One of my earliest memories as a child would be sitting in front of my TV and putting in an old, beat up VHS that had the original Alvin and the Chipmunks music video for Witch Doctor. I was entranced. I learned every word by heart. Well, almost. Apparently “Chingar” is not a nice substitute for Ting-Tang. Sorry Abuela. To be fair, I had to learn the word from somewhere.

As October has just reached it’s halfway point, it is SERIOUSLY time to consider your costume options. If you’re anything like me, then you just have to make yours by hand but time is running out! That’s why I needed something quick, relatively inexpensive, and cute. Enter the cough cough “Generic Talking Personified Woodland Creature Who’s First Initial Is Monogrammed On His Sweater, Sweater”! Generic Talking Woodland Creature Sweater for short. As this is my personal pattern (i.e. tailored to me specifically) I’ll be giving you instructions for my sizing, but if you choose to adapt the pattern to fit you better, the yarn is so chunky that the math is a breeze! The pattern, like its inspiration is meant to be oversized and longer than usual, so you may find that this size will work on you as well!