Well, I finally finished my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-slouch">Olana Slouch</a>!  Yay!  We had started up a KAL for the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-slouch">Olana Slouch</a> and the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a> about a month ago in my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">Ravelry group</a>.  I started off with the slouch first and when I finished that I did the shawl.  Proof of the finished shawl coming soon!

<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/olana-slouch-kal/olana-slouch-kal-promo/" rel="attachment wp-att-3085"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3085" title="Olana-slouch-KAL-promo" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Olana-slouch-KAL-promo.png" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></a>

I used <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/koigu-premium-merino-kpm">Koigu KPM</a> for all three colors.  I love this thing.  I finished knitting it about three weeks ago but I finally got around to sewing the buttons.  For someone who loves buttons so much I sure do hate sewing them on.... not sure why...

Anyway - I finally wore it for the first time on Saturday.  Its been unusually cold and gloomy here (love it, don't jinx it).  Perfect hat weather! Now that I think of it I wish I had a picture of me wearing it :-/ I'll try to get a picture on of these days.  On another note, my mother, who has always had a strong dislike for knitting and has never found the patience for it, decided that she wanted to knit the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/olana-shawl">Olana Shawl</a>.  She's making progress :-) and very happy about it.

<a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/olana-slouch-kal/mom-knitting-olana-shawl/" rel="attachment wp-att-3088"><img class="aligncenter" title="Mom knitting Olana Shawl" src="http://graceakhrem.com/wpdev/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Mom-knitting-Olana-Shawl.jpg" alt="" width="507" height="497" /></a>

Its not too late to join us! We would love to have you in the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/browse/show/are-you-a-fan-of-grace-akhrem-join-us">KAL</a>.  Knit one or both and have fun.  I might be knitting up another slouch to match the shawl... I have some yarn leftover, but I'm scared it might not be enough.... We'll see.

Don't forget about the <a href="http://graceakhrem.com/2013/03/hydra-giveaway/">Hydra Giveaway</a>! One very lucky <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GraceAkhrem?ref=tn_tnmn">Facebook</a> follower will win the yarn and PDF for this pattern! Make sure you check the blog on Sunday to see if you are the lucky winner!
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