Hiatus

Hey, everyone. Sorry I've been gone for so long! I've been so busy with school and sort of everything in general. Please bear with me.
On the bright side....I'm considerably faster at knitting now, and I have tons of projects and FOs (finished objects) to show you! I even used my real camera this time. I know you guys are positively peeing your pants with excitement over that.

I actually have lots more, but they're presents so I'm holding out on you until the people get their gifts.

Pattern: A simple circle scarf from my head. Yarn: Something random and gold. And acrylic. 

This is for the trade fair at school. It's basically where you bring stuff you've made and sell it to the eager masses. Like a real live Etsy for high schoolers. I'm doing it with knitting club, although my friend Morgan is crocheting cats for it. That sounds crazy but I swear it's not. They are super adorable.

pattern: Robin's Egg Blue hat, yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease chunky in charcoal. 

This is random because I thought the pattern was pretty. It's up for grabs, but you have to suck up to me for it. Maybe send cookies. As you can see, I still need to weave in the ends and find a button. I like it though. It's sort of vaguely vintage.

pattern: from my head. yarn: stolen from the knitting club grab bag

This is a purse-to-be. It needs a strap and a button. I'm thinking silver for the button (maybe something cool like an owl), but somebody said pink or red. So now I'm conflicted.
The pattern's really easy. In fact I'll give it to you now, since you're all being so good and haven't abandoned my blog to a slow and lonely death (like I did). This one's for trade fair and will soon be joined by fellows in other colors. What color purses do you guys like? Suggestions?

Free Pattern: 
You'll need a ball of chunky-weight wool and size 10 knitting needles. Cast on 25 stitches, knit until you can fold it into thirds and have a good-sized purse. Cast off. Fold the rectangle into thirds. Sew the edges of two of the thirds together, leaving a flap. Buy a button and a strap. Attach them. The button will probably fit through the flap without a buttonhole--it's loose enough. Walk around feeling snazzy. Don't expect it to cary super heavy stuff, but it does stretch quite a bit and fits a lot.

pattern: from my head. Yarn: leftovers from the scarf

This is a hat in the making, also for trade fair. Two row stripes. The hipsters will be all over it. Kidding, it's too mainstream. I mean, I didn't even spin the yarn myself.

pattern: Patons Cable Cardigan, yarn: Wool unraveled from my mom's sweater. I lengthened it to make it cozier. 

These are a couple of truly awful photos of my sweater-in-progress. It's beautiful. You can't even see the cables here but I am proud of them and feel very clever, even though they're easier than they look. I am probably going to finish it in June, just in time for a huge heat wave. But I will wear it anyway. You'll be able to spot me in a crowd because I'll be the girl wearing a wool cardigan and flip-flops.

So that's it for right now. Minus the birthday presents I mentioned. And all the Christmas knitting that I forgot to photograph before I gave it away. And a couple of shirt redoes--but more on that later. Keep reading, folks. *cheesy wink*
What's up?
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