Turn an old sweater into a dress

This morning I saw this old sweater hanging in my closet and thought, "that would be a cute little dress"

So I laid the sweater out on the floor and placed one of Brianna's dresses on top.

 

I traced around the dress with a pencil. A fabric marker probably would have worked better, but I don't have one.

Next I cut the pieces out making sure to keep the ribbing around the hood in tact.

I then cut the sleeves the same way, by placing the other dress on top and cutting to the length I wanted. I cut them a little longer than the other dress because I want to be able to roll them up.

Then I put the right sides together and sewed the side seams. I used a 1/4" seam allowance because it's knit and I knew it would roll/fray.

I actually had to take this seam out because it was crooked. Note: ALWAYS USE PINS!!!! Especially when working with knit fabrics!

Next I sewed the sleeves in.

And this is the completed sleeve.

This is what I have so-far.  Next I pinned the hood in where I wanted it to go and trimmed the ribbing to fit the new smaller neck/hood.

Again, I used LOTS of pins to hold it together and sewed the hood in place.

And here is the finished dress. This was so quick and easy. I can't wait for Brianna to try it on!