whackadoodle coconut

I've been thinking there is a queu list of things I've been wanting to knit and a bin of fiber that I have been wanting to spin.  so since it's the beginning of the year, I thought I might work on something every month and at the end I will have something like 12 sweaters or 12 pairs of socks or 12 somethings. So far, I have finished the Owls sweater I've been wanting to make FOREVER! the sweater laid flat, although it looks like it's going to fall off the bed closeup of the owls, without buttons.  I haven't decided if I want to add them yet.  Especially if I can't wash the buttons.

This past weekend, I noticed a dropped stitch on my girl not grey sweater.  I had to rip it back to re-knit.  I ended up ripping the whole thing back and re-knitting.  Good thing it only took a week to knit and I'm almost done with it.  Finish the ribbing along the bottom, sleeves (the initial problem) and then the edging/button bands.  I'm actually glad I am taking a second stab at it, since I wasn't really happy with the neckline and it was getting too big.  Also, as a look back, the strips were uber noticeable, and I didn't really like that.  But, over all I did love the sweater, the grey, the fit, the crop and most importantly, because I knit it and I didn't really follow the pattern.

Very slow progress on my cardi, but still coming along.  I have now finished two fronts and just cast on 120 st for the back.  It's moving slowly, but progress is still progress.  I snapped a few photos, but they aren't the best.  Hopefully, I will get a few more that aren't so yellow - the sweater is actually ivory. one of the older photos from the front before it was ripped out, but you get the idea! there's that little section of knitted stitches that should have been purled