happy new year, ladies!!

i just have a couple of things to show, and no big plans for starting anything just yet. i seem to have developed some kind of knitting related thumb arthritis, so i'm trying to lay off the needles for a little while. but i do have some sewing projects planned, so i won't be entirely un-crafty!

anyway, i got a new knitting book, Knit2Together, for christmas, and it had a few cute projects in it. i wasn't too sure about this hat (i'm still not), but i knit it anyway:

i know i look like a big dork, but i don't think it is the hat's fault.

i also knit a little hat and bootie set for our pregnant friend kim, and a matchy big brother hat for elijah:

kim's very opposed to pink/blue baby stuff, but once the wee one is born, i'm planing to sneak a tiny bit of pink or blue embroidery in...!

that's it for now.
hope everyone is having a great new year!