lily's gandalf the grey costume was finished up just in time for halloween!
just a quick pattern run down: the beard is from jordanna's beard by jessica bechard (rav link), the hat is from spiral wizard felted hat by valerie calley (ravlink), and the cloak is from a simplicity pattern... whose name i shall not utter here...
sewing the cloak was a huge step outside my comfort zone, and i'd be lying if i said i enjoyed any pary of the process. but you know, lily looks so darned cute that i'm glad that i made myslef follow through and forced myself to do it.
hope you all had a happy halloween!
-melissa
Lily looks amazing, well done you! I especially like the hat!!!!
Posted by: josiekitten | November 04, 2013 at 03:09 PM
That is such a great costume! You guys really outdid yourselves! I must show my guys later. So impressed :)
Posted by: ellen | November 04, 2013 at 04:04 PM
I was hoping you'd post the photos. Lily looks awesome! The whole outfit is perfect. Well worth the effort and challenge. Just brilliant.
Posted by: Cheryl | November 04, 2013 at 04:20 PM
The whole thing is amazing, but the hat is my favourite part!!!
Posted by: kate | November 04, 2013 at 07:38 PM
It turned out fantastic! Lily should wear that ALL the time!
Posted by: Meghan | November 05, 2013 at 02:09 PM
Oh my gosh, this is phenomenal!! You did such a great job with all of it!
Posted by: Charlotte | November 07, 2013 at 05:38 AM
best.costume.ever!
i'm super impressed. it's just awesome!
Posted by: claire | November 11, 2013 at 02:21 PM
the hat is good, the beard is great, but the sleeve on that cloak are genius!! she looks quite pleased, too.
Posted by: melinda | November 17, 2013 at 11:34 PM
Perfection!
But the picture with Gandy/Lily's hands raised is killing my sense of sight with its spot-on-edness!
Posted by: blair | November 22, 2013 at 11:12 AM