Hoodies for my Boys

I made this for my son to match the hubby's skull hoodie.

Naturally I wanted to make it less shocking and well, cute compared to the man-unit's. I made it not so realistic and more day of the dead/pirate-ish. Considering we visited family for Christmas and Shocked one or two of the older relatives with this...

The pattern I used is Bernat's Sweet Baby Hoodie, 6 month version. I believe its good up to 24 months. Ironic considering its more 'bad-ass' then sweet. But not the first hoodie I made.

Buttons and zippers are useless with a fussy on-the-go baby.

I Improvised with magnetic buttons

I am always afraid that if I put anything involving a zipper on my son one false move and he gets hurt. A problem with buttons is we fumble around and the kid already knows how to undo do them.

 I found these at Wal-mart, they are kind of like snaps but hold together with magnets. Bonus is unlike buttons, he hasn't figured them out, nor has the power or co-ordination to pull them apart... Yet.

I have extra of these button and will find a use for them. Maybe a cape clasp perhaps when my son is older and on the go by his own locomotion. Just enough to hold but no draw strings to fiddle with or choke on.
 to secure it bu