Pj Refashion with Crochet Accents

I realized Clayton's sweatshirt PJ jumper was too short. I cut off the bottom and created this adorable sweatshirt today. Olivia is a lucky girl!


The original pajamas.



Cut off legs.



Cut off sleeves.



Trace a circle at the neck.



Cut off neck.



Use the circle to create a template for the pockets. Trace onto a leg.



Cut out pockets.



Sew a blanket stitch around all cut openings. (I think this is the most difficult step.)



Knot the end.



Trim ends. For the pockets I just went ahead and sewed the crochet down to the sweater when I sewed on the pockets (to prevent unraveling).



For the other areas I dabbed a bit of fabric glue on the knot. I didn't think I could hide the ends adequately and prevent unraveling.



This picture shows the stitching of the pocket. I pinned it down, sewed the straight stitch first, and then the zigzag stitch.



I made some easy flowers.
I cut some small leaves from the leg, marked the placement for flowers and sewed them on.