Knitting Kninja

I finally started my knitting class about 4 weeks ago and couldn't be more pleased with my progress, despite the initial hiccup in getting going. I am taking a class at a Knit-Purl, a knitting shop in downtown Portland and am just loving it. The instructor is great, very nice and patient in a very zen-like way. I started knitting with the intention of knitting the baby his/her first baby blanky, which I still will do, but the teacher though I should start with a little cardigan as its pretty much just one type of stitch and will give me lots of practice before the blanky. This works out better anyway, because I will know the sex (Wednesday!!) before I have to pick a yarn color.

This is what the cardigan is supposed to look like (from Simple Knits for Cherished Babies by Erika Knight):


And this is what I have so far (with Feature Model, Lola):

Still a work in progress, but not too shabby!