How to Refurbish, Redesign and Customize a Knitted Vintage Sweater by ARNE & CARLOS
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- Todays tutorial is the first in a new series where we refurbish and customize a beautiful knitted, vintage sweater we found in a thrift store in Paris. It is Norwegian and knitted with heavy wool, the neck line is tight and the sleeves are too short. We start by taking apart the turtleneck and use the yarn for a smaller collar. In the next episode we will start the sleeves.
This is the perfect tutorial for you, who has one or more old vintage sweaters at home, just waiting for a little refurbishing. Or if you don't feel like knitting a whole sweater, but you want to customize a sweater, we are here with some tips and ideas on what you can do to create something new out of something old.
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Once again, Arne and Carlos are giving knitters around the world the confidence to make changes to a garment in order to find some love and use of it. Thanks, guys!! Have a wonderful week!!
You as well!
There is no doubt about these 2 wonderful, guys. I agree.
I actually appreciated seeing Arne struggle just a bit with this. It reinforces that he's human after all! I can't wait to see how this sweater turns out! Hope all is we
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This was so cool to watch you rip that right off and start the collar over. Arne, you dont have to hurry, I could watch you knit all day. Good job guys!!
Have you seen these series of our old podcast where Arne knits LIVE for an hour: th-cam.com/video/hQ92b03F_rk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zejiIcKb70Z6gE-G
You give courage to those who dare to try make overs! The mystery of how this sweater was made was a great puzzle to solve!
You have a new title Knitwear Stitch Detectives! 🎉🎉🎉
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We truly can make anything our very own with the positive possibilities that you skillfully demonstrate. It’s such an empowering thing. Thank you. Shirley
I love watching both of you when you’re very involved on a project. Your giving new life to that gorgeous knitted sweater. I am looking forward to your next recycling of anything.
Thank you very much. ❤❤
You are welcome!
I am not a knitter but I truly enjoy your videos. Just listening to you talk about your projects is so enjoyable and very relaxing. I often watch while I am quilting or working on a hand work project. I enjoy the variety of your videos too. Thank you so much for sharing. I live in Kansas, USA and I enjoy your “shorts” that you do in your garden too.
Arne knows how to do things because he's soooo gooooood.
I'm with Carlos this time - a black collar and cuffs but with a couple of narrow stripes of the white would look great and tie them with that gorgeous pattern of colorwork.
Arne you are so talented and proficient in knitting, I admire you. Carlos you are awesome too! 😍
I enjoyed the calm concentration of this episode. I am knitting a mitten while watching and it felt like we were in sync. Nice project you have chosen. I like the narrower neckline also and thought Carlos's idea to use the black would be interesting to use as a way to extend the white areas. You could add a black matching pattern on the sleeves to lengthen them.
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Gorgeous sweater , and refurbished with such confidence !! And why not ?! As Arne began to cut , I knew it would be fine. After all You have a lifetime of knowledge and experience knitting all sorts ! Really enjoyed this-look forward to the finish ! Nice going guys . Very informative . ❤xx
Thank you so much!
Love seeing the sweater get a new lease on life ;) It is so beautiful! Fun seeing the cutting, picking up process too!
This makes me feel like I need to go to a thrift shop and
re-do a sweater.
Oh! Arne! You are a daredevil! Cutting into the knitting without first putting a needle in! What anxiety! You almost made me drop a stitch! But how gorgeous is that sweater! So glad you'll get more mileage out of it. The yarn looks like new. A thought, if the yarn you'll be using to lengthen the sleeves is not quite the same colour, how about using a different stitch? It's cheating but when creating, one must sometimes cheat!
Nice save for this sweater ! Looking forward to see the neck and sleeves completed.
That is a great project tutorial. I have many beautiful 1980s sweaters that need a new life!
One of my favorite kind of episodes. Thank you! ✨
👍👍 Way to end on a cliffhanger! 😂 I'm really looking forward to seeing how that new ribbing looks and how the neckline widens.
