Update...

Thanks for all the nice words about the shrug! I can't wait until it's cool enough to wear it! It's been a tough week here at the cactus house, since school started, I've been sick. Actually everyone but the dog got sick this week! Don't you just love back to school! It seems like every year someone gets sick that first week! But anyway...enough of that. We're all feeling much better.
In knitting news, I had started the skater's over shirt (ravelry link) from Veronik Avery's book, Knitting Classic Style, got about four and a half inches in and then realized that this pattern stretches a lot and the size I was doing would be way too big on me (even layered over a tee or another sweater). So...the frogs came out yesterday...but then the re-cast on fairy helped me start over!
I've also realized that I've got to post (and take) a picture of my perpendicular hat (ravelry link) that I finished on vacation too. So...that will be coming soon!
Hope all have a great weekend!