I have a confession to make. I have a strange infatuation with clothing inspired by traditional garb-especially the ones with Scandinavian or Norwegian flair.
I am one of those strange girls who would be perfectly content to dress as if stepping out of a Carl Larsson painting. Or a Tasha Tudor, or Elsa Beskow for that matter-but I digress. This yearning becomes ESPECIALLY bad when I crack open one (of the many) Jan Brett childrens books we own.
Every (SINGLE) time I finish reading a Jan Brett book~ I am inspired anew to make clothes for the girls. And not just the people character costumes. Oh no no no. I love the animal ones too.
Of course, I haven't actually MADE any clothing yet. But that is beside the point.
I crocheted a bonnet recently for the wee one of a friend. I had just finished reading Jan Brett to the kids and I couldn't help myself. I had to add a bit of flair.
A few yarn lazy daisies later, I couldn't help but wonder at the extraordinary outcome of a simple act. I loved it. LOVED it.
The pictures I took of it were far from lovely though. You just need a REAL model for these things. A doll won't do. You understand.
But guess what? Her mother just happened to post a picture of her Bitty in the hat and when I saw it I swooned. She gave me permission to post it here:
Is that not the most gorgeous girl in the world? She MAKES the hat, you know. When I saw her sweet little chin and new bright eyes and that look of hesitation-my hormones did a hurdle in my gut and~ had Matt been within arms reach~ I may have just had to have a go at getting a baby of my own.
Thank you Amy for sharing a picture of your darling and for letting me post it here too.
And for producing a baby so luscious and delectable that mothers everywhere feel sudden urges to procreate.
The world needs more of those.
11 comments:
Once I stop laughing......!
Sweet hat, sweeter baby (Amy!) and- I'm still giggling.
HAHAHA! I laughed out loud at that last part. My son is staring at me like I'm crazy. It's TRUE though! *trying to quell baby fever...*
And I LOVE that hat. That is beautiful! Did you have a pattern or did you just get inspired and not need a pattern?
What a lovely cap, Rebecca!
I, too share a fascination for old European folk costumes and national dress- I love Carl Larssons work, and I'll have to check out Jan Brett now, too.
Here's a website you might like-I found it as a link on a homeschool website http://folklorefashion.durantextiles.com/
blessings
Claire
Claire-oh.my.goodness. What a FEAST for the eyes. I immediately decided to buy the book and scouted it out and found out it was $96.00! :-(
But I am VERY thankful for the website. I just spent too much time going through the whole blog until the beginning.
I am SO glad you shared it with me! Thank you!
Lovely.
(And good thing my husband's out of town. ;P)
It IS such a lovely hat, Rebecca! :)
Beautiful hat, Rebecca!
Adorable baby, Amy!
They go together well.
You did such a great job adding in those special touches! The hat is so cute! I too love the Jan Brett illustrations...I have a hard time reading the stories when we open the books! :)
The hat is beautiful and Amy's baby is gorgeous!!! If only the urge to procreate guaranteed a baby. ;)
(Oh, and by the way, I started a new blog.)
Beautiful hat! I also enjoy Brett's books and artwork therein. :) Wish I were as crafty as you.
Love the hat!
I feel the same way about folk-ish dress, and reading too many of Jan Brett's books is dangerous. It's like a beggar pressing one's grimy nose against the bakery glass (speaking for myself here, of course, as it seems you're well on your way to fulfilling some of those making-longings).
I love the color combination, too! It makes that sweet baby's eyes seem even bluer.
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