I finished a gift...on time!!!

I did it!  I finished the baby blanket for my fiance's niece the day before I had to give it to her!  I finished it on Saturday, washed it by hand, and it dried in time for me to wrap it up and leave the next day.

Here is the blanket before blocking:

And here it is after blocking. 

It's not much different, but blocking did allow me to tighten up some corners.  I washed it to make sure it was all clean for the baby.  I was worried it wouldn't be as soft, but once it dried all the way, it was plenty soft!  I'm very happy with how it turned out!

I started my first sweater yesterday!  I'm very excited.  It's already turning out nicely!  I'm making sure to take my time with it and do it right, instead of forging ahead doing what I THINK is right, only to have to take a bunch of it out. 

It's the Que Sera pattern from by Kirsten Kapur.  I found it on Ravelry.  I debated whether to do it in a purple like the model is wearing, but chose instead to use Knitpick's Shine in French Blue.  Here's a picture of my start!

 The details are already starting to show!!!

  
Happy Easter!

Emily