I put absolutely no stock in the idea that the sole purpose of the daily lunch break is eating lunch. As it fits into my (not entirely healthy) worldview, it is an hour of found time most days, and today, I found two legs and the back ribbing:
Around what should have been dinner time, I finished the hood, and Roommie and I commenced with the torture sessions fitting process.
It looked to be a good fit, but Jake disapproved and wiggled free.
I attached the buttons at the neck, hoping that would reduce the wiggle room.
Foiled again!
We decided it was too loose around the middle, so I added an adjustable gather in the middle of the back.
Somehow he still pulled a leg free, then burrowed under Roommie’s comforter to get it off the rest of the way.
I moved the gather further up the back, which held long enough for him to run out into the living room…
…where he pulled himself free yet again.
For the time being, we all give up.
Anyway, here are the less wiggly shots of the (nearly) final product:
I’ll be needing still another Joann’s run to get another set of buttons. There will ultimately be three at the neck. We are now effectively taking the straight jacket approach. I’ll also see if a run through the laundry this weekend can shrink it at all.
And… umm… Roommie doesn’t seem to be the least bit interested in this competition business. She spent this evening’s shopping expedition getting more supplies for the wizard costume.
But the tassel on the hood is entirely her doing.
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