Knitting Progress

I knit for a couple hours yesterday while watching The Bachelorette. Yes, I am a little ashamed, but I have to admit that I do enjoy the show. I loved Ali last season so I had to watch this season :). Feel free to judge me... I probably deserve it.

Anyway. The point isn't what I was watching but what I was doing while watching. And I was knitting. I made some progress on the little dress I am knitting for my most-likely-niece.  I would have done more, but I got stuck. I am heading to my yarn store (yes I am possessive) this morning for some assistance. The thing is starting to take shape though and I am pretty excited.

This is a view from the top. I had to cast off a bunch of stitches to make the arm holes. That was intimidating for me and took a bit of faith, but I think it worked out the way it should.

View from the bottom... all my loose ends.

And this is how it looks when properly held up. Kinda cute, eh? I have to put some buttons on the shoulder there to hold it together. That's to make room for the baby's over-sized head. I am now in the process of working the from and back separately for a couple rows and then I have to get them back together. This is where I need help because I feel some of the directions are backwards. The pattern is saying knit (if I am reading it correctly), but I feel as though I have to purl. I may have left off at the wrong spot, but that is what my friends at Art of Yarn will clear up for me later this morning.

I need to work on this a lot today because I work for the next four days and then Erik and I are driving to Stanwood. He is Alaska-bound next week. Oh, and baby is due next Friday! Crazy! I am hoping to have it done by then, but I think that may be wishful thinking. I'll keep you posted.