Russian Ice Hat! Part I

PREAMBLE

Something about having a sister... or being one... dictates that one must adorn the other.  So my favorite person to sew for is my sister.  Maybe it's because when we were growing up, she was my doll to be decked out as I wanted in all our games.  Maybe it's because I love to show her to the world as I see her: beautiful and unique.  But nothing I sew her is a success unless she wears it, and she is firm in her tastes.  When I make things for her, I get to know her better: her preferences, her insecurities, her boldness.  I want to learn what she wants to say, then give her the styling "language" to say it herself.

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