【明報專訊】Do you have some old sweaters or jumpers that don't fit you anymore? You love them so much that you don't want to trash them. Here's what you can do to give them a second life!

◆Materials

．Cushion body

．Scissors

．Needles and threads

．Zipper

．Old sweater / jumper

(1) Spread your sweater or jumper and put the cushion inside from the bottom. Sew up the collar neatly.

(2) Cross the sleeves and tie a half-knot.

(3) Sew up the two corners at the bottom of the sweater. Place the zipper in the centre and sew it onto the bottom edge.

(4) Zip up and cuddle!

◆Tips

If you are sewing up loose sweaters or clothes with fringy edges, roll up the edges and sew the hem (褶邊) first.

■English highway﹕ so + adj + that

We use the structure ''so + adj + that'' to describe a resulting action / effect of something remarkable.

e.g. The novel is so good that I read it three times.

■Gear up

Fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective.

(1) The music next door was so __________ that I could not sleep last night.

(2) People use so __________ plastic bags that the government decided to charge a tax on plastic bags.

(3) My sister is so __________ that she doesn't dare talk to her classmates.

(Suggested answers on next text)

■Glossary

trash (v) 棄掉

cuddle (v) 擁抱

fringy (adj) 散毛的

charge (v) 收費

[Smarties' Power English 第266期]