I don’t really have any idea what our family members are getting Ava for her birthday. We’re getting her plenty of gifts, actually, and she’s not in need of anything other than clothes and cash for her college fund. But I’m going to go out on a limb right now and predict that her favorite present this year will be this:
Our friend Mara made it for Ava at Leah’s request (I think it was at Leah’s request; I don’t know how it actually came about). Can you believe how cute this thing is? Mara is one of those people who rolls out of bed in the morning and just starts making cool stuff. It’s like she can’t stop doing creative things. She’s a graphic designer for our local food Co-op, and I’ve always loved all their advertising. She has a great sense of humor, which I think really comes through in work like this. She and our pal Jen are best buds (birds of a feather, and all that), and the two of them belong to a knitting collective that turns out some seriously awesome stuff. I wish I had only a tenth the creativity of either one of them.
You may recognize the poncho above as a small copy of the totally sweet one Jen made for Ava this spring.
I can’t wait to get a picture of Ava wearing her poncho while she holds her new kitten. Thank God it’s poncho weather these days!