Pattern: Simplicity 3836 Fabric: Satin from JoAnns Cost: ~ $40.00 (I had enough skirt and lining fabric left over for another skirt) Size: 7 with skinnier waist Age: 10 [Shoes: $4 lucky thrift store find. Shirt: old Land's End altered for toddler pirate shirt last year. Fit perfectly! It used to be a 3/4 sleeve girl's shirt.] -----------------------------------------------  So, um, I made this for Halloween. I came up with the 50s theme for Halloween this year because my MO these days is to figure out how I can get away with the least amount of work. I can't make three new costumes for every Halloween, throw great kid parties, and everything else all the time nor do I want to. (I even convinced my kids not to have parties this year. Yay for me! Really, it's better this way. They'll be able to appreciate them more this way). My son had an Elvis Jail House Rock costume I made for him last year for dance. So I figured he could get another wear out of t...

Pattern: George Book: Jaeger JB29 Materials: Knit Picks City Tweed DK Amount: (4) 50g balls 'Basil' (pattern calls for 3 50g balls but I ran out -again) Needles: US3 and US6 bamboo Cost: $4.99/ball approx. $20.00 Notions: Buttons (Walmart .99 cents) Size: 12-24 months. Start Date: Nov. 12, 2014 Finish Date: Dec. 1, 2014 So, I have a grandnephew -yes, apparently, I am that old- that just turned one. OK, he turned one at the beginning of November And, I'm sure he already has all the cool toys and clothes a one-year old could have so I wanted to make him something hand made. I had made this little cardi for my little boy a few years ago and after perusing the web for some cute boy cardi patterns, which I found plenty, I came back to this one for it's cute cables and relative ease.  I guess I really like green because I picked almost the same yarn!  This one is a bit brighter green, the other one was a bit more teal.  I also didn't realize it, b...