when you have a cute little dress, for a cute little girl, but it needs a cute little cardigan to go with it, and you cannot find one in her size to match? (take a breath here).

Well, you can always can a bigger one that matches and resize it! And it doesn’t take long at all and probably saves money.

PS: This is the dress I made from a dish towel, using the As You Like it Pattern with some of the optional changes.

To get started, grab a cardigan sweater you want to resize. Try to grab one that doesn’t have a super large neck or that doesn’t dip too much.

Mini Me Sweater Remake

Then grab a shirt that fits the little one, or use shirt pattern. Then place it right on the top of the cardigan and cut around it, making sure to leave seam allowances. Try to make it a little bigger if you want it to go over bulkier clothing.

Mini Me Sweater Remake

Then it looks like this.

Mini Me Sweater Remake

Turn inside out and pin the sides. Then sew 1/4″ down the bottom of the sleeves and sides of the cardigan.

Mini Me Sweater Remake

Cut the ribbing from the bottom of the sleeves and bottom of the cardigan. Cut enough, plus seam allowance, to go around each part: 2 for the sleeves and a long piece for the bottom. I sewed the sleeve pieces together, then put them on the sleeves to sew. But the bottom isn’t connected, so I turned the front sides in and sewed it down so the edge wasn’t raw.

Mini Me Sweater Remake

This completed made for a fun matching Thanksgiving outfit. I hope everyone had a great holiday or just took some time to think about the good things in life, even if they seem few.

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Comments

  1. created to create says

    November 26, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    this is amazing!!!! you always, have creative ideas

    Reply
  2. Sweet Audrey says

    November 26, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Wow!!! Great idea!!!

    Kisses from Spain

    Reply
  3. Becki and Jeff says

    November 26, 2010 at 1:48 pm

    I LIKE THIS!! I will have to do this for Christmas for my little girls!!

    Reply
  4. The SPANGLER says

    November 26, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    GORGEOUS Such a good idea because it really can be so tricky to find co-ordinating tops/cardigans for littlies! Love it!

    Reply
  5. Anna says

    November 26, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    that turned out so cute! what a great idea. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  6. Emily Elizabeth says

    November 26, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    As usual – you are amazing! I’m definitely going to be using this for my little one!

    Reply
  7. Susannah says

    November 27, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    That is great! I love that you re-attached the bottom, that gives it such a finished look.

    http://www.uvinyl.com
    http://www.uvinyl.blogspot.com

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  8. Shaheen says

    November 28, 2010 at 12:15 am

    Great idea!Thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
  9. casserole says

    November 28, 2010 at 8:58 am

    Brilliant!! My daughter loves the idea of us wearing matching clothes. The next time I see some cardigans on clearance, I’ll grab up one for her and one for me.

    I linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-mini-me-cardigan-for-little-girls/2010/11/28/

    –Anne

    Reply
  10. MaryJanes and Galoshes says

    November 28, 2010 at 4:52 pm

    My daughter is in need of a lot of these and I happen to have a ton of sweaters I don’t care for anymore but would be perfect for her! Thanks for the idea. If mine turn out I will link back to you!

    Taylor
    http://www.maryjanesandgaloshes.com

    Reply
  11. viento says

    November 29, 2010 at 1:15 am

    very clever, I like it..

    Reply
  12. Teena says

    November 29, 2010 at 6:35 pm

    this resized cardy is so cool! ,3

    Reply
  13. shmmry17 says

    November 29, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    II love your blog!!! Thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful ideas! I am new to blogging but have enjoyed it so far, check me out ๐Ÿ™‚ http://threelittlebambuselsabc.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  14. Allison @ House of Hepworths says

    November 30, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    Just found your blog through re-nest and I’m so glad I did! You are so cute!!

    ~Allison @ House of Hepworths

    Reply
  15. Kristina says

    December 3, 2010 at 12:51 am

    She is so cute! ๐Ÿ™‚ I have a bunch of shirts that I no longer fit into and have been holding onto for some time. I’ll have to try to size them down with this sort of idea… thanks!

    Reply
  16. Amanda says

    December 6, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Hello! I love this idea. I featured it on my blog today! Love if you stopped by! And if you don’t mind – while your there clicking on my widget. Each click we get P&G is donating 1 days worth of water! Thanks!

    Amanda
    todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com

    Reply
  17. Aimee says

    December 22, 2010 at 12:01 am

    I love how brave you are when it comes to cutting up clothes…you amaze me.

    Reply
  18. Chieu says

    January 25, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    This is so creative! I absolutely adore your work ๐Ÿ™‚

    http://choostyle.tumblr.com

    Reply
  19. Anonymous says

    May 30, 2011 at 9:07 am

    Thank you so much for posting instructions with pictures on how to complete this project. I just finished transforming one of my old cardigans into a mini version for my daughter and I love it!!! The pictures were just sloop helpful.

    Reply
  20. HeatherKate says

    September 14, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    I just did this for my daughter, and I’m so thrilled by it! Because of the way the sleeves on the sweater were attached, you can’t even tell it’s been adapted! Thank you so much!!

    Reply

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