Sweater Refashion #3

Confession: I am addicted to cashmere! It's lovely. I have gotten four sweaters at Goodwill this winter, two for refashioning and two to wear as actual sweaters.
I was initially going to use this one to make Tate a pair of wool shorties to wear at night. I even felted it (technically, Michael did), but Tate said it was still "too itchy." Crazy kid! Since Mayer doesn't need anything for nighttime, it became free reign for me to refashion how I wanted.

I didn't get a before picture, but First, I cut the sleeves off and gave them to my mom to wear as leg warmers or boot socks. (As a peace offering since I kept the sleeves from the cashmere sweater set she gave me birthday present.)
Next, I decided I wanted a hat. I cut off the collar to use as a band around the bottom.

 I have used this tutorial to make all of my beanie hats.

 I haven't decided if I am going to embellish it or just leave it plain.

I cut about 6" off the bottom of the sweater to make a short scarf. I could have left, but I felt like it would have been too tight for my liking.

  I cut it open along this line. It made the scarf 29" long. If I fastened it the way I was planning, it would still be too tight around my neck. I had another scrap about 9.5", which made it a little longer. 

Then I sewed a straight stitch around the outside edge. This line would serve 2 purposes. #1- to keep the wool it from unraveling and #2 it would also serve the straight* line when I embroidered the edge. (* I use the term "straight" loosely because I can't sew or cut a perfectly straight line to save my life!)

I embroidered the edge with a blanket stitch. I am just a beginner, so if you look too closely, it looks a little like I had my 4 year old sew it!

 I fastened it with a brooch, so it wouldn't be too tight around my neck. I embroidered it with a rainbow of colors because couldn't decide on just one color.