Violet was still tiny when my daughter asked me to make her a cape.
I had crocheted Aurora a hooded baby cape that we used a great deal that first year when babies aren’t really shaped to be bundled into warm jackets with their round bodies and short arms that stick straight out when stuffed into a thick winter coat. I mentioned it to her.
Her reply? “Not crocheted. Not lacey. Toggle buttons would be great.”
The right yarn caught my eye while visiting a year store. Soft, lofty, washable.
No patten arrested my attention so as winter deepened visions of what I wanted were slowly etched and tried. By the third attempt ideas jelled, the dimensions and gauge settled.
Finished on time for her 1st birthday.
It was very handy during the early Spring cold walks riding in the backpack,
And the car journey between Grammie’s and home.
It’s cuddly soft,
but best of all, there’s plenty of room for growth
now that we’re well into a barefoot warm Spring.
Fiberjoy 