mmmmmmmmm....malabrigo!
gotta love it!
gotta love it, big time!
definitely, gotta have it!
once you've touched it, you're hooked! it is addicting but fortunately, besides draining one's pocketbook, it really doesn't do any damage to the physical body but it may cause damage to the psyche when one doesn't have it!
the touch! the feel! truly a sensory delight!
and, behold my latest tactile experiences...
i am not capable of keeping my hands off of the stuff - i just can't seem to make it out of a yarn shop without one skein (be it sock yarn, worsted weight or silk blend) in my hot little hands!
so...as i saw my stash of worsted weight expanding i decided that i would share the wealth with those i love and relatives, in the form of the lovely undulating cowl. the perfect holiday gift! the pattern is: wave by rebecca hatcher, a freebie on ravelry. just the ticket to keep one's neck warm on a blustery winter day and much more practical than a scarf because it can't be lost once it is put over your head! ahhhhhhhhh!
i hope you are seated while reading this because the fact that it is november 6 and i have basically finished my holiday knitting is indeed a shock in itself! it's not christmas eve!! it's november.....early november! wow! i have to thank the ravelry group, malabrigo junkies, for throwing down the stash busting gauntlet for the month of october - seems a tad bit of competition seems to light my fire! and, since it is november and we are looking for things to be thankful for, i can put this up there at the top of my list!! by and large, christmas knitting done! go pati! go pati!
anyhoo, on to the pictures! i would like to give a big 'shout out' to hedwig for volunteering today as the model for these bundles of joy! thanks, heddy!
as i lined the cowls out for picture taking i realized that there are 7 of them - gosh, that would be one for every day of the week! hmmm...perhaps i should reconsider this gift thing! just kidding!!
here goes....
sunday heddy is off on a walk to explore nature in her 'pagoda' cowl. enjoy it while you can heddy because if we don't do something about global warming there might not be anything to explore!!
monday finds heddy coaching the kid's soccer practice. the kids are freezing but heddy is nice and toasty in her 'azul profundo' cowl! girls soccer rules!
tuesday finds heddy meeting friends for lunch looking ever so dapper in her 'geranio' cowl. eat your hearts out, girlfriends, heddy is stylin'!!
on wednesday, heddy beats the blahs with her 'indigo' cowl! the perfect way to get through hump day!
thursday, finds heddy in a 'velvet grapes' cowl, snuggling a starbucks! the feel of velvet or the taste of a chai tea latte has nothing on malabrigo!
and finally its friday which finds heddy finishing up the week in a 'lettuce' cowl as she ponders what her next knitting project will be!as for me, i need not ponder as my mind is already made up! time to get my 'knit on'!
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