a wardrobe escapade

Much as it hasn't seemed like it over the last couple of weeks (we have had a mini heatwave here in London, 29 degrees in October! Unheard of!) it'll be getting colder soon, and that can mean only one thing...

IT'S CAPE TIME!

I've seen many blarticles about these autumnal accessories, but have heard and seen the darling cape referred to as a great many things: cloak, capelet, shrug, wrap, poncho even! And what the bejeezus is a SCAPE?

I think we need to get this straightened out... and what better way than by playing everyone's favourite garment-spotting game, "Am I A Cape?"!

{shoulderette} {lacey semi-cape} {arctic snuggler} {cowl} {shawl}

{cloak} {bolero} {kimono} {small cardigan} {poncho}

Now, as fabulous as all of these garments are, they are certainly not capes! And what this girl wants for the coming British Winter is a good old-fashioned cape. But not an old-old-fashioned one... a modern-old-fashioned one. Yes.

Let's see what goodies we can find - it's time for a wardrobe esCAPadE!

{a cape parade, yay!}

Are you planning on getting a cape? Do you already have a cape? Do you hate capes?

(that last one was a trick question - no one hates capes!)

what I wore vs what I wish I wore #2

{click the small images for more info on each product}

This is my very slightly autumnal outfit from Friday. The weather was shocking (it is London after all) but still quite warm, so it was hard to get the balance right between staying dry and not being too hot. I also wore a black cardigan, but it wasn't aesthetically pleasing in the image above, so I removed it. I'm sure you understand.

Autumn = boots and cardigan weather.

I can't wait!

woodland friends on cardigans - squirrel edition

I know it wasn't a challenge, as such, but since the discovery of the amazing hedgehog jumper I thought I'd search for more woodland animals on knitwear. S is particularly partial to a squirrel, so that's where our adventure begins, my woodland friends.

I flippin' love squirrels, as you may remember from the acorn-based treasury I made earlier in the year, and I've been thinking about them pretty much all day (and I may have accidentally made another squirrely treasury earlier too).

I spent the entire morning wrapping presents (more on that later), and the afternoon making labels for the new drawers in my studio (more on that later too) before giving into my craving for Bombay potatoes, but all the times inbetween were spent thinking about squirrels, and in particular, squirrels on cardigans.

Here is what I have found:

{grey squirrel cardi - pattern} {squirrel hoodie}

{yellow squirrely cardi} {grey squirrel jumper}

But perhaps they're just not your thing. That's fine. I mean, you're wrong, but that's fine.

You could always snazz up an existing cardigan with some of these badboys:

I know, they are fabulous, non?

You can see more crocheted goodies in the LightBlueRose shop on DaWanda.

If they are still not up your street, I have one more suggestion...

You know how some leather jackets are all embroidered and pretty on the back? Well how about instead of having girls or eagles or skulls on the back of your leather jacket, have a rapscallion of a squirrel!

Imagine the possibilities!

I have taken the liberty of "designing" one, just in case. The original jacket was pretty nice, I guess, but I think you'll agree I have made a significant improvement to the back of it:

I think my job here is done.

nuts about nuts

You would think that after such a long and cold winter I would be relieved that spring is on her way - the sun is shining, the flowers have started blooming and the days are getting lighter... but no, for some reason I can't get thoughts of autumn out of my head! There's just something about browning leaves, acorns and autumnal sunsets that makes me so happy! I can't wait for autumn!

treasury can be found here