February Project: Started

So the bitter cold, snow filled, month of February has started here in the tundra which is now the greater Western New York Area. And what do you all think I do to compensate for the weather? I knit of course.
February, according to Elizabeth Zimmerman, is baby month. To begin with, she is not having any babies, nor am I, nor do I know anyone who has recently. So I am knitting for the sake of knitting, and honestly could there be a better reason to knit?
First she has a pattern for a double knit pot holder as the gauge swatch and a double knitted baby blanket as the actual project. I only knitted the pot holder, but may I say it was quite fun and fast and I rather like the finished pot holder. I made it out of left over Lions Brand chunky wool ease.

If I do knit it into a blanket any baby's bottom or knees would much appreciate it as the chunky yarn and double knitted factor make it supper plush.
Following this in the month of February is a square shawl. I am in the middle of that, more news to follow.
Along with the shawl I am now working on the Baby sweater. I have begun it but am only on the first set of increases to it. But, I can assure you that I am loving it because it is a top down little thing that's going to be adorable in a sky blue and pale pink.
Happy Knitting to All!

January Project: Complete

January has come and gone and so has the Aran sweater project. Now my sweater fell short because I ran out of yarn to make sleeves, so I made a sweater vest.
On a trip to visit friends in New York City, and to see Death Becomes Her at the Metropolitan Museum, I was knitting on the train. And somewhere between Albany and New York City I ran into problems; I realized I was running out of yarn. I already had finished knitting the back as a raglan but who ever heard of a raglan sweater vest, so I had to figure out how to make the front fit into the shoulders on the back. I pondered for some ways on the train and realized if I made the front a V neck and continued the decreases from the front then I could make the front follow over the shoulder and make a drop shoulder seam in the back; which I did. I'm rather happy with the results except for one thing...It's far too large for me. Luckily I know one person who would appreciate this fine knitted Aran V-neck sweater vest and he shall receive it when next our paths meet.

P.S. I would like to say this is an authentic Aran sweater because there are variations in the cables. To all those half empty glass people who will see them as mistakes I say "No, those are character traits, choices on behalf of the sweater!"