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Let's get that totally negative last post off the top of the page, shall we?

Here's a picture of Mavis, finished, and on her way to Boston:

It was a little short before I blocked it. The neck and arms were great. Unfortunately, instead of steam blocking the problem areas, I blocked the whole thing and when it was all dry, the turtleneck couldn't seem to commit to standing up with pride. So I now have a wishy-washy neck which kind of bums me out. Any advice pertaining to getting it to stand back up at attention would be most welcome.

Here's my Uncle Rico pose:

Also, I don't recall posting a picture of the finished Twilight mittens. I finished them up last December. They're great, fun to knit, fun to wear, but, sadly, totally impractical when you have to get an infant in and out of carseats that have complicated buckles, unless you don't mind taking your mittens on and off all of the time. This is a general mitten comment, not one that's specific to this particular set. Mittens, mittens, mittens. The word's starting to sound a little weird.

My mom purchased some yarn for me while we were in Boston. It's well on its way to becoming a tunic for Holly. The pattern is from Sirdar 352, Seaside Babes, Design C (Tunic). I'm using Ella Rae Baby Cotton in Aloha. I started the back Wednesday evening and finished it on the ride home yesterday:

The color perfectly suits the Spring weather that has recently sprung. I started in on the front this morning. We'll see how quickly it comes along now that there are no eight hour car rides on the horizon.