the blue blog archives: ahh, that magic moment when it starts to look like a thing

I think it was finishing the neck that really made the difference. I used Cashsoft DK for the neck, because the blue was just perfect! I know the original Thing shirts are all red, but since the boys will be wearing these as regular shirts after Halloween (that is to say, without the silly bright blue Fun Fur wigs), I wanted to bring a little of that crazy blue into the shirts.

The boys are so excited about these shirts! While B has been enjoying trial fittings, S has been anxiously watching the progress of his Two shirt.

He's been so patient that I decided to start sewing in the sleeves on his shirt first.

With the extra hour we got today from setting the clocks back, I should have no trouble finishing these up for tomorrow. Hooray!

posted by alison at 9:44 am | in halloween things

Comments

Talk about your pressure knitting! They look fabulous!

Posted by: Joan at October 30, 2005 9:46 AM

They look fabulous! Your sons are so lucky.

Posted by: Gloria at October 30, 2005 9:55 AM

I just can't WAIT to see them dressed up. OM! They are going to be adorable.

Posted by: knittingnurse at October 30, 2005 10:03 AM

Absolutely lovely! You are surely in the running for coolest mom ever.

Posted by: miftik at October 30, 2005 10:04 AM

Hands Down! The best costume I have EVER seen! and they aren't even finished yet. Can't wait to see the final pictures. LOVE. the wigs!

Posted by: emmy at October 30, 2005 10:13 AM

those look great! very fun.

Posted by: melissa at October 30, 2005 10:31 AM

I was surfing along in blog land and I ran into thing one and thing two..
I can't get over how creative....
I was showing my Husband and he loved it so much.
Thats so great....
I love the wigs too.

Posted by: Charisse at October 30, 2005 10:35 AM

Incredible. You are one speed knitter!

Posted by: Jackie at October 30, 2005 10:38 AM

They look great! I posted a picture of my Rainbow Brite costume on my blog, if you want to take a look, I just realized I'd been posting here under my old blog address, so now the right one is linked.

Posted by: Jessica at October 30, 2005 10:42 AM

Man they look cool! Looking forward to seeing finished pair together.

Posted by: purlpower at October 30, 2005 11:07 AM

Go, Alison! Those are going to look adorable. I laughed last night when I got to the door of a friend's Halloween party: she and her husband were dressed as Thing 1 and Thing 2! Thought of your boys and smiled :-)

Posted by: Kathy at October 30, 2005 11:32 AM

I've said it before and I'll say it again, these are the best Halloween costumes I've seen in a long, long time! Great job and have fun trick-or-treating on Monday. Will you be dressed as the Cat in the Hat?

Posted by: nona at October 30, 2005 12:09 PM

I am in awe. They look fantastic! And they will be adorable post-Halloween too.

Posted by: Lauren at October 30, 2005 12:31 PM

Awesome Alison! Gives a whole new meaning to home made costumes. Although, I think you maybe in trouble for next year!

Happy Halloween!

Posted by: Cara at October 30, 2005 12:43 PM

I've gotten such a kick out of watching you knit these. Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Laura at October 30, 2005 1:30 PM

These are amazing, you are the knitting queen!! Congrats on making your deadline ;-) Costumes look awesome!

Posted by: Erin at October 30, 2005 3:13 PM

Awesome!Those will be the coolest costumes ever! It has been great watching them progress along. Can't wait to see the final picture! You deserve a good break after that! Whew!

Posted by: Zonda at October 30, 2005 3:24 PM

Yay! I knew you could do it! I wish I put some effort into my costume, every year its last min. Your boys will love those shirts untill they grow out of them, and even then they will want you to make more ;)

Posted by: Karen at October 30, 2005 3:38 PM

You're officially the best mom ever! Can't wait to see them in their awesome costumes :)

Posted by: Vicki at October 30, 2005 4:44 PM

Amazing!!! I can't believe you actually knit TWO COMPLETE Halloween costumes. I'm stunned, completly.
I'll be going to my room now, feeling bad about myself ;-)

Best wishes
Petra

Posted by: Petra at October 30, 2005 5:37 PM

Great job! They look fantasic--I can't believe how fast you knit them.

Posted by: Janice at October 30, 2005 5:52 PM

Hi Alison! Love the costumes... they are SO great, and look like a lot of fun for your boys to wear as well. :) Just wanted to thank you for forwarding my name to Bliss as my Sockapal2za Sock Savior... she sent me a lovely pair and yarn to make another. Both of them are beautiful! I appreciate all of your hours of coordinating, to make this such a fun exchange.

Posted by: AmyB at October 30, 2005 6:15 PM

Cutest THINGS ever! I can't wait to see pictures of them Trick o Treatin!

Posted by: Dani at October 30, 2005 9:31 PM

Lucky lucky boys and you are one great Mom!! They look wonderful!

Posted by: Gracie at October 30, 2005 11:29 PM

Your knitting pace is just mind boggling. These are terribly cute. I can't stop ogling them! What an awesome idea and even more impressive execution.

Posted by: Amanda at October 31, 2005 12:07 AM

Good luck, you're almost there!

Posted by: Monica at October 31, 2005 12:10 AM

Oh, you are such a wondermom for these costumes! If I had kids, they'd probably end up in plastic drugstore costumes or sheets with holes in them.
There are pictures of the completed Hogsmeade Snowball Fight hat on my blog today, but the pattern will have to take a while to get written up!

Posted by: Emily at October 31, 2005 1:29 AM

They are so adorable! I can't wait to see the photos:)

Posted by: Deb at October 31, 2005 2:01 AM

Lord, your boys will be the cutest. ever. in those outfits. You are the coolest mom I have ever known! ;-)

Happy Halloween to you and S. and B.!

Posted by: Jenny at October 31, 2005 5:03 AM

Just lovely!!! and what a great balancing job between thing 1 and 2...btw, which thing is the "older" thing?

Posted by: Orli at October 31, 2005 6:41 AM

This is ingenious! I can't wait to see the completed costumes.

Posted by: Becky at October 31, 2005 7:46 AM

Wow... S & B are great little models! :) Hope they get lots of treats tonight! I have to say, the sweaters look fantastic! (oh, and btw... I say if they want to wear the fun fur hats... let boys be boys!)
Happy Halloween!
:) Kate

Posted by: Kate at October 31, 2005 8:05 AM

Wow they look awesome! Now can you imagine a big fluff of blue roving for their hair? lol
Sorry that image just popped in my head.
:)
Happy Halloween!

Posted by: Micky at October 31, 2005 11:31 AM

I love the graphic on the shirts, Alison. Way cool. Wait until Pete sees these ... he's a huge Suess fan. :)

Posted by: Kerstin at October 31, 2005 6:16 PM

Wowowow! Ignorant me. I don't know the 'things' and we don't have Halloween over here, but I CAN adore those costumes! F-a-n-t-a-s-t-i-c! I hope the little 'things' appreciate their supermom. Have a lot of fun and relax your wrists after all this speed knitting!

Posted by: carola at October 31, 2005 6:43 PM