The baby booties and the hat were completed and are now in Costa Rica. I really enjoyed making the blanket and the hat and the booties so much that I want to make more baby things. I know of another baby due in March and I will begin working on that gift after the Christmas season has passed.
I am currently working on a simple scarf with a pretty pattern. I am using a beautiful brown and deep orange alpaca yarn. Because of the thickness of the yarn it is a little difficult to see the pattern, but it will be very soft around the neck. My friend Heather said that I have "startitis" because I am always wanting to start new projects. I am going to get some of them finished over this four day Thanksgiving break from work. I am cooking a turkey and a few other things tomorrow. It will be just my husband and my parents. My brother is entertaining his entire wife's family so we won't see them this time around. I am thinking that I am going to enjoy the smallness of our get together. Our office is closed until Monday so that's fantastic. There are three knitting projects I am going to work on this weekend. I will work on Yirley's sweater, my slippers and the felted hat. There are other projects that need to be completed, but if I can finish those three I will really be happy. Monday we will have a baby shower for our knitting queen Heather and her baby girl.