Play time...

One things for certain... its that time of year when its almost impossible to keep a kid focused on math or spelling or anything else that has to do with sitting still.

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and they've been cleaning the pool and airing out the cabins down at the park.

I'm stocked up on sunscreen, bug spray, granola bars, and hair clippies.

Do you remember years ago when it was normal for parents all up and down the block to yell "Go outside and play!" or "Get out of my house for a while, you're driving me nuts!"

I can distinctly remember taking a vote to see which mom we thought was most likely to let us go inside for a drink of Kool Aid rather than yell at us to "Shut the door! You're lett'in the flies in!"

Then about dinner time you'd hear those same moms yelling again, this time because they wanted you home for dinner. Their voices were on the breeze from far away and all the kids would stop at the same time and your eyes would get real big (like somehow bigger eyeballs would help you hear better).

And your buddy would say, with just a bit of dread in his voice, "I think that was my mom. I gotta go." and he'd be off like a shot because he knew that if he wasn't there before she yelled again there was no way he'd be back out after dinner.

Ah, yes. The joys of summer. The dirt, the bugs, the toys in the yard your dad would run over with the lawnmower.

So with that whole "go out and play" thing echoing in my head I thought it would be a good time for something casual and fun. Something even the boys would like and actually wear. Something fitting for summer or any other time depending on where you live.

When I asked my boys what they would want in an everyday sort of knit I was told they wanted hoods and pockets and nothing fiddly like buttons. So that's what they got and you can have it too as soon as the pattern is all nice and pretty and ready to go.

And speaking of playing... I've been playing too. I'm all over some top-down kid's stuff and not just the raglans (though I love them, love them I tell ya). Some lighter cotton stuff which is really saying something because I normally have a hard time finding cotton I really like.

I'm good with Cotton Fleece and Frog Tree Pima and my newest cotton love is the BSA Skinny Cotton...

Comments

[suzi]

love your blog. help me to keep moving with my knitting. Am a beginner. just learn how to make cables pattern. tx dear!

[Chris]

I just love your blog and patterns....Can't wait to see
what you're doing next...Your work is beautiful!

[Debbie]

I can't wait to see the finished product with the cotton. I love your blog!

[bezzie]

Cooking--not cooling. Geeze louise.

[bezzie]

A lot to be said for just going outside to play. I wish we lived around more woods for Chunky to play in. That was the best when I was a kid. Can't wait to see what you've got cooling.