The sweater is beautiful and quite chunky! It'll be wonderful in its second life. I love your fearless approach and the lessons we're learning. ❤❤❤
I really enjoyed this episode. It was fun to see Arne cut that neck off after fussing with it for awhile. Makes me feel better about when I struggle with a knitting issue. Also i needed a quiet show tonight, so this was perfect.
I've knitted a sweater few years ago, which I rarely wear, since the collar is too tight and it does a pretty awkward crease on the shoulders. With this video you inspired me to take it out of the closet and re-knit the collar! Thank you as always for your inspirations!
Refurbishing old knitware reminds me of the "Bernie Sanders Mittens"! And my first sweater bought in Norway in 1974 was bought in the same shop. I still have it, and my children wore it, too.
I have a cardigan that I bought in 1979 from the very same Siril Sweater Shop in Oslo as your sweater…with the very same label! have wondered for many years if the shop still existed…it was amazing…so many lovely sweaters to choose from, but I only bought one. I was young, on a tight budget and travelling with only a small backpack.
Wow, that is so interesting.
What a cool idea. I hate wearing turtle necks, so I think removing it is a great project.
My mom bought me a knitted cardigan that is very large. Some stitches came out, so I had the idea of taking it apart and remaking it in the proper size. It's not the same as this, but this helps with thinking that I can actually do it.
Can't wait to see more of this project.
Cutting Knit Wear Shenanigans!!! AAAAAHHHHHH!!😱 But seriously, thank you! You make it look easy and therefore less scary!!
Hi Arne n Carlos, I wanted to share a story, with you all. When my son was 6. around 45 years ago, my husband and i were a very young couple starting out, and were very poor my son needed a new coat for school because he outgrew his one from the year before. My husband was a proud man, and absolutely would never except any sort of charity. While he was at his job one day, i removed the sleeve cuffs,and bottom of my sons jacket from previous year, and knitted new ones an inch or more longer than what was on the coat before. I will have to say...it turned out excellent!
My husband was very relieved! And in a month or so we were able to buy him a new one, and got to wear the one i fixed for around the house 😊❤
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Fantastic idea🎉 You can always wear the sweater when you are clearing snow💕
This is a really interesting project with lots of skill. Thank you. For the sleeves, I think I would do a few rows of colourwork matching the front pattern as a way to disguise the change in yarn.
You have such patience and vision! I really enjoyed watching this project thus far. I look forward to the next stage!
I love all your ideas for giving new life to old things!
😮😮😮😮 wow that was awesome. Cutting with no fear. Good refurbish of a beautiful garment.😊
I've been struggling unraveling and modifying part of a sweater I knitted for my daughter-in-law. I knitted it in seed stitch,so watching Arne struggling a bit with it, it gives me more confidence in what I am doing. Thank you for this
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Arne is indeed the Master Knitter! ❤
Thanks for this video about how to fix a sweater neck and next will be the sleeves. Love you guys ❤️
You guys are so great! I am happy, that I found you on internet and can spend time with you. Thanks for your inspiration! Best greeting from Germany - Magdalena ❤❤❤
Welcome to our channel Magdalena!
Thank you for sharing . Love watching everthing you do. Very interesting. Have a great day.😊
What a beautiful and worthy project!! I'm excited to see how you will redesign the arms! I love that you're changing from a turtleneck to a standard crew collar and making it just a bit wider. It would be interesting to see if using the new off white yarn as stripes above the cuffs would preserve enough yarn to keep the original yarn for the cuffs, but with a longer sleeve. I'm going to look around at the thrift store for a similar style sweater that can be repurposed!! I used to buy thrift sweaters in the past, but many years ago. Thank you for the inspiration!!
My heart stopped when you cut the turtle neck off the sweater but I knew that you know what you are doing. I can not wait to see the new neckline and how to add a longer sleeve. Thanks for all the wonderful tips that you give us. Love your channel.
Oh dear, I thought I was the only one that did that! Maybe they knitted through the back loop. :) Something else I do... Knitting is such a wonderfully, delightful, way to pass the time and get what you want at the same time from your own hands. HAPPY THANKSGIVING, GUYS.
