The Purslane Beret, and Progress on the Women's Sweater

Dear readers, other pesky life things have been occupying me over recent weeks so I have not blogged much at all, but I have managed to squeeze a little knitting in.  This is the Purslane Beret, from the latest Knitscene (Fall, 2012):

It was a fun knit, and although I made tons of errors in it it blocked out well - almost too well as it ended up a bit of a tea cosy:

But once I reknitted the band in a smaller needle size, it fitted it's recipient well:

I have also continued with the Women's Sweater, made in the wonderful, beatiful rare comfort of Jo Sharp Mohair...

I've also cast on another sweater for the husband, but more about that some other time.