Usually I leave myself some kind of clue as to which child said or did the thing I felt the need to share with the Facebook world....but this time, no such luck. Today's the day that I made my first ever water bottle sling. I'm not sure I could even count how many I've made since then. Largely because my photos are trapped on an old computer and I can't access them. I've downloaded some that I had posted on Facebook to give an idea of what these Water Bottle Sweaters are like:
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| The first ever! |
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| I did finish it, I just didn't take a picture |
This has been one of the best crafty ideas I've ever followed through on. I gathered a bunch of patterns but ultimately came up with my own variation that is adaptable to any sized water bottle I can get my hands on. Carrying water with us is a key element to many of our adventures. The second and third slings I made were for the girls so I wouldn't have to carry their water in addition to my own. Here's a couple photos of the girls' slings in action that first spring/summer:
There probably aren't a lot of photos of mine in action because I'm behind the camera, but there aren't many pictures of the girls without their slings until they got old enough to argue with me about carrying them. At some point they became Too Cool to use their slings anymore. But mine is rarely far from me even around the house. So happy birthday to my water bottle sweater, here's to so much more hydration!
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