My two oldest have been enjoying the Legend of Zelda games we have here. My oldest, who is 7, has his own DSi, and has finished both Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. My daughter, who is 4, loves watching him play. We also have an old school Nintendo 64 that the kids can play on. And, my husband kept all his games, so they have Ocarina of Time, and Majora's Mask, so they play those too.Anyhoo, you ask, "what's this got to do with crafting?" well, dear reader, the kids want to be Link and Princess Zelda for Halloween. So, being that it's 2010 and not 1985, I had to get busy making some things. For Link, R will get a large golf shirt to put over a turtleneck and we'll add a shield (no swords at school ya know). For Zelda, I searched the pattern books several times and found a pattern that looks sort of like Zelda's dress in Spirit Tracks. I decided to do the dress all in white, giving it an ethereal, ghost-like quality, since the game ends when Zelda is no longer a ghost. I picked Simplicity pattern 3902. So far, after several hours of sewing, I have the basic dress done. I just need to add sleeves and trim...and it's not even September.
