I'm at the home stretch for the Hourglass sweater!  Just the yoke left.  I'm debating whether to do the neck in the contrasting color as well, what are people's opinion?

I also bought yarn for Don's scarf (and maybe a hat, more on that later).

He really did want to go with me but he came home from work with a nasty cold and after hopping him up on some NyQuil he was in no condition to venture outside.

It's Lane Borgosesia Tenerezza (my Italian is nonexistant but I believe it is 50% merino, 50% acrylic).  I really like it!  As soft as the Rowan stuff next to it and half the price.  I actually got 13 balls of yarn.  It was all they had and I don't want to take chance with yardage eating cable.  I can always return unused stuff for credit.  This is the pattern:

I showed Don and he really liked it.  But for some reason he was led to believe that I'm also making him the matching hat.  When I tried to (gently) break it to him that the scarf was all I planned on doing, his disappointment was too much to bear. So I said, "We'll see" and we all know that really means, "Durhh I'm such a softie."