The costumes are fantastic! Congrats on a successful halloween!

may i be the first to say, the things at the door are just completely perfect!

I have never had a Hallowe'en that didn't necessitate mittens, never mind snowpants, parka, boots...going as Hermione today I wore nylons, two pairs of wool knee socks, thick boxers, the skirt, long sleeved shirt, buttoned shirt, sweater, mitts, and my robe. And I was still really cold.

The only reason I'd ever want to live in the states so that I could wear a Hallowe'en costume the way it's meant to be worn!

Those costumes really are the best costumes I've ever seen! My 3 year old would not even put his on, boy am I glad I decided not to make one this year.

Your boys are adorable!

Trust me, Karlie, we're not used to this sort of weather on Halloween! But my boys have been so lucky - for the last three years we've had a warm spell right on Halloween. It's been great getting to see all the kids' costumes unobscured by giant coats and mittens and stuff. Hooray for good Halloween weather!

Those really are the BEST costumes. They are too adorable.

Congrats on having the best dressed kids this Halloween!

Them's some adorable Things you've got there, Miss Alison! And they look as though they could cause as much trouble as the originals!

I am lost for words! I wish your boys could have knocked at my door! They look AMAZING! And those grins. WOW! Congratulations, Alison, two things very well done!!!

Thank you for sharing!
It's a delight to visit your site!

Donna

The BEST costumes ever! What will you ever do to top this next year?

Just as I expected! They look terrific! If they had come to my door looking like that I would have emptied my candy bowl into their pumpkins. Too cute!

I think you're right, Beth, there's really no point in trying to top these. As a Halloween costume-maker, I believe I've peaked!

impressive work - your poor fingers must be down to the bone by now. the boys look so thrilled with their costumes - the envy of the neighborhood for sure. what a great mom!

Those are the Coolest.Costumes.Ever.
You get lots and lots of Mommy Stars for these!

Those are awesome! You're such a great mom AND a speedy knitter!

Amazing!! The photo of them at the door is priceless.

FABULOUS! They looks adorable.

Too cute! I actually saw two boys as Thing 1 and Thing tongiht while trick or treating. Sure you didn't come to Va. for the candy?!

They're just so cute!! And the costumes are absolutely awesome!

Yay, congrats! They look so awesome!

Adorable! Those costumes are perfect, and the joy on their faces says it all.

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As Halloween night crept along to the end,
nothing disturbed the doorways but a breeze or a wind.

The treats were checked to be fit for consumption
so all little boys and girls could have something.

When it seemed there were no more tricks to be done,
Thing 2 leaned over and said to Thing 1…

When mothers were chosen in that place where this happens,
we were the luckiest chaps out of dozens and dozens!
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(my apologies to Dr. Suess)

oops...Dr. Seuss

How cute, Bliss - thanks! (And thanks for being a sock savior too - I heard that your new pal loved the socks!)

Super work. I've been watching your progess and they are just fabulous. Me, myself and I are a little craftier with the cardboard, paint and glue.

Too cute. My little guys looked like that last picture at the end of the night, too. Well, aside from the blue hair ;-)

Good for you, Ann. I have to admit that one reason why I didn't go the store-bought t-shirt + fabric paint route is that I'm just not that crafty!

"No, it's a wig." So funny and so adorable!! You definitely win the best costume prize and fastest knitter prize!! Lots of fun to have great costumes and a great mom. :)

cute!!! those intarsia designs are Seussian perfection. S and B look so happy; i'm sure they'll be dating back to this memory for years to come.

fantastic costumes! now, i need to learn how to intarsia so i can figure out how to make my own thing sweater.

You do great things!!

These are the best Halloween costumes I've seen this year! Congratulations!

Aaaaak!!! What a gas! Your boys look so great! Good job!!!

Your boys must have had such fun! They truly look so adorable and mischevious. Great job, Alison!

Fantastic! they look the business as we say over here. A knitterly triumph. Well done mum!

So cute! You must be the rockin'est mom ever (next to my own of course ;) )!

Alison they are just WAY to cute. Brilliant idea, gorgeous boys.

We don't know much about Dr Seuss here in Sweden, but I have seen the movie with Mike Meyers... :) And your "things" are much, much cuter! Nice knitting!

Perfect! What great costumes.

I love the "too much candy" photo. It truly tells the whole story.

I love the "too much candy" photo. It truly tells the whole story.

Perfect!

Your 'Thing's look wonderfull. :D

Worth the work.

Those costumes ROCK! And compliments from pre-teens? Priceless! Just amazing knitting - AMAZING!!!!! And you have to love the fact that your kids love their shirts and will wear them waaaay beyond Halloween.

I'm with Dena -- the too much candy picture IS Halloween. Completely timeless.

What a smashing success! The compliments from the 11-year-olds must have been quite a thrill.

