Check out my foxy man in his manly vest:
Here are some close-ups of the vest by itself, with no foxy man inside:
Needless to say, we’re both pretty happy with it. Although I did tell him he wasn’t allowed to play tennis in it. He’s definitely wearing it Christmas Day. I’m so glad he likes, and even more glad it fits! I will never again make a sweater (or any other garment for that matter) without measuring it against something I know fits. He has two vests that he plays tennis in – one fits great but is a little short, the other is perfect in the body length, but not so much the rest. I melded the measurements together and perfection! (Not the debilitating kind, I might add.)
For those of you interested in the background, he’s sitting/standing by our dining room table. Yes, my entire dining room is lined with bookcases, as is the living room (well, two in there – but that’s the only empty wall space) and the office. As of right now, books still outnumber yarn. (The bookcases are Ikea Billy – I can build one in like five minutes, no lie.)
Speaking of storage, I was putting away my yarn last night, trying to clean up the house a little, when I realized the underbed plastic boxes I bought at the Container Store do not fit under my bed. So now I’m thinking about this. Please tell me I’m crazy (although I’m pretty sure it will fit in my closet).
Question: Michelle was kind enough to let me know that the links in my entries weren’t working for her – she’s using Netscape 7.1. I’d love to hear about anybody else having problems. I want my blog to work for everyone!
Great job on the vest! It looks great on your foxy man!
The vest turned out fabulously! You should be extremely proud!
Your links worked fine for me and I use Mozilla Firefox.
The vest looks great!
The vest and the husband look great! What a wonderful job you did.
I also LOVE your holiday lights and your picture of the week. Beautiful!
The vest is a perfect fit. Very handsome! 🙂
Have a Merry Christmas!
Wow, great job on the vest — it looks fabulous! I love, love, love your book-lined dining room!
Ooooooo, I like your Foxy Man . . . ‘s Vest! Tell him to look more serious next time. 🙂 It came out great. I agree with Vicki, it’s nice to see a house with books. P.S. Love your blinking lights!
Great Vest!
I agree…tell that man to smile 😉
Great vest, cute guy! We have those Billy bookcases too. A couple weeks ago on The Amazing Race they had to assemble Ikea furniture. My husband and I cracked up, no problem for us, LOL
Nice vest. And the cedar chest looks very nice. I hope you have room for it. Cedar has those great anti-moth properties and all as well. I hate it when under-bed storage doesn’t go under the bed. That’s happened to me before too.
Happy hols. I like your lights though I don’t think they blink for me. And you sidebar now comes at the bottom (which is better than what it used to do which was cover up half of your blog). I use Safari.
The vest looks great! I really like it. It seems to suit your husband really well. My favorite photo is the last one where he is looking down and reading.
Great Job! Rob’s man-a-long doesn’t fit. He still wears it, even though I told him he looks like a little kid in it. 😉 Aren’t the boys cute?!
Jealous of the books, the bookshelves and the option of a cedar chest in your closet! btw – American Pastoral is one of my all time favorite books as well. Now, I’m really looking forward to the latest!
It’s fabulous! I’ve been wanting a cedar chest for a while and you may have found the perfect one, my virtual personal shopper 🙂