Sweater weather isn't just a time of year, it's a state of mind. If you don't quite have all your warm and snuggly essentials on lockdown, you can knit, craft, and weave your way to hygge perfection with these simple and seasonal projects.
DIY Snuggly Sweater Cookies: These impeccably iced gingerbreads are a sweet way to start the season of chilly weather and thick socks.
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DIY Sweater Pillow: With this DIY, you don't have to worry about parting ways from your fave knits.
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DIY Cactus Elbow Patches: Salvage all your well-worn essentials, or just bring a little bling to your current wardrobe, with these handmade patches.
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DIY Beaded Mittens: You can basically call yourself the kween of sweater weather when you're wearing these #extra mittens.
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DIY Chai Tea Candle: This looks good enough to drink and smells good enough to leave out until it's time for the Christmas candles.
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DIY Crochet Pizza Sweater: We will always love our pizza. So much so, in fact, that wearing a pizza sweater through the holiday season seems completely appropriate.
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DIY Pom Pom Wreath: Might as well make everything in your home soft to the touch with this fluffy, colorful project.
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DIY Felt Coffee Sleeve: Reduce, re-use, recycle! Skip the paper version this fall and bring your felted sleeve with you instead.
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DIY Macrame Embellished Basket: Is this not the snuggliest looking piece of decor you've ever seen?
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DIY Knit Pom-Pom Scarf: You know that scarf you tried to knit last year? It's time to bring it into 2018 and beyond with these totally appropriate pom-poms. They'll hug your face and accentuate your fall lewk in all the right ways.
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DIY Anthro Pom Sweater : What do you do when the color is perfect but the overall style is a little weak? Add pom-poms, of course! (via Brit + Co)
DIY Sweater Leggings: Move over, onesies. You've been replaced with converted sweater leggings.
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How are you embracing chillier weather? Tag us on Instagram + use the hashtag #iamcreative!
More From Home DIY
Fall is right around the corner, and we're getting amped up for our next session of Selfmade, Brit + Co's 10-week interactive startup school. Designed to help you create a new business or grow your existing one, this course is personally led by Brit + Co founder Brit Morin and co-founder Anjelika Temple, and supported by more than a dozen of the top female entrepreneurs, creatives, and investors in the country. Students receive personalized coaching on everything from how to get out of your comfort zone to how to scale your business, and everything in between. And now, thanks to Office Depot, even more of you can join the course!
For the fall session, we're thrilled to team up with Office Depot to grant 200 FREE scholarship seats to the course. Scholarships are open to US residents, focusing on women of color, women from underserved and underrepresented communities, and women in need of support to help them trail-blaze. After all, we firmly believe that your support system is a huge part of how you achieve greatness, and we are here to cheer all of you on.
To nominate yourself or someone you know for a scholarship, head to our nomination form right here. The deadline for scholarship nominations is September 27th — it's time to take the leap!
Beyond the scholarship, Office Depot is all about helping you accomplish more. Whether it be the start phase, growth phase or keep businesses going phase, Office Depot offers a full suite of business solutions, including services and products, to help you work from anywhere, organize and save time and help build your brand.
So what are you waiting for? Take a chance on yourself and get yourself one step closer to truly being selfmade. Learn more about the Selfmade program, apply for a scholarship and prepare to be inspired :)