My Very First Garment!!

Truly...I am not sure I could be more excited about this latest project. Not because it is the most spectacular piece of work but because it is a real garment. Now its a very simple garment but a garment none the less.

Last week I started to feel the crabby bluey blues seeping into my usually sunny disposition. Much to my good fortune, my beautiful hubby got home from work on Tuesday at 10 am. He saw the crabby blues in his typically chipper wife and immediately sent me out the door to yoga. After doing an hour and a half of soul-brightening body work, I headed straight to my local yarn shop with a mission... To purchase all the tools necessary to complete my first garment. I was so lucky to receive the guidance of the most lovely woman. She knew just what I needed and she got me all set up. Away I went feeling oh so zen with an attainable goal in mind.

Over the last week, I attended another yoga class and spent much of my free time knitting away at this lovely first garment. Needless to say, my mood is much improved.

Though the photos don't reveal them, I will admit that there are some mistakes. None of them seemed so dire that I needed to take it all apart. In the end, I am glad I just pushed through it. The mishaps are nearly undetectable and my spirits are soaring at the accomplishment.
Onward and upward my friends! I may just tackle something for me next.

Pattern: Little Girl's Shrug
From: Knitting Pure and Simple
Yarn: Cascade Superwash Magenta