Flattered...x2!!

Over this past week I got a tweet (do you tweet? Follow me here!) from a friend of mine, asking me how long it took me to crochet a baby sweater.  Since I recently made one for my niece's 1st birthday I used that to gauge the time and told her that if I had uninterrupted time in which to work on it it would probably only take me a day or two.  So she commissioned me to make a little cardi for her niece.  I was surprised and very flattered to say the least.  I pattern browsed on Ravelry (I spend too much time there!!) and sent her pictures of some super cute cardis and from there she narrowed it down to like 3 and then we agreed together on the pattern.  You can see pictures of it here.  She's requested it be in purple and black.  I'm excited.  I was able to get the yarn today @ Michaels; I grossly overestimated the yarn I would need to do my nephew's hoodie (which I ended up leaving the hood off of, it is actually much better that way for this particular kiddo) so I had like 4 skeins to return.  I returned them and picked up yarn in the same brand but in the specified colors.  The purple is a lovely, lovely deep shade.  I'm really looking forward to whipping this up :)

My other bit of being flattered comes from discovering that a blogger that I quite admire has me listed in her "Other Authentic Bloggers".  She has some really awesome stuff, and her new blog is something she's starting up as part of her dream to have a shop/store of authentic, hand-made items.  Go check her out!

I should have taken a picture of my nephew's vest and brought my camera to work to put it up.  It turned out so freakin adorable!!  I know I put a picture up the other night but now that I have everything done except for the buttons (which I looked for today @ Michaels, without success.  Didn't have time to visit Jo-Anns.) I just can't believe how stinking cute it is.  His parents are both really into hunting/fishing/other outdoor sports and so I wanted it to look a bit camoflauge.  The yarn was obliging. :)  I would totally make that pattern again, perhaps I will and set it aside for my future babies.

I recently acquired 2 skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport Solid in a really pretty dark purple.  Not sure yet what I'm going to do with it but I'm on the hunt for the perfect pattern.  I also got in the mail (today!) 2 skeins of JL Vinca in Colorway 10.  It's a super nifty rainbow colorway.  I am thinking a pair of armwarmers?  The color gradient would lend itself well to such a project.  I am even feeling brave enough to design them myself!  I see them being long...like to a few inches above the elbow...delicious.