FO Report: Necessities

Jackson's Hat
Yarn: Moda Dea Tweedle Dee, "Indigo Run," 80% acrylic, 16% wool, 4% nylon
Pattern: just a hat
Needles: US9 16" circs and dpns
Size: 20"
Started: 10/13/09
Finished: 10/13/09

Amelia's Mittens
Yarn: Riverwinds Farm Cormo 2-ply DK (leftover from her shrug)
Pattern: Ann Norling's Basic Mittens on 2 Needles
Needles: US3 and US1 straights
Size: child small (increased the length and width of the thumb though)
Started: last week
Finished: just in time for the early snow fall (that didn't stick around...yet)

Jackson's Socks
Yarn: Koigu (KPPPM) 100% merino
Pattern: Universal Toe-Up Sock Formula
Needles: US1 dpns
Size: 7" heel to toe (44sts around)
Started: on the plane back to Minnesota
Finished: yesterday

It seems like all I'm doing lately is knitting small things for these small children. It's fun and rewarding (especially when Jackson came home from school with his first wool hat absolutely drenched from playing in the dripping snow melt and I was able to knit a stand-in hat for him in just three hours) but I'm already looking forward to the next big sweater project. I already have the yarn and pattern for a sweater for me, but there is definitely a strong obligatory feeling when it comes to knitting for my kids first (especially when the cold really kicked in this week...I thought we had at least another month of fall before the chill!). I also have a pair of socks to knit for a friend, another hat for the homeless collection, Amelia's Christmas stocking... It's all good. :)

p.s. Yes, Dad, this is your year. Let's talk sweaters!