FO Friday

It's been a while since I posted an FO Friday blog! I have two small projects to feature today, and I hope to have another to showcase on Monday.

The first is a little ladybug. I followed the pattern from Cricklewood Owl and Jubilee Ladybird, but used bulky-weight yarn and larger needles.

The second is an ancient UFO that I pulled out of hibernation last Saturday. Back in the summer of 2010, I made a pair of Golightly Gloves from Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines for my best friend. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention and made two right-hand gloves instead of a complete pair! I made a mate for her pair and the extra glove has been languishing under my sink ever since. I'm delighted to finally have a usable pair of my own, and even happier to have one more thing crossed off of my list of UFOs!

MOM Monday?

Dear friends, readers, and fellow knitters, I am stuck.
As I write this, the month of October is more than halfway over, and I have not yet started knitting this month's MOM club piece. Furthermore, I haven't even decided what to knit this month, and I am running out of time.
Maybe I've lost my MOM mojo. Maybe the pressure of having to follow her undisputed favorite creation yet, Finsbury Squirrel, is just too much. All I know is this: I have only two weeks left in this month to make something adorable.
Since Finsbury was such a hit, I am thinking about another Amanda Berry pattern, but I'm not sure which one. I was also looking at chipmunk patterns on Ravelry, because a chipmunk has recently taken up residence in the back woods, but none of them seemed right.
Help me, Blogosphere! You're my only hope!