This is a great idea! Love this way of saving beautiful works of art!!
This has been very helpful in so many ways...especially trusting myself as a knitter. Thank you!!!
You are welcome! Make sure to watch part two today.
This was really helpful. I’ve been curious how to do this-knowing it could be done. But to watch you undertake this was really great. Thank you! ❤
Beautiful sweater--can't wait to see it finished 🥰
Absolutely perfect timing to post this video! I was just within the last ten minutes looking at a sweater I am finishing (top down and I am on the lower hem) and was trying to decide whether and how to rework the collar, because I think I used the wrong size needle for the collar. It would look better in a size US 4 instead of US 6! Thank you for your help!!!!
Great idea for a series!!!
Great project! You can proudly wear this in public, 'upcycling' is the way to go 😊
Thank you Arne and Carlos ❤❤❤❤
You guys are more than creative. You always amaze me! ❤
hi guys lovef the imfo on the sweather good to see you thanks for the knitting on the neck i never thought of doing that with a knitted sweather see you later take care
😊💯 both are wonderful, you do every thing with love, concern, and attention, bless you
Thank you!
really neat, watching you folks making the sweater mods - thanks!
You are welcome!
I love the tin you keep your needles in.
❤What a beautiful sweater! Great ideas for a different look, Carlos. Admire Arne for his “just do it approach. I just received some fabrics from my aunt’s stash; I, too, am noting what is made and when the information is there, mill name, fabric collection, etc. can’t wait to see your finished sweater! ❤
❤GREAT to see you both!!
That sweater would be pretty with a nice soft roll neck edge and Arne you look marvelous in that off white color- I love that you can wear this in the future!
I love this episode! I would have not known how to start or complete renewing a sweater. I value this information! Thank you!
What a fascinating project! Cutting and unraveling a sweater seems a very brave thing to do! I think the results will be both lovely and functional
This is so perfect! Last summer I bought some sweaters from a resale shop. One that I like very much has a neck designed to choke me to death. I've been trying to figure out how to fix it. Thank you so much!!!
You are welcome!
Love the sweater it would fit me perfect! I’ve one which is Norwegian same colours bought from Sweater shop in Copenhagen during lockdown! Thank you as always! Xx 💕
Love love love that sweater Arne! I know you were “too hot” with it on, but it is delicious!!
Love that this beautiful sweater will be wearable with a well thought out redesign ❤
Thanks so much for doing this video I have a beautiful ski sweater of my husbands that needs the neck redone so you have inspired me to do it! Have a great day!!❤
Have fun!
Concise and interesting! Love it - Cheers from Connecticut!
Can’t wait to see the sweater when it’s finished!
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I have a tip for you. Pick up your stitches from the purl side. at the top of the loop. I noticed it was easier to find my stitches to pick up when I needed to rip back a lot to fix a mistake.
Loved video, very relatable and valuable content. Thank you.
I love that you are doing this! Looking forward to seeing how the sweater finishes up. I know it will be fantastic. Thank you for sharing!
This is a great tutorial- have learned a lot. Thank you! Knitting and repairs not so scary.
They should be fun!
Thank you very much for making and sharing this wonderful episode!❤😊
Have you considered a couple rows of black on the neckline ? That is if you don’t have enough of the recycled white yarn from the original turtleneck. The black yarn may be easier “ to match “ than a new white yarn addition . Just a thought . Anyway I love the design on the front! Looking forward to your creative finish!!!
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Amazing!
Love Arne’s sweater
Omg you cut it. I would have put my neck on a diet and shrunk my arms......all fixed, no scissors! This is a beautiful sweater. I absolutely love it. It definitely will be smashing!!! 😁
Lovely episode guys. Thank you so much 🧡
You are welcome!
I’m way behind, trying to catch up! What an informative episode, you’ve inspired me to repurpose some of my own old sweaters.
Yes! We are so glad to hear that.
