I finished and blocked the Cedar Leaf Shawlette last week sometime.

It's more like a scarf and less of a shawlette.  This has everything to do with my decision to knit it with a fingering weight yarn and size 4 needles, which is smaller than the pattern specifies.  I am happy with my decision though.  It's really very pretty.

I also finished the second Odessa hat.

Both hats are ready to be mailed.  I hope they bring a little bit of comfort to a brave little girl.

This past week I have been doing a lot of swatching.  I'm taking Stefanie Japel's Design Your Own Shawl class.  What I have learned in the first week of class has been astounding.  I had a light bulb click on over my head early last week and since then I've been sketching and swatching.  Last night, I finalized my first shawlette design.  When I figured the math out and got the design to work out, I shouted out a couple of happy profanities and clapped my hands.  I may have done a little dance.  Right this moment, I'm sitting here taking a break from charting out the pattern.  I ordered the yarn tonight for the shawlette–Malabrigo Sock.

I am completely consumed with the design process.  I have a couple of other sketches and ideas ready to go once this first one is done.