Beach Robe

I saw the pattern for this little robe on Made, and realized I could only live two more days without making beach robes for the boys.

I think this may be the first thing I’ve actually sewn for either of the boys. That makes me a little sad, since I have such grand plans to make so many cute things (notice the present tense, ever hopeful). And it was a success! I didn’t yell at anybody (even the machine); it only took three sittings (boys out of the house for the first, boys asleep for the second, and Ian “helping” for the third); and though it has a number of flaws (nobody look too close), I think it turned out super cute.

The pattern comes in three sizes, and I made the medium size with the thought I would try it on both boys and make the second one either small or large, depending on who it fit best. So this one turned out to be Ian’s. After I snapped a few pictures, I took it off him and he threw it down in what I thought was rejection—so sad. But then he picked it up and brought it to me, and I realized his tantrum was actually out of frustration because he wanted to put it back on—and so he wore it all afternoon.

I learned a couple of good lessons and am hopeful that I will get Simon’s finished within the next week or so. It did occur to me that I spent several hours changing a perfectly functional towel into, well, still a towel. But this towel has sleeves. Totally worth it, right?