Twin Quilts

Last week, I finished one of my longest-standing UFOs. (For you non-crafters, UFOs are unfinished objects). Over a year and a half after starting them, I finally finished these quilts for my cousin's identical twin boys. The quilts themselves are not identical, but very similar. My cousin tells me that the boys are enjoying the quilts and like to identify the animals and fishies in the patterns. Yay! That was my intent when I picked the fabrics.

Now, as many of you know, I am a knitter, not a quilter, so this project was a stretch and a learning experience for me! I still prefer knitting (a lot!) but I'm sure I will continue to do some quilting projects on the side.

Toddler Sweater and Socks

I finished this set a couple days ago. It will be donated to CIC. I used a seamless sweater pattern from the book, Kids' Knitted Sweaters & More. I hate finishing seams, so I'm all about knitting seamless sweaters. The green and tan are not colors I'd usually pick, but the yarn was on sale and I think it turned out pretty cute. The yarn is Lily Chin Park Avenue, 60% merino wool, 40% fine alpaca. I had enough yarn left over, so made some matching socks by improvising on a basic sock pattern.