A Cowl with Cables

Ever since I learned cables are high impact but not difficult, I have been fascinated with knitting them. I decided to knit this cowl called Cream & Sugar Cowl because it has great cables, takes just one skein of sock yarn, and will be a warm winter accessory.

The yarn is Madelinetosh Sock. The color is Bark. And no, I didn't choose the color because of Lucy. She rarely barks.

Here is a self-portrait in the bathroom. I made sure to clean the mirror before I took the picture. Guess I should have smiled. I look kind of grumpy. But when I smile at myself I just look goofy. So you get grumpy instead.

I really like this cowl!

Vacation Photos

As I said, I didn't get much knitting done during my vacation. I was too busy having fun with my family, boyfriend, and dog!


Here we are hiking near Cordova Pass, somewhat near Cuchara, Colorado. Front row: me, Rene, Lucy. (Of course she went on vacation with us!) Back row: my brother and my mom.

This is me and Lucy hiking the continental divide near the crest of Monarch Pass.

Here we are near Mount Shavano near Salida, Colorado.

I was crafty, just not with yarn! In Salida I stopped at the yarn/quilt/gift store called Fringe. I bought two Moda charm packs to make a lap quilt. My mom and I arranged them in an 8 x 10 pattern that I liked. We then went to the local quilt store and found more of the same fabric which we cut out for borders. We sewed everything together and the result is this quilt top. Since this is the sum of my quilting talents, my mom (who is an excellent quilter) is finishing the quilt for me.

I had such a great time on vacation! It's just fine that the cardigan wasn't finished by the end of Camp Loopy.

Update

September is over. By now I should have posted a finished object report on my Camp Loopy project #3, the Featherweight Cardigan. The challenge for this project was to use 800 yards (or more) of yarn to make whatever you'd like between the period of August 15 to September 15. I thought this would be tough during a regular month. I went on vacation for the second half of this time period and that really cut into my knitting time. (In a good way, of course!) I did not complete the challenge but I am going to complete the cardigan.

Actually I did quite a bit of knitting in the car as we drove to Colorado but virtually none there. However I have been steadily working on it since. This picture was taken about a week ago. I am nearly finished with the ribbing around the bottom. Next, the sleeves. Then the collar.