Summer knits

I knit a ton this summer but since they were all gifts I didn't post any photos. It's nice to empty my "finished" basket and send them on with handmade Penny cards. (I need to work on my knit photos. I should have looked at these before I gave everything away and couldn't retake the photos. Definitely need to do them in natural light without the flash.)

The first one I actually finished in February for my friend Jenny in Minneapolis. I finally remembered to give it to her when she babysat Penny in September.

Fingerless gloves make the best walk-the-dog gloves in the fall. These were for my sister:

Hat for Laura for her birthday. It is meant to be slouchy, but I don't know if I knit enough slouch into it.

And then the cowl for Jen. She asked me to make this herringbone cowl she saw on a blog. It was challenging so it has some mistakes (that's what makes it homemade with love, right?) I do love how it turned out though.

(I'm such a dork when I don't smile. My absolute favorite knitter Jane Richmond doesn't smile and her pictures are great. I think I need Tyra to help me smise and look fierce. click here to see Jane's photos. That's where I got the patter for Jenny and Laura's hat. She does amazing slouchy hats.)

A close up of the herringbone. The color isn't showing up right in either picture. Too red in the top one and too bright orange in the bottom one.

I'm working on a cowl now...not sure who I'm going to give it to or if I may keep it for myself. This is what it should look like when it is done.