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Day 1

4/23/2012

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Elsie Marley's KCWC begins today! I decided to start the week off with a pair of cardigans- something I hadn't tried before, but really the only thing on my list that 5 will be able to wear right now. It'll be a while before we'll be wearing shorts and tank tops...

So, I've seen this trick that bloggers use when showing a piece of clothing they've made where they tape it to the wall and I'd wondered why they did that. Today, after trying to get my little ham to stand still for even 1 second and only managing the surly above picture for our troubles, I realized, that's why they tape it to the wall.
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I made this, the macho-est pink houndstooth cardigan you ever did see, from a big, shoulder-padded, ladies cardigan. I was able to cut in a way that preserved the existing trim (yay) even for the hood (double yay). The only thing I had to get rid of in the original was the buttons. They were big shiny metal ball guys and they just screamed out for mall-bangs somehow. So I removed them and replaced them with some saved Land's End pants buttons.

The pockets got really a lot smaller once I made it 5-sized, but they will still hold sticks, or pens, or something else sharp and pointy, and therefore beloved by my darling boy.
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The other cardigan was slightly less successful, but I think I might be able to fix it. Somehow.

It's made from two different women's shirts and purchased ribbing for the trim. The orange one was actually a henley and I used the rest of the body on a project earlier in the year. After I cut the bottom off, I held it up to 5 and just knew it had to become a little jacket of some kind.

The only issue is that the neck is just too big. The original shirt was a scoop neck and I broke some synapses trying to un-scoop it with no luck. It's awfully cute on him though.

Day 2 = Pants!

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Mutti
4/23/2012 09:40:12 am

Maybe the surly look is due to the fact that he LIKED the big shiny metal ball guy buttons. Just a thought.
The sweater is adorable and you are amazingly talented at repurposing - preserving all the existing trim - so cool.

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Krissy S
4/23/2012 09:47:39 am

Oh my gosh, those are so neat!

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    My name is Ansley Knoch. I am the creator of Rispok, a line of accessories for big and little people made from repurposed materials. I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my husband, Fred, and our son, also Fred, better known as 5.

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