Just as I was online drooling thru a wishlist of knitting books, Mom called to let me know she had ordered two of the same book. Talk about happy...oh yes! This (Knitting Beyond the Edge, by Nicky Epstein) was one of the top of my list! I love it! You can fancy up a bought sweater if you don't have time to knit and make it special, or add that magic to something handmade. Heaven knows what might end up decorating the baby sweater I'm currently making. I hadn't decided yet how to dress it up for a girl, since it's green and yellow, somewhat plain so far. (I like green and yellow, I'm sick of knitting babypink.)

I taught Mom to knit last summer, then she put it away in favor of crochet. She has a pink confection of baby blanket that is now big enough to tent the stadium. I can understand how that happens.
Last night I had about 9 inches of surplus length on the baby sweater front to ravel back to the right size. I blame that on the phone....