Yes, I know it's a little messed up, but I'm very proud of myself.  After binding off, I ran to show DangerBear how beautiful it was.  He humored me.

I'm getting better at keeping an even gauge, and I'm learning both styles of knitting: Continental (or picking) and English (or throwing).  Right now I feel more comfortable with throwing, because that's how my book taught me and how I've been doing it the last few days.  However, I read that picking can be easier for lefties so I started learning that method yesterday.  In any case, learning both styles will come in handy when I do color work.

I have two learn-to-knit books: one aimed at teaching "tweens" and a little kit I had bought at a bookstore years ago.  The instructions in the kit are lousy, and the other book has good instructions, but it doesn't mention any of the different ways to cast on, picking vs. throwing, etc.  It was a great start, but I've also starting looking at the tutorials on Knit Picks.  I'm going to keep practicing the knit stitch until my coasters look pretty, and then I'll learn to purl.

This is what Chickpea is having for breakfast.  She had a choice at the grocery store between Kix and Shredded Wheat, and she chose the latter.  Of course, the benefit of shredded wheat is that when you've run out of cereal, you can eat the box.

Sorry.  I know there are a lot of people who like shredded wheat, but I'm not one of them.  I'll have Cheerios, thank-y0u-very-much.

On another note, I did some knitting last night, and I made this lovely bookmark:

Okay, I wouldn't really call it lovely, but it's my first try at knitting.  I also don't really need a knitted bookmark, and I wasn't really trying to make one.  I was just practicing keeping my gauge even from row to row.  I still need some more practice.  =)

What will my next project be?  Perhaps a coaster?  I still have plenty of coasters from when I learned to crochet...