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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 1:55:04 PM
My DH has wanted a wool anorak/bushcraft coat for a long time but the purchased ones cost around $250 plus. I just happened to have a few military surplus wool blankets laying around and decided to make him one. I used a pattern from The Green Pepper called the Fairbanks Pullover as a guide but changed it up to suit what my DH was hoping for. I like it so much that I made one for myself! Total cost: blanket $20, pattern $8 and misc snaps, grommets etc...$5. The warmth while wearing...priceless!
  
  
Check out DH's you tube video about his anorak and subscribe to his channel "The Frugal Woodsman"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QLgnogrzM
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farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
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| AnnieinIdaho |
Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 9:45:00 PM
Diane, they are absolutely beautiful!!! Start up your own business. So well done! Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
| Lavender Rose |
Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 6:21:41 PM
Looks Great! Good job.
Farm Girl Hugs,
Brenda
#6218
Each day we add to our legacy-good or bad. Our Daily Bread |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 12:43:11 PM
Thank you for all the lovely compliments! I have been enjoying mine while hiking in the Wisconsin winter woods.
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farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
| Tumbleweed |
Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 10:38:48 AM
Awesome work Diane. I want one! But living in Hot and Hotter So. Cal. Not sure if I need one.
TW
The best way to avoid housework is to live outside! Sandra Blacksmith
The fun begins where the sidewalk ends. Shel Silverstein |
| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 11:48:02 AM
Awesome job Diane! They turned out fabulous and you saved loads of money doing it! Stay warm.
Krista |
| forgetmenot |
Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 08:48:24 AM
Great idea and great job, Diane! Your anoraks look first class!
Now I have to google The Green Pepper!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
| treelady |
Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 06:41:01 AM
Very nice and what a huge savings.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 05:21:38 AM
Great job! They look warm and beautiful. A winning combination!
Dawn in IL
Life is like a novel, every day is a new page...... |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 04:24:23 AM
Beautiful! Well done.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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| windypines |
Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 02:51:58 AM
Very nice and thrifty. enjoy wearing them
Farming in WI
Michele |
| OneRedZinnia |
Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 7:21:34 PM
I love them Diane! Nice work! I love Green Pepper Patterns!!
~ Deb ~
Farmgirl Sister #5585
...When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile... |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 6:51:17 PM
Awesome twosome!! Both the anoraks and the people wearing them!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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| gramadinah |
Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 2:48:42 PM
Nicely done They look great and so do you.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
