There's a hole in my jumper

"There's a hole in my jumper, dear readers, dear readers, there's a hole in my jumper, dear readers, a hole"

 ..on a hand-me-down knit which I'm fond of.  It can't be donated to a charitable shop, and I dare not throw it out, so what should I do?  Whilst I am yet to work on my holey jumper repair, I am inclined to fix it, after a little inspiration from the WWW...

Add a metallic striped suede elbow patch.. 

..this was made using leftover suede from a purse Veronika (of tick tock vintage) made

Sew a lace elbow patch?

Looking at what Zoe (of So, Zo..) did with her Lace Yoke Sweatshirt Remake..

...could lace be added to holey jumper elbows?

Adding fabric flowers might be an idea...

..from Tatertots and Jello seen here

Maybe I should refashion the whole thing into a dog jumper?!  

Sorry, but  Gertie the dog, too cute not to share

before..

Recycled vest doggy jumper tutorial seen here

Needle Felt Patches

Honestly WTF's DIY needle felted heart elbow patches..

 Replicated here, here and here

And speaking of needle felting, a friend, (and talented artist herself), introduced me to Lou Tonkin, and her beautiful jumper repair techniques.   Lou's work is absolutely magnificent, her repaired jumpers become delicate walking art work.

Before

After

Before

After

More of Lou Tonkin's exquisite work can be found here.  And if you're not inclined to try needle felting yourself, Lou Tonkin's jumper doctor service, means you could land yourself a beautiful piece of walking art too.

Sequinned elbows

As seen here

Creative elbow refashion possibilities prove endless.  I'll keep you posted..

Remember Recycled Fashion Finds link up will remain live for a further two weeks, and please do think about sharing your thrifty finds with Brag Your Best Buys contest!