FO August and Good News

Good news first:  I found out last night that I got the teaching job.  I’ll be teaching three sections of Freshman English at Westfield State College this fall.  It’s a relief to have the certainty of a job for the fall.  So, thanks for all the "get a job" karma from all of you–it worked!

Oh, wait, more good news: The prize I won from the Tour de Fleece, 4 oz. of llama from Leah arrived in yesterday’s mail, along with a sweet boquet of one of my favorite flowers.  Thanks, Leah!

I also found a package from Scout in the mail:  the prototype of this.  Lucky for me, my favorite knit designer thought Scout’s first version of this was not quite right, so I was able to claim it before it even went to the shop!  Thanks Scout!

You want more happy news?  I have three Finished Objects to show:

Twitterpated, for my One Skein Pal.  I used a wool that I bought years ago at my former LYS, lined it with fabric my sister bought for me in Provence, and finally found handles that look good with the knit.  I first saw the pattern over at Carole’s blog and just fell in love with it (she has a way of knitting things that I then MUST knit!).

Heartbreakingly Cute Baby Kimono.  I started this for a baby shower, didn’t get it done in time, but now the new baby has arrived, so I finished it and will pop it in the mail to Miss Jayna.

Baby Bib O’Love.  Yeah.  Want to know what I had left to do on this project?  Cut the woven-in ends and sew on a button.  I know, but it’s done now, and it will also be heading to Miss Jayna.  Want to see how cute the button is?

I like UFO August.  I’m building up my knitting integrity by actually finishing some of what I start.