"Engineering Knits" Has made a couple of interesting videos re buying vintage garments, unraveling, reusing. Clearly not easy to do. She made a very clever device using a mixer. Who knew!!?? You two are so talented and creative, you will figure out all you need.
Thank you for the tip!
You are very welcome! So fun to share creative links!
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Perfect timing! Yesterday i bought a sweater at thrift shop, love the sweater but not the sleeves.
This gives me the courage to remake it the way i want❤
Yes! Be brave
So interesting! I am almost holding my breath in anticipation as you guys go!
Really enjoyed the whole episode ❤
Thank you for demonstrating this process. I wish that I had this info a few years ago. I let go of an aran style knit sweater because the turtle neck was so tight that my ears hurt from getting it on and off. With this method, I could have rescued it.
Like this! Gives me courage to modify
I have reinvented clothes before, but not knitwear. I can’t wait to try this. ❤
This is really interesting to me, as I do not feel comfortable in turtlenecks. Thanks for the inspiration!😅
You are welcome!
Absolutely fascinating! Can't wait to watch the progress!
You are both so talented.
Thank you!
😮😮 You cut the neck!!! 😮😮😮 I still can't get my confidence up to actually cut knitting! 😂 Looking forward to see the results
Do not be afraid of cutting!
I went through that once not online but I forgot which end I did a scarf or something tried to take it apart and I had to do it that hard way took me days !
Great episode!
what a lovely sweater and Arne you give me so much confidence for what I am thinking of doing. I have a fine cashmere sweater with a turtle neck which is very tight and uncomfortable. I'm thinking of reducing the neck and will see if I can unravel it. But with it being such thin thread I may have to cut it and zigzag the end with the sewing machine. Then turn it to the inside to make a double crew neck. As I can't wear it because it's so uncomfortable I feel like I have nothing to lose!!
That is the right attitude!
Great idea , I would have picked the stitches up first, slightly above where I wanted to start, then cut slightly above that , so that I could take it down to be sure of an actual row , with room for maneuver. It might be nice to introduce more black and pattern in the adjustment.You have reignited my passion for knitting which began 43 years ago on my back doorstep with a pair of green plastic needles and red wool, and a lot of frustration! It has brought me great joy and satisfaction in the intervening years, I have had a hiatus, but this video has somehow filled me with new enthusiasm, my husband will be delighted he is desperate for a new 'gansey'. Thank-you.
You are welcome and keep on knitting!
So nice to see. 😍
Before I saw your podcast, I adjusted the collar of a sweater and made another sweater a little wider 🤭 and longer at the bottom.
We had the same idea. 😄
Knitting greetings Lily🌸
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I have a 1980’s sweater with disco collar I want to change. I am going to try to redesign the collar. Thank you so much A & C.
Love ❤️ this 2 guys
This should be really cute. Though I mostly do cardigans because I get too hot in pullovers! Much less turtlenecks.
Looking forward to seeing how you complete this 💛💛💛
I could not find an update - have you worked on one 🤭
No, this was released two days ago
@@ARNECARLOS sorry, it took me a few minutes to realize this
What a lovely sweater! I love to repair and refurbish thrift finds! If I like the fiber, and it hasn't been treated poorly, I will unravel a sweater and recondition the yarn for another project. Find items with snags or dreaded moth holes and mend them too. I have found some fabulous fibers at thrift stores that were still salvageable!
Have a great week my friends! ❤🎃😘
Try tea dyeing the new yarn to match the sweater. ❤❤
Great idea. As for difficulty in frogging: I had all but finished a sweater that I decided had to be frogged. I couldn’t pull it apart! I still have it somewhere, partially dismantled and a big mess. I want to reuse the yarn, but wow, it’s hard to get back into a ball. Xx
Great idea. So helpful to learn how to do that. Thanks. I actually just adjusted a cardigan that was to big.
I usually don't reknit the unravelled yarn because it is crinkled, and the knitting will look a bit rough. I wind it into a hank and soak it in water for a while, then dry on the line.