tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6255661231397702202024-02-19T19:47:31.131-08:00knitCuriousMsMicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12256883516393137158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625566123139770220.post-69225615509183601732011-03-08T19:13:00.000-08:002011-