I have tasted Heaven...and it is a cupcake

Today's post features one FO and one WIP. They are both just in time for Thanksgiving. First the FO, not knitting related at all. It is food, though, so it counts as a craft of sorts. This is quickly turning into a knitting/cupcake blog. Check it out, I made Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes! Seriously, these are so good that if I were a crackwhore, I'd sell myself AND my crack for just one. Don't they look like tiny little pumpkin pies?! Even better, though, because they're cupcakes. I used this recipe for the cupcakes and for the rich and creamy cream cheese frosting, I used this recipe. For the dollops of whipped cream, I just used Reddiwip. (Am I the only one that finds it a little obnoxious that they spell whip without the h?)

The WIP is for my cousin and his wife who are expecting sometime in December. Her family has already given the requisite baby shower. However, his family (us) would also like to give them a few things for their new addition on Thanksgiving Day. I opted to knit a Baby Surprise Jacket from Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitting Workshop and purchased some nonknitter-friendly yarn. It's Cascade Yarns Cherub Collection D.K. in color 31, a celery green shade, which can be machine washed and dried. However, me being me, I misplaced my copy of Knitting Workshop this weekend. Time being of the essence, I chose to cast on something else instead. I broke out my copy of Baby Knits for Beginners by Debbie Bliss and selected the pattern for the V-neck Cardigan with Contrast Ribs. Fortunately, I had some Knit Picks Swish DK in the Storm colorway that worked for the contrast ribbing. I cast on Saturday evening and was able to complete the back, left, and right fronts by the end of the weekend. (I, of course, found the book about halfway through the back of the cardigan.)

Here they are blocking.


Note the many pieces. I am not looking forward to all of the seaming. Hasn't Debbie Bliss ever heard of knitting in the round? I opted to omit that step from the sleeves and I'm magic looping them instead. There are a crapload of ends to weave in as well. Plus, I'm not even sure that the size I've chosen (3-6 mos) will fit. Man, I wish this were going to my kid or another knitter. I am so paranoid about giving handknits to non-knitters and that my efforts will be wasted, unappreciated, and/or not valued.