Knitting roundup

I think I learned some basic knitting at summer camp when I was a wee Girl Guide. I know I knitted a few cat toys when I first got my Lucy-cat in college, but didn't move beyond that until my sister Andrea started knitting cooler stuff and I thought I should copy her or something. I am a very slow knitter, and I now live in southern California where I have no need for warm  hats or scarves, so I don't do much knitting. I can whip up a nice baby hat now and then though.