snow falling off (evan) cedar m.

E wanted to be Sensei Wu for Halloween (a character from the Lego Ninjago series).  The costume was pretty fun to assemble for the most part.  I bought a white ninja costume and a chinese hat;  made a black velvet sash;  and bought a beard.  The problem with the beard was that it was made with this faux fur stuff that was really itchy, so that didn't work.

So I tried making one out of velvetspun, the bulky weight chenille that you can get from Michaels.
I modified a Santa Beard pattern - made it way more skinny, only about 3 stitches on each side of the mouth.

Looks cute, no?
But it was a bad idea.
Because what happens when you cut chenille?
Lots of tiny white fibers fall off.  And keep falling off.
I thought it would stop.

(that's a downward shot of my pants)
My clothes were covered.  My carpets are covered.  The rug in his kindergarten class is covered.  It was as if snow were falling behind Sensei Wu as he flitted around trick-or-treating.