One for me, one for you...

Yes, it actually happened: I finally finished The Sweater, a/k/a the Debbie Bliss Baby Reefer Jacket from Cotton Knits for All Seasons, a/k/a the sweater I started years ago for my friend Kieran's son... who's now FIVE.

This weekend, I finally, FINALLY finished everything, including weaving in the 5 gazillion ends of the endless balls of Lion cotton yarn knitted on size 5s (do not get me started on how much I loathe weaving in -- seaming, by contrast, is fun fun fun), sewing on the 8 nifty brass buttons I got from my mom for this nautical outfit, and actually sewing in the label I had made with my name on it.

Shocking, I know, but it actually happened! I did everything I was supposed to do... well, except, um, blocking. Oh well.

Best of all, my older great-nephew (who is almost 3) can wear it for quite a while, as it is gigantic, and then his younger brother can use it. Yippee!

(Side note: I brought him a little toy car... and he could tell me what manufacturer it was! Both his dad and paternal grandfather are car nuts, so the brainwashing started in the womb. Imagine a pre-schooler saying, "Lamborghini"! Freaky!)

And on the distaff recipient side, the apple hat I made for my nephew's daughter found great favor with said nephew. She does look pretty darn cute in it, I have to admit.

And then, 2 of the balls of the Debbie Bliss alpaca silk dk I had was also finally finished, with beads woven in even! (Granted I retrofitted some extra beads by sewing through a knotted strand of yarn, but hey, it looked okay I thought...). It will become a belated Xmas gift for a friend who I don't think reads this blog, but just in case I am not naming names.

The final ball of dk I extended as long as humanly possible, using a drop stitch on size 11s, for a scarf for moi.

Since it's in stockinette, it really wants to curl up along the sides, so it might be nice to extend it by knitting a backing side to fight the curling.

I'm now starting a baby cardigan from Jill Eaton's Big Fish, Little Fish, which has adult and child-size versions of the same patterns. Heh.

It's made me realize I rarely post photos of works in progress, preferring to show completed projects.

Like this one, made from some of the leftover green cardigan yarn (note to self: sell the other balls on ebay -- never want to see them again!) -- needed a camera bag and thought, "Hey, why pay for neoprene? All I really need is some cushioning, so a garter stitch bag with a drawstring should do it."