Pattern: #12 Cabled Cowl
Yarn: Knitpicks Gloss HW in Blackberry
Needles: 5 mm/ US 8 circular
Mods: none.
Notes: I loved knitting this. The cables and stitches made for an interesting project to knit, and the size of it meant it was done pretty quickly. I love the final result! The yarn was really lovely- it has great sheen, and holds up really well.
Over the long weekend, I also got a chance to indulge in many of the things I said I wanted to do. I did a bit of gardening, drank gin & tonic (and wine…), ate lots of delicious things (including radishes, one of my favourite vegetables) and had a lovely picnic with friends. It is this very picnic that the above photos were taken! After all, why not get some FO shots when you’re doing something fun, right? It was delicious. Erica made a wonderful chickpea salad and lemon tassies, and I made couscous salad and coconut macaroons from Lunch in Paris (I don’t recommend the recipe, they ooze everywhere and were not fun to make. I ended up making them in muffin tins just to corral the oozing.)
You may have noticed that we are drinking (well, I’m drinking) wine out of wine glasses. Just because you’re outdoors is no reason to drink out of plastic cups! Hey, it’s important to class up your picnic be environmentally friendly.
I’m also working on Athyrie at the moment… I’m loving the pattern so far. It’s straightforward, and simple enough for a bit of mindless knitting. I’m really looking forward to the convertible end result:
