I love it!

When a plan comes together!  Or some knitting!  LOL  Abbie's cardigan has buttons and has been through the wash.  And all seams stayed together and everything!  I'm so very impressed with myself its not even funny! 

Actually, I'm just proud of myself for finishing it and doing it well.  I hate to give gifts to people that I'm not proud of... especially when I made them.  Although, since every knitted thing that I'm not proud of got frogged and never became gifts, that has never happened... me giving a gift I'm not proud of, I mean... so ummmm... anyway... I digress.

I'll give Abbie's Cardigan to Sandy Tuesday night at Bible study.  Today I have to finish 1 side of the I-cord on Leslie's last bib and then its ready to mail.  After I finish that, I will cast on for Sue's Shawl. 

I've been through pattern after pattern on Ravelry looking for the perfect shawl for Sue and I think I found it.  The funny thing is... I queued it for Sue about 2 weeks ago, but now I've decided it is the best shawl for the yarn.  (I've thought that before, though, so we'll see after I cast on.)

I have more pregnant people to knit for.  I ran into Amy from my Bible study at the pharmacy Friday and she is due June 1.  So I'll be making her some bibs and washcloths.  I tell you what.  Those Down Cloverlaine bib/washcloth patterns are saving my life!  So many babies on this base, its insane.  There's no way I could get baby blankets done.  Plus, I don't know most of the people well enough that I would make a whole blanket.  I do, however, know them well enough (or Jerry does) that a gift is called for. 

So bibs and washcloths it is!  I think I'm going to order cones of cotton from Yarn & Thread by Lisa.  A cone of almost 700 yards of cotton is only $9.  If I get up to $150 worth of yarn, I get wholesale price.  I'm not ready for that, though.  If I decide to do the craft show, maybe. 

Oh ya... on the craft show... there's no way I can get enough knitted things done for a craft show in the small amount of time that I have.  However, Jerry is deploying this fall and then I'll have a whole year of trying to keep myself occupied through knitting.  So there you go.  I'll knit a bunch of them and put them away and then I'll have a couple of options... reserve a booth at the craft fair... or keep them on hand for all of the babies that will be conceived upon the Aviation Brigade coming home from Afghanistan.  Or the babies that were conceived during R&R leave.  LOL  There are always babies on an Army base.  Always a need for a gift!  :) 

I've decided that people I know well will get sweaters now.  I liked making the sweater.  It was fun!  Acquaintences will get bibs/washcloth sets.  If Kira, Heather, or another good friend decides to have another child... they get blankets.  I think there has to be levels of friendship in my knitting otherwise I will never get anything done.  Oh who knows... we'll see.  You know me... I may find a baby blanket pattern I'm dying to make.  LOL