These scarves were made using the directions from
this post on
Sew, Mama, Sew. I just loved the patchy-ness of the scarf and the hand embroidery so much that I ended up making two of them when I only planned on making one! The red and blue one is for Simon and is backed with the same microfleece that his favorite stuffed animal was made from. The leafy autumnal scarf is adult sized and, although I want to keep it for myself, it is for a relative of mine I will not name lest she actually find her way to my blog. It is backed with corduroy and has polyester quilt batting on the inside for extra warmth.
When I tried to put the scarf on Simon so I could take a picture, we screamed at me and yelled, "OFF! OFF!". I don't know what about the scarf is so threatening and tried my best to plead with him. I showed him how harmless it was by trying it on myself and then finally using a stand-in model:
Let me tell you, trying to take a picture of a dog is only slightly easier than trying to take a picture of a two-year-old. Anyway, Simon didn't fall for my make-the-dog-wear-it trick, but I did manage to snatch a picture of him in it the next day (even though he kept crying because he wanted to look at all the pictures in the camera and I wouldn't let him. Sigh.)
Yeah, this was the best that I could do. And that blurry thing on the end of his arm is an ice pop (I know, it goes well with the
scarf), but taking it away from him would have meant extreme disaster. Not to worry, there is no chance of the ice pop staining the scarf - it's made with water only. A true
ice pop. He loves them, so who am I to argue?
