arts and crafts

see this? see all those little snipped off ends? you know what that means, don't you? yep - the cardigan is finished! here it is blocking: i almost finished it last night, and so it was right back to the cardign this morning. i was determined to finish it today. and i did! i still need to find a perfect button to sew on, but for now, it's done. the sizing is not exactly perfect. i was worried that it would be too small (i figure that i'll probably only get bigger as time goes on) so i went up a size. also, i used a smaller yarn than the pattern called for, so the sizing was hard to predict. anyway, it is a bit on the large side, but i think it will be fine. especially since i'll be wearing it in the fall/winter and will be layering it over other shirts. so once it's dry and buttoned, we'll see about the true size. oh - and i'll post better pictures later too. i know the picture above is horribly dark. even though i promised myself i would not start any new projects until the cardigan was finished, i did sneak in a bit of rug knitting - here it is in its future home: i think it's going to be just perfect for the kitchen. adella has also been artsy today: i really love the orange picture. she didn't tell me what it was, but it just looks so purposeful. she definitely had something specific in mind when she was drawing it. and last night, she dressed herself up and came to the livingroom saying, "i am so-o cute!" yep - she's cute alright. even with those red demon flash-eyes.