Finished projects--yay!

Every mama needs a little time to herself to do something non-mom related...to be creative...for awhile, Drew was going to bed at the same time as us, so I had to sneak in those "me" moments when I could!
Now that Drew is going to bed (in his crib!) at 7:30pm, I have more time to myself! It's so nice to be able to pick up some of my knitting projects again--and finish them! Knitting calms me and relaxes me. I love to have a project on the needles that I just don't want to put down. The picture below is of my skinny neckwarmer. It's knit in a twisted Malabrigo yarn. I finished it off with a bright green button. Erica and I did this project as a knit-a-long--she made the same one! Send me a pic of yours, Erica!

I look tired, I know. Hey, I'm still catching up on 3 months of sleep. :)

The next project I worked on was a bow tie scarf/scarflet/ascot (it has many names on Ravelry!) for my mom. I used the Spud & Chloe sweater yarn that Mom won for me in Susan B. Anderson's giveaway! The color is lipstick--it will look great on her. The pattern is called "Anthro-inspired scarflet." It was designed to mimic a scarf at the store Anthropologie.

What else do I have on my needles?

Well, I've decided to tackle socks! I don't think I'll become one of those sock-loving knitters who only wears her own knitted socks, but I did think I should make at least one pair. I've started on the first one, and so far, so good! I've made baby socks, so it's not much different. I'm using a beautiful cashmere merino blend yarn from "The Neighborhood Fibre Company."

I also picked up some rusty orange yarn for a pumpkin hat for Drew, as well as some variegated brown yarn for a little bear hat!