Grandpa Cardigan

When I decided to sew along for Project Run & Play, I had a few points I set for myself to try to follow:  I wanted to complete a project for each week, I wanted to try to use materials I had on hand as much as possible, and I wanted to only make things I thought the girls would truly wear.  So when I was brainstorming for boy’s week, I knew I wanted to make something for my younger daughter Hadley.  I kept coming back to a simple cardigan with cool elbow patches – what my husband Dave refers to as a Grandpa sweater.  So I give you the Grandpa Cardigan:

The girls and I are on vacation in Florida, so we took these pictures on the seawall at my parent’s house.  Hadley definitely can put out the crotchety old man attitude!

She looks so stinkin’ serious – like she’s about to belt out “you young whipper snappers better get off my lawn before I call the cops!” just like a cranky old man!  I can’t believe she’s so big and opinionated at only 15 months.  I think I’ve got my work cut out for me…

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