I’m not a coffee drinker but I’d have to be totally oblivious to have not noticed that most of the world does drink coffee. A couple of months ago I picked up a cute pink sweater on clearance at the thrift store (there’s not a big demand for sweaters in July). I wasn’t sure what I wanted to make with the sweater until a recent trip past a local coffee shop and then I knew. I made this adorable, and embarrassingly easy, diy cup sleeve that would be perfect for a gift. It’s also the perfect gift this month in honor of breast cancer awareness.
It all started with this clearance sweater at a local thrift store. Since no one was looking for girls’ sweaters in July, I didn’t feel guilty buying it to repurpose. I particularly liked the cable pattern on the sweater and on the sleeves.
As soon as I realized I wanted to make diy cup sleeves from this sweater, it took me about 3 minutes to make each sleeve (really!). I wanted the cuff folded down, so I started by doing that. Then I simply laid a cup on top of the sleeve and cut the sleeve about an inch longer than the cup. 
I choose to just tuck the cut edge of the sweater under. If you’re going to give these as a gift, you’d want to take an extra 5 minutes and use fabric glue to glue this edge in place.
You could embellish the cup sleeve with buttons, ribbon, rhinestones or whatever you like. Me, I’m a simple girl, so I let the cable pattern on the sleeve do the embellishing.
This diy cup sleeve almost makes me want to start drinking coffee. Nah, but I’m still charmed by them. I can’t wait to use them to serve coffee to my next coffee drinking guest.
Hi Susan – I have some left over pieces of sweater. No sewing… I could totally make this. Thanks for keeping it simple! And thanks for supporting the cause! Hugs, Holly
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Thank you so much for sharing this fabulously easy way to repurpose any old/worn-out/etc. sweaters and other types of clothing for that matter! Also could be made available for supporting good causes! 🙂 I will definitely be making @ least one of these…if not many more for holiday gifts, more. I will b sure to post a picture of it when I am done!
Annesley, I’d love to see your spin on this project when you’re done. Think of how many old sweaters we can repurpose together! 🙂
Great idea! I will definitely have to make some of these for my hot drinks this fall! I found you at the Creativity Unleashed party.
Shelly, thanks. They’re super easy to make. I’m going to be looking for more sweaters so I can make more, too.
too cute, thank you. I don’t drink coffee either but how great a gift to give with a package of hot cocoa.
Thanks. I’m with you, hot cocoa would be a great accompaniment. Who doesn’t love hot cocoa? 🙂
I always enjoy finding easy to make gift and decorating ideas on the internet. I love these two suggestions.
I hope you enjoy crafting gifts and decorating ideas this year, Karen. Thanks for dropping by.