Finished Projects and Fresh Starts

I finished the basket weave baby blanket and the matching booties and finally packed them up to ship them to L.A. today. They turned out fabulously. There's something about baby booties that is just so adorable. And I love that I could give their daughter her first pair of fabulous shoes made just for her. Shoes are important in a girls' life.
First, the finished blanket (not the clearest picture, sorry!):More blanket views:And the booties in their handmade box:
I am very proud to say I made the box out of paper. I was a little skeptical when I first heard about how to do it; I thought it would feel and look cheap. However, after trying it I have found that making the box out of paper adds a charming touch and I can't wait to experiment with new patterns and colors!
I boxed it up and topped it off with a handwritten note.

So I will send it to L.A. this week and hopefully they will get it before she delivers.

Yesterday was National Boss Day, so I got my boss a fabulous musical card (It said "When you boss 'em, you're awesome" and it played the song "Unbelievable") and knit him up some beer cozies. He was amused and appreciative that I used 49ers colors. I did not have time to photograph them before I wrapped them up and took them to work, (sorry!) but they were very cute.

Also yesterday, my fabulous friend Justin gave me two free tickets to see his dance company perform at the Athenaeum on Sunday the 26th. To show my appreciation I'm going to knit him some leg warmers. I hope he likes them, I picked out his favorite colors. I know you're supposed to give flowers to dancers but I just feel so lost picking out flowers for a guy. I don't think there exists any MAN-LY flowers. I will keep you posted on that.

Today my friend Erin is coming over to knit and have dinner with me. I will begin on the legwarmers and probably start casting on the baby blanket for Anne's baby boy as well. I will post pictures of our knit night soon.