You saw the teaser shot of this lovely vintage cardi...
...that totally reminds me of something that Mr. Rogers would have worn in his sweet little neighborhood. I mean, check it out...
I was super inspired by this amazing Free People sweater...
...but at $248, it was a bit out of my price range. So, I decided to use another old sweater that was ready for retirement...
...and work it into the cardigan!
I started cutting out the tiger from the old one shoulder piece that has been around for quite a bit. I'm not doing the tight, asymmetrical, knit anymore so I thought it would be a rad addition to the cardigan.
With the tiger cut and let out of its cage...
...I went to my stash of Heat n' Bond iron-on adhesive and trimmed out a piece using the tiger as the template. I ironed the paper right side up to the wrong side (back) of the tiger.
Once the adhesive backing was affixed, I trimmed around the patch so the lines would be clean against the tiger and pulled off the paper layer before ironing it directly to the top left of the sweater.
It's like the tiger is my mascot!
Turned out pretty well!! You can always hand stitch or machine sew around the edges to keep it super secure, however I didn't have time for that before I left for Bali.
When I get home, I'll make the final touches. I've got the eye of the tiger!!
It's just a bit of cool to give some edge to a basic tee and jeans combo.
I was quite thrilled with my new sweater that was just a few bucks and just love that hint of inspiration from Free People!