You are the knitting mother of the year. How did you ever finish in time. Amazing.

the boys look amazing! And SO proud of their costumes (as well they should be!) Great job.

Wow ... great costumes. And as Joan noted, compliments from the pre-teen set indicate ultimate coolness.

aww, they are the best costumes i have ever seen. your boys are so lucky!

AWESOME! We had a couple things on candy around here too - only they were in disguise as Darth Vader and a Butterfly Princess. Yay for Halloween!

What an incredible Halloween! Congratulations on such wonderful boys and costumes, too!

By far the best costumes I've ever seen. You're in trouble now....how will you ever top these next year!?!

This is awesome, congratulations !! We all knew you could do it.

oh my goodness - those are too precious. what a fantastic idea!

Wonderful, wonderful!! Really, really great. Super! Super! (Double superlatives because you made not one, but two fantabulous costumes. Alison, they're wonderful!)

Awesome!!!

Holy cow! Those costumes rock! I can not believe you did them so fast!

The costumes are fantastic! Congrats on a great job. Your sons have just the right amount of charm and mischief in their eyes to go with the costumes!

The things looked just dandy,
All ready to get some candy.

When they knocked on the door
Grown-ups couldn't resist a roar,
Or the urge to hand over the store.

Thing 1 & Thing 2 were glad to have their pick,
But sad that they could play no trick.
Oh well, I guess that's why they ate themselves sick!

Amaaaaaaazing. Jaw-droppingly amazing.

Awesome! What an odessey to see you create these costumes! The boys are super lucky! And hooray that they had such a good time in them.

It looks like your Thing 2 had a little too much "Chocolate Thun-da" there at the end!

I love the costumes!

Wow. Just wow. Any chance I could convince you to knit MY costume next year? *bats eyelashes* ;-)

Seriously, if the 11-yr-olds were complimenting them, those costumes are the ultimate in coolness. But the happy smiles on the boys' faces say it all! Fabulous!!

Your Things will remember these costumes! My 13 year old still remembers the year I made him a Ninja Turtle costume (out of a discarded kiddie pool and some yard goods -- couldn't afford the boughten kind), and he was about your boys' age.

You really outdid yourself on those costumes. Really! :-) And they even fit well, which Halloween costumes so seldom do.

I hope they'll wear those sweaters after the holiday, too. :-)

AWESOME! excellent pics. thx for sharing.

aww, that last picture of thing 2 is classic

love the costumes, my kids are jealous!

Not that crafty? Ha! What lucky boys to have such a creative mother who can make such cool costumes!

Those costumes are the BEST! Or should I say "the cat's meow!"

Terrific job on both :).

great costumes! the boys look so adorable!

They look fabulous! Congratulations!

ohmigosh. SO perfect. you're the best mom! thank you for being my vicarious halloween :)

Oh, Alison, they're absolutely fabulous! Great photos, too. Congratulations. I'll bet those Things are the talk of the town!

Very, very nice! What fun. I'm sure they'll remember it for a long time and so will you.

Woohoo... for the Things! And for mummy... I have been watching with baited breath to see if you finished on time. It absoultey tipped it down with rain on my two. They looked like drowned rats.

Just beyond cool -- I feel shame for buying my little girl's costume. I LOVE THESE!!

Every day from here to there, funny things are everywhere! Awesome outfits!

SCORE! Thing 1 and Thing 2 look fantastic and they look so very happy with their costumes. You are Super Mom!

They are toooo cute! Great costumes - you're a wonderful knitting mom!

That is hands down the best use of fun-fur ever.

I knew there had to be some reason they kept making the stuff.

Great job!

Wow!! And how on earth did you get the red pants to match the red shirts? As an accused red-clasher, I'm mad impressed. :-)

Happy post-Hallowe'en!

Soooo CUTE!! Great jobs, Alison. They are going to remember this Halloween really well. Now, what can you do to top this off next year? It is my predicament as well. Better start thinking soon! :)

Wow, Alison! Those Things are just too cute!

Love them! I might just have to steal your idea and do that next year (um, for myself, that is!).
And I do love the Thing on candy - I'm sure that crash was a big one!

I absoloutely love the sweaters & hats :] You're super mom, seriously - and you got them done so fast!

how lovely! you win the prize for most creative costume.

Unequivocally the BEST Halloween costumes I've EVER seen!!! May you win many awards for these costumes (if awards are even given for such a thing)!!!

Alison, you totally rock! I hope you never let them forget it: that's the stuff family mythology is made of. Here's to Thanksgiving table patter thirty years from now!

Those are the best costumes *ever*! Brilliant idea! My favorite picture - of the boys standing side by side, looking up at the door. Adorable.

WOW those Things are just... unbelievable!!! Fantastic!
Plus your boys are so irresistably cute anyway...
thanks for sharing all the pics!