It's Cowl Season

Just 'cause I'm not bloggin' doesn't mean I'm not knittin'! January and February have been all about knitting, mostly on a cable-cum-bobbles explosion of a stole that I started in 2007, during my first flirtation with knitting, which was quickly aborted after said cable-bobble monster produced less fun than frustration. Of the eight skeins of yarn I carried with me over the years I have one left, so I can't be far from the finishing line. But man, I'm tired of that thing. (There's some sort of action in every single RS row. Seriously, who recommends a pattern like that to a novice? And the yarn... yuck. I mean, it's got cashmere in it, but mainly it's acrylic. Ugh.)

Of course I'm not a monogamous knitter, and I spiced up my self-inflicted bobble-boredom by making two cowls. I'm obsessed with cowls (infinity scarves?) these days and want to make a hundred of them (like this one, and this, and this). Seriously, cowls are awesome. They give every outfit that certain something, they keep you warm and cozy, they hide stains on your shirt, they cover up a v-neck that has gotten too big in the laundry. They are... perfect.

The December cowl was just a start. These two followed in quick succession:

The Herringbone Cowl. Made of yum yum yum Shibui Knits Baby Alpaca DK in Cranberry (X-mas gift from DH). Pure love. (But a b. to make.) (Nevermind that. I'm making another one. With Cascade Eco Wool, I think.)

And then the Moebius Cowl by Cat Bordhi. Everyone's got to try a Moebius, right? And I had two skeins of luscious Lush by Classic Elite. Matched with Shibui Silk Cloud it's fuzzy decadence.

Granted, this isn't the oversized style I usually go for. But I have a deep v-neck sweater in exactly that color that I'm too prudish (too professional?) to wear to work, yet with the cowl it's a perfect teaching outfit. Plus, it is sooooooo soft.

Currently on the needles: something in HOT! PINK! I hope to show it soon.