Tree Sweater #2

This year, we chose to go it alone with the tree sweater. Lessons from the first year's experience included:

#1- even if you block the tree sweater, it will droop and slip after a couple of weeks in the elements.

#2- people steal tree sweaters. True story- a few had pieces cut off, one was even stolen in its entirety. Don't spend money on these things.

#3- don't worry about saving it for the animals, the tree sweater will end up in the trash. So, again, don't spend money; use scrap/spare yarn.

As such, I found a pattern on Knitty for plaid (free here) and had some good colors already in my stash. Adapting it for a tree meant that I had tons of pieces to tie around the tree, creating a snug fit. It also took 3 hours to install. For real.

But once it was on, it wasn't going anywhere.

After two months, it hadn't slipped at all, but the purple yarn had completely faded and the plaid was much duller. More lessons were learned and I hope they'll continue the project next year, as I have a really cute superhero tree sweater in mind...