With the holiday season upon us, it is inevitable that you will find yourself at an ugly sweater themed party. You can always go out and buy an unsightly sweater at a store, but then you run the risk of showing up in the same outfit as someone else, and you miss out on a fun chance for originality. Here’s one way to impress your friends. 

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Photo By Annika Berger

The first step in making your own ugly Christmas sweater is finding an old plain sweater to use as a base. If you don’t already have one in your closet, a thrift store would be your best bet for a cheap sweater. I found this brown turtleneck at Goodwill for $5.