@MakersHour#MakersHour A1: hi, I'm Alex, chronically underemployed writer, obsessive knitter, and soon to be married man.
This week I finished up a lacy hat and started swatching for the sweater my fiancee asked me for nearly a decade ago. (I said "marry me first," and here we are.)

The sweater swatch, in a teal wool/alpaca blend. I got the gauge right, but the correct color is on back order.

The hat. It's supposed to be a gradient of blues, but the lightest one stands out a little too much.