Kuspuks!!!

I've been having great fun with a lovely little kuspuk pattern by Jennie Bagrowski (or jenwrenne on Etsy. Her brilliant kuspuk design has brought back many happy childhood memories of my life in Alaska. I'd see these cute coat in the spring and summer when the weather was warming up and their bright colors always made me smile...

Here's Natalie in my latest creation, I added an extra panel of fabric to the skirt than what was called for in the pattern but I wanted a bit more purple in there. If anyone is curious about kuspuks you can learn all about the traditional Yupik garment here. And if you want to see just how versatile they are look here. Of course once my other girls saw the kuspuk they had to try it out as well...

Chloe seems to like wearing it. I even knit some little mukluks to complete the outfit. Oddly my fondest memories of these little dresses/coats wasn't of the garments themselves but of how they appeared in the artwork of Barbara Lavallee. I remember seeing a lot of her work all over Fairbanks as a child. Oh and Tiffany tried it on too :)

As they all look pretty cute in them I'll be trying to make more of these in the future.