My aunt Laura will no doubt be thrilled to learn that her birthday present is now finished! I started these socks back in January, finished the first one in time for her family birthday party in February, and on Friday I finished them. They are now blocked and ready to go, so I just need to figure out when to take them over to her! Some pics for those of you who are interested, modeled by yours truly (natch!):

This is the project I'm currently working on:

It's the Lace & Bobble Throw from Debbie Bliss' Cotton Knits for All Seasons (page 83). This is the same book from which I got the pattern for that cotton cabled cardigan I finished last summer. Amazon apparently has it for $10.62 and I know I paid more than that for this book (grumble grumble) but even still, I'm getting my money's worth since I'm doing multiple patterns from it...

Anyway, I'm about a quarter of the way finished with the throw and it's turning out really well. It's actually a baby blanket and the book includes a pattern for a cute little baby dress and booties. I'm not sure whether I'll have enough yarn for all three of those things, but definitely the booties. Maybe I can create a hat pattern that will match too. Not sure why I'm back to making baby things, but heck, I can throw it in my gift stash for the next time someone I love has a little one. It's purple, after all, so at least it's versatile!!

Photo of my progress so far: