Tea for Two?

I found this precious knit pattern for a teapot cosy at www.knitty.com called Kureyon Kozy that I just had to try. When I had finished it, my Mother in Law gave me a beautiful white teapot with seashells embossed on the sides to go with it. I am sending it to my daughter in law along with the casserole carrier.

Grandma's Love

Beth G. is the Sales Director in our office. Her grandmother used to make her sweaters that over time became unwearable and were about to be tossed out. I had asked her for the sweaters and told her I could unravel them and make her a little something that she would have to remember her Grandma's love of knitting. Here is Beth's shawl.
I must admit, that the knitting goddess saw fit to slap me upside my head where this pattern was concerned. I went at it with the attitude that if I would just plunge in and go for it that I could make a work of art. I thought I knew what I was doing, but I didn't. I didn't get upset when I had to frog the project 7-8 times and start again. Oh no...but when I realized that I didn't know how to block the darn thing is where the lesson in humility knocked me off my feet.

Carry Me Away

My daughter in law, Nicole, is a Navy wife living in Jacksonville FL. She joined a Navy Wife Cooking Club in her area to meet other Navy wives and establish new friendships. They meet once a month to prepare, cook and serve tasty dishes for each other and have a great time doing it.
I came across a free knitted pie/casserole carrier that I thought she could use for her club meetings.
I found the pattern at  Lily / Sugar'n Cream www.sugarncream.com
I wanted it to be sturdy enough to carry a 9x9 dish and made it with a worsted weight acrylic yarn. 

Here is the finished project for Nicole: