nothing better than a completed pile of comfy pants for my boy! i'm almost embarassed at how long these took to finish. i had them on my sewing table complete with the exception of the hemming for months! i used the old tracing trick for the pattern, using a pair of pants that fit him well. i was totally inspired to use a real pattern, though, after seeing these pants yesterday! gives me hope for making even bigger boy pants! i noticed with my daughter's last round of pants that the fit gets trickier as they get older...
i knew that i needed to use this guitar fabric and elijah chose the little red fabric. i had been saving that for a "rainy day" but this seemed like the perfect pairing.
two pairs made from his old receiving blankets. soft flannel...
and another flannel pair from some anna maria fabric i had leftover from this project.
and two very important pairs of "pirate pants" made from some organic knit fabric.
putting them to the test one rainy october day, we were inside doing yoga with these cards (so wonderful!!)
eden just happened to be wearing some of her mama-made comfies also...
i love the partner yoga poses in this deck!
"lizard on a rock" i think this one is called!
and then of course they start making up their own poses...
best simple rainy day soup: barley, carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, garlic, tamari (and a little kale on occasion). perfect.
swatching for my aidez with THIS amazing yarn... (this was a taken a couple weeks ago. all i have left to do are the sleeves!)
and a little yarn along action this week. just finished this ribbed beanie for a friend with some madelinetosh chunky in graphite. this is totally my go-to pattern for beanies now. K2, P1 makes for a nice ribbing and it also looks cool inside out.
as for the books, I am just starting to read both of them. the simplicity parenting book is great- was recommended by countless friends and i am really learning from it. some of what he has to say seems obvious, but some of the content is surprising and new. the second book, encountering the self, was recommended reading by my daughter's 3rd grade teacher. not too far into it yet as tom has been reading it also, but it is so far giving some amazing insight into the "9 year change".
so glad it is now november. deep into autumn, chilly mornings and nights, beautiful colors and soulful sunsets...