I'm baaaack!

So I've been knitting, just not posting about it. I decided I'm going to use this blog just to post finished things (FO) since I just don't seem to have the time to write progress posts. I have completed the Hour-glass sweater. It was fun to do as my first adult-sized sweater. The Debbie Bliss cotton angora is very nice to knit with despite the rabbit hairs that I inhaled and picked out of my eyes. It does pill and shed VERY easily though. Overall, the fit is pretty good. I'm not sure I'm a big fan of boatnecks on me. I did two extra decrease rows and now I wish I had done two more. Oh well, live and learn. Here is an image of the sweater. There are no modeled images because I have discovered it takes some talent to actually take a picture of oneself in a bathroom mirror and have it turn out (without the flash).For some reason the sleeves ended up an inch or so longer than it should, but I have long arms so its not too bad. I also finished one of Kim's hats from LMKGs for my three-year old. It was my first attempt at knitting with more than one color and I thought it was quite fun. And I'm very happy with how it turned out. I just used some Patrons baby yarn from Michael's for it. It is SOOO soft! Big E loves it and is slowly learning to keep it on her head when she's outside. Now that we're in Minnesota instead of California the kiddos are getting used to cooler weather, more clothes and *gasp* shoes AND socks! I didn't have any winter coats or hats/scarves etc. for them yet and it SNOWED on Oct. 11th. Welcome back to the Midwest for me! So I decided I was going to knit the girls hats instead of paying $16 for ONE hat. The pompom turned out a big large but I think it makes the hat more whimsical and fun.