1.31.2016

cables & flannels

Happy last day of January! I went through my WIP basket Monday night and discovered that there were not one or even two but five unfinished cowls waiting for attention. It's a good thing that I like to wear cowls with my flannels during wintertime because there will be lots of them coming off the needles in February. First one to be completed is the reversible braided cowl knitted with Plymouth Baby Alpaca Grande yarn.


Yes, the yarn is as soft, warm and cozy as it sounds. This pattern is definitely a contender for Christmas gift knitting since it is so fast and easy to make. And who doesn't love squishy cables?


What kinds of projects are multiplying in your basket? The temptation to cast on for another pair of socks is pretty hard to resist (especially when I keep splurging on new sock yarns, patterns & books ... need to stop my bad habit of midnight window shopping ... sometimes I hit the buy button when I'm half asleep LOL) but so far I've been sticking to my finishing goals: knitting on one project at a time until it's done & reserving the evening hours for sock knitting. We'll see how long that lasts! Next up is a new design using just one skein of this luscious yarn:


And in other happy news, my husband & I just celebrated our 20 year anniversary. Feeling so blessed to share my life with such a wonderful partner in crime. We met out of the blue in college (although he has since insisted that he planned the meeting all along) and now I can't imagine my life without his oddball sense of humor and aggravating little quirks. On our first anniversary, he gave me a hickory farms cheese set. And on our 20th I got this:


It's nice to see that he's gotten wiser with age!

11 comments:

  1. happy anniversary, that is so wonderful! And your new finished cowl is stunning- wear a lot of cowls all through the winter too- I can't ever seem to have enough!

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  2. happy anniversary!!! Your hubby is actually a pretty quick study....getting around to the good stuff in a mere 20 years. My hubby has to do the math these days to figure out which anniversary is coming up.....and I still have to remind him the day (it's 45 coming up for us!!! and I'm still waiting for a good skein of yarn!!!!)
    Love that cowl....it's totally a winner!

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  3. Happy Anniversary! My husband and I will hit ten years this year. Time sure flies, doesn't it!

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  4. Happy Anniversary! And, love your cowl and his gifts to you - great choices.

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  5. Happy anniversary! Looks like you got some great gifts :) I love your finished cowl, too-it definitely looks soft and cozy!

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  6. Aww happy anniversary! That design should be exciting in such colorful yarn and I looooove your big cabled cowl!

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  7. Congratulations on the anniversary. I love hearing everyone's "tales from the trenches". It gives me hope that my other half will continue to stick around and not leave me for someone far more patient, interesting and domestic, ha!

    I think that cabled cowl is lovely and the color is very rich, it goes great with your flannel. I love that flannel can I have it? I'm down to one right now, and I have to admit, yours is inspiring some window shopping of my own, ha!

    All the best.

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  8. Adorable cowl!!! And what a sweet hubby. Now to get my hubby in on the clue for our anniversary in May.

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  9. Oh, congratulations on the anniversary! Love the gifts - what a smart man :) Your cowl looks so perfectly cozy!

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  10. Happy anniversary! He certainly knows how to spoil a knitter with a fantastic gift :) And WOW, that cowl is fantastic! The colour looks so deep and beautiful.

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  11. I love your cowl and happy anniversary!!

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