Anyway, Halloween is coming up. Last year I took Daniel and Anya to Kentucky, and we had such a nice time we're going back this year. We went trick-or-treating at the downtown businesses in the afternoon. As I recall, Daniel fell asleep in the stroller, and he couldn't eat 90% of the candy anyway. Anya, of course, was just a baby and couldn't have any of it. I don't even think I bothered to put her in a costume. This year, Daniel is way more aware of what's going on, so I think he'll enjoy the whole process that much more. Every few days he changes his mind about what to be. Mostly recently, he has requested to dress up as a goat. I'm not sure how to make him a goat costume, so I'm hoping to talk him into being a kitty cat for the second year in a row. Cat costumes are easy, right? Dress them in the same color head to toe, braid a tail out of scraps of fabric and pin it in the back, knit a hat with ears and mittens with paw prints and you're set to go!
Here's Daniel apple-picking last week in his orange kitty hat from last Halloween:
Here's Anya in her own new kitty hat on the same apple-picking trip:
Pattern: None, just a vanilla hat with garter stitch triangles sewn on for ears. I used size 7 needles and got 4.75spi.
Yarn: Malabrigo worsted in black, about 1/2 skein. They just got Malabrigo in at the Sow's Ear, and this seemed like a perfect excuse to buy some. Anya actually keeps this hat on when we're outside. Well, usually...
By the way, I bought some yarn on that same apple-picking trip. I mean, how often do you go to an orchard and find yarn for sale from one of the very sheep you saw grazing on the hillside?
3 comments:
I love making costumes, but Brynna never wants me too. She's only had one homemade costume so far. This year, she is going to be a witch and Maren is going to be a teddy bear. Which I could have made, but totally didn't. Let me know if you want to get together while your in the bluegrass. I'm always here.
I miss those days when I could make costumes that my kids would actually wear! We did the cat thing, too -- so cute! I loved drawing whiskers on their faces.
I would love to go to guild with you next month, if you'd like.
goat! horns and goatee and hooves and a tail, white sweatsuit! He would be so cute! I heard a funny (but a little sad) goat story this week, so goats are very dear to my heart right now. :-)
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