Are you ready for a brand new Lil Blue Boo / Dharma Trading challenge?! It’s finally here: The Great Ugly Knit Upcycle! And this time the challenge is wide open (i.e. you don’t have to know how to sew, make clothing or use LBB patterns)!
My idea for this started with a challenge amongst friends: a few other upcyclers and I drew names a while back for an ugly knit swap! The only rules were that the upcycler whose name you drew had to send you some knits that they had deemed unattractive and then we had to use some of them to make something something beautiful for their child!
The Challenge:
Turn a dull pile of knits into something amazing! You can sew them, knit them, tie them, glue them. You can make a toy, clothing, accessories….whatever you are inspired by! This challenge is wide open. Dye them, paint them, bead them or just rely on their raw ugly beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder right?
What are knits? t-shirts, sweaters, jersey material, sweatshirts etc.
Send me your before and after photos by midnight August 15th and the panel of judges (see below) will narrow the entries down to 10 finalists that will voted on by the whole blog world! Judging is based on the transformation from “pile o’ ugly knits” to “creative awesomeness!”
Prizes:
First Place:
$50 Gift Certificate to Dharma Trading
Singer 2932 Sewing Machine
$25 Gift Certificate to Lil Blue Boo
Second Place:
$25 Gift Certificate to Dharma Trading
$25 Gift Certificate to Lil Blue Boo
How to enter:
1. Find the ugliest knits you can stomach (old sweaters, pjs, sheets, etc)…..and create something great from them! Anything goes…clothing, pillows, toys, accessories etc. Dyeing, printing, embellishment encouraged. All entries accepted.
2. 50% of your project must be made from the ugly knits.
3. Email me a BEFORE and AFTER photo of your creation. Please no watermarks on photos….final vote will be blind and on anonymous entries! (watermarks may be added after the vote closes)
4. One entry per person.
5. All entries due by August 15th at midnight (Pacific time). All entries welcome!*
*Prize shipping is limited to the U.S. only, but international entries are welcome!
Meet the judges:
Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, Ashley from Make it and Love it, Kari from U-Create and Rachel from One Pretty Thing!
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Recycle / upcycle some of those old ugly old knits you’ve been wanting to throw away! We can’t wait to see what you create! Leave questions in the comments section of this post and I’ll answer them there as well. Thanks!
What a fun challenge! You always come up with the "funnest" things! 🙂
Hmmmmm….now you have me thinking!
fun fun fun
Sounds fun!
oh, but I can do ugly.
Thanks for the chance to play again!
I love your contests! Can't wait to see all the "ugly" things that people create!
I put a little plug for this contest at the bottom of the post about your iron on tags. I would love to join you in actually making something this time> I just need to decide on a pattern of yours to try out!
Sounds fun! Count me in!
OMWord. A friend of mine gave me a really interesting jacket awhile back with red white and blue fringes. She said, "I can't wait to see what you do with this".
I haven't used it yet. It must be fate….it's perfect for this, now hm………what can I do with it?
Oh how fun!!! 🙂
Count me in!!!
Yay, Hooray! I'm so excited!
This is super fly! I have just the uglys for this project.
Oooh, I have a super duper ugly knit sweater that was TOO UGLY to throw away. Seriously that ugly. It's a spectacle. I have to find the thing. Although I don't have high hopes of turning it into anything cool. It's that bad. But I suppose it won't get uglier!
I have MOUNDS of material crying out to me….Pick ME..PICK me!!! Maybe I'll take a pic of "before the before pic" so you can see ALL the contestants vying for transformation:)
Happy Wednesday
ok I have my entry I just don't know how to send it to you sounds really lame but could someone help me out 🙂
Amanda
AHHHHHH SNAP!!!! I'm totally stoked right now! I have been working on this kind of stuff all summer, gotta figure out something AMAZING to do!
I'm new to your blog (just came over from U-create). I have the perfect project in mind for this. I've always wanted to learn how to sew, so if I win it'll be really cool to have a sewing maching to learn on.
cant wait to visit your blog more.
Hi–it was suggested to me that I join this challenge, but I can't locate your e-mail on your site. Maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet . . . .
You know it really stinks that you don't ship overseas!!! I need a sewing machine.. I'm sick of borrowing my mums 🙂
I might just have to enter for the fun of it anyway.
And I didn't see this post until too late.. I upcyled an ugly dress into a hell cute hair accessory but don't have pics of the dress before I destroyed it!
I'll just have to come up with something amazing tonight from another old skirt mum gave me….