Things Rarely Go As Planned

I'm a very opinionated person. I'm very well aware of this.

Dress it up

Sometimes wearing a ski jacket or over sized hoodie just isn't appropriate.



Sometimes it gets cold enough to need mittens.



You always need to look classy and comfortable.

being warm is worth it

I keep seeing adorable asymmetrical hoodies, but can not bring myself to by one. It might have to do with the exuberant price tag, the crazy sizing or the fact I can just make my own. Since I was granted a mini-vacation, complete with some of my very favorite people, I used this as an opportunity to figure it out.

I couldn't find a pattern for this idea, so I had to alter one that I already had.



I used view C as the base, but added a double layer to allow for the pleats. I also added the buttons and snaps.



Snaps are hidden under the pleats for closures, with the exceptions of the two top buttons. The silver and clear gavd it a little glam.



The hood and cuffs are lined with a grey burnout knit to add a little variation to the color.

This is how Winter Should Look

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

This photo belongs to Leda Olmsted

I miss the winter adventures on Michigan. The lady in this picture woke up one morning and huge ice boulders all over the beach near Sleeping Bear Dunes.