Welcome Autumn
I had never really liked the end of summer when I was little. I loved the hot sun on my skin and the cool grass on my feet. Now I feel like I betray summer as I rejoice for autumn's arrival. Maybe because I love making quilts and sweaters. Maybe because of the soft crispness in the morning air. The golden light and the butterflies and the frantic squirrels.
The last few weeks I have been imagining a little boy's vest. A warm piece that keeps him warm inside before we break down and turn the furnace on. That will keep him warm while playing in the leaves.
I made up this pattern myself and just finished it today (sitting on the porch, in the sun, where it is 90 degrees!) I made the stitching run a bit the opposite direction most sweaters would have. I am going to have to wait for a cooler day to put it on him. I'll get better pictures of it (perhaps in use?) because it seems all of my pictures taken of finished work lately are terrible. I am not sure when I got so bad at this part... And I haven't blocked it yet so the wonkyness will get fixed when I do.
The yarn is my favorite alpaca. I used it last year for him. And the year before for myself. This year it looks like I got started a little early. And I used a new color. Aren't you proud?
I found the buttons at a regular sewing store. I looked and looked and bought some that were brass (I thought the brass would be pretty with the gold woven into the yarn) but they weren't really right. I took them back and looked and looked some more. And then I saw these. And they were so sweet. Peter Rabbit? On Mama's lap?? Could I really put them on a little boy's vest? I consulted Senor. He said yes. I knew he was perfect.
The last few weeks I have been imagining a little boy's vest. A warm piece that keeps him warm inside before we break down and turn the furnace on. That will keep him warm while playing in the leaves.
I made up this pattern myself and just finished it today (sitting on the porch, in the sun, where it is 90 degrees!) I made the stitching run a bit the opposite direction most sweaters would have. I am going to have to wait for a cooler day to put it on him. I'll get better pictures of it (perhaps in use?) because it seems all of my pictures taken of finished work lately are terrible. I am not sure when I got so bad at this part... And I haven't blocked it yet so the wonkyness will get fixed when I do.
The yarn is my favorite alpaca. I used it last year for him. And the year before for myself. This year it looks like I got started a little early. And I used a new color. Aren't you proud?
I found the buttons at a regular sewing store. I looked and looked and bought some that were brass (I thought the brass would be pretty with the gold woven into the yarn) but they weren't really right. I took them back and looked and looked some more. And then I saw these. And they were so sweet. Peter Rabbit? On Mama's lap?? Could I really put them on a little boy's vest? I consulted Senor. He said yes. I knew he was perfect.
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