Pixiestikz

The pink sweater looks darling! I hope it fits. I know what you mean about the anxiety of giving handknits...sometimes it feels safer to give to another knitter!

Yay MSW!!!!

The little pink number is so cute and girly. It will be a great present for the niece. Make sure to get a pic of her in it! I am sure it will fit. (and I have seen it in person!)

Major kudos to you for doing the whole Birch thing. Meh! Lace is too hard for me. One day maybe! In the meantime, I will watch your lovely KSH creation.

Love the new sherbet yarn. It will be *so* perfect for April. It even matched that little button that Teresa made.

xoxo

Cuteness all around!

Don't worry, I think everybody feels the same way about their knits. All you can do is put all your love in it and hope it gets some more from the receiver.

Love the sherbert-y mangolicious yarn.

How exciting that your sister is coming! I want my sister...booo-hooo.
I'm thinking about taking some days off around that date too. I have some friends coming to town...unfortunately, not interested in wool. What kind of friends are those??!?!
I need new friends.

You got the Jaeger Matchmaker?! That was the only thing I really wanted from the pile. I'm so jealous.

Anyway, I hope we can all get together at the Festival. I can't wait to finally buy some yarn...aahh.

Pretty pictures today! The raglan came out so cute. I am sure she will love it.
That sock yarn looks good enough to eat! What color are you making Birch in? That has been on my to-do list forever. Someday...

The yarn is devine! So yummy! Love the raglan, hope your neice loves it as well.

Oh MDS&W is getting so close! I can't wait to see you and Kelly. We must plan a dinner get-together again.

Nice! I just discovered that seller's yarns ... and to have someone actually having the yarn and review it is great! Her colours are all so wonderful!

I love the way your pink sweater turned out! I'm sure the recipient will love it. Although, I totally understand the whole "knitting for others" thing. I think my worst nightmare would be if one of my handknits ended up in the goodwill pile. How awful would that be? ugh! I knit mostly for myself, too.

Woo hoo! A little more than a month away. I can't wait to meet your skister!

And I know how you feel about giving knits away. Its like giving away a child. I always want to know how they're doing. Are they being taken care of? Is the person tired of it? If so, can I have it back? It make me so sad when I look for sweaters to recycle at Goodwill and see so many beautiful handknit sweaters. Perhaps I should start a handknit rescue center - LOL!

Don't let work OR your knits stress you out. Take care.

Tanya

The pink sweater looks fabulous. I agree that giving knits is a very scary experience. That's one thing I like about sample knits - I just knit until the pattern says X" without worrying about whether the sleeve will be too short, long, etc.

What a cute sweater! My girls would love it! Hope it's received well! :)

Your sweater is just precious! I would love to receive it as a gift, and I'm sure your recipient will love it too!!(I even ordered the pattern after I saw yours!)

I can see why that tropicana yarn beckoned you -- it's so fun! I'm using some kbrece yarn myself right now, and really liking it. [I can't believe you have TWO work-knitting socks!]

oh, and that pink sweater is totally CUTE!

Love the pink sweater!

Wow! The orange yarn is simply delicious! I'm still undecided on my projects for orange April, maybe some small things.

Cute sweater! Your niece will love it!

The sweater is so sweet -- I'm sure that she'll love it. What great yarn for April!

Great sweater! I'm sure it will be a hit with the little one. It better not end up in the goodwill pile! You are inspiring me to get on the ball with my project spectrum knits--that orange is beautiful!

LIke all others. the pink sweater is beautiful.
Love the sherberty yarn too.. LOVE sherbert btw.. so refreshing :-) wanna see pics of all this luscious yarn your talking about (tropicana?? LOL.

lovely, lovely pink sweater!! I'm thrilled to see you also found the kbrece yarn - I'm right now knitting up a pair af turqouise river rapid socks - it is just one of the softest, most beautifully colored yarns I've seen around! That color of yours is gorgeous - knit it up - knit it up! And show us!! ;)

mmmmm, that yarn for april is awesome!!! darling sweater too, knitting for little ones is great - it's quicker and they look cute all the time in anything - you can't loose!!!

Your pink raglan turned out terrific-but I hear what you are saying about giving knit items as gifts. I always worry that the reciever will think I am cheap(some people have no idea what yarn cost, not to mention my time!), or not like the item...but so far so good! The April yarn looks delicious-makes me long for a big ol' bowl of sherbet. Yummm.....