It was a productive weekend!

So last week I shared my fairly ambitious goals for the weekend. While I did not get everything done I was pretty pleased with what I did finish!

So I shared this as my inspiration for my porch bench:

And here is the version that I finished this weekend:

I'm pretty proud of that pillow. Not because I saved myself $19, but because I was able to use stuff in my stash to create it!!

I've had this cowl on my knitting needles for quite awhile. It is also my APQ UFO #6. It is Purl Bee's Classic Cowl, using a beautiful fluffy brioche stitch. I used 3 skeins of Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino. I love that yarn and have used it for so many things...it is wonderfully soft and even better it is washable!

I am not a fan of blocking but in this case it was necessary to try to minimize the line caused where the rows start and end. I find that this always happens when I am using circular needles.

However as you can see once it is on...it is just beautiful! I need to work on taking pictures but since this blog is just for me to document my projects it's ok. 😉

The cowl is off to a very dear friend who is celebrating her birthday today. It will be a little late but hopefully it will be there to great her when she gets back from her vacation.

I also got my Etsy order finished and sent off, which was a huge relief. I didn't get started on the farm quilt but will probably wait until later this week to start it.

I did get the black Style Arc Estelle jacket done. I am so excited about that jacket, it turned out beautifully. I will blog about that later as I also cut out the green ponte and am hoping to finish that up tonight.

So as you can see it was a busy weekend.... Etsy order, Valentine Pillow, Estelle Jacket, Purl Bee Cowl....and I even managed to to coach 2 gavel games team, had dinner for the kids and babysat Baby M! Best weekend ever!!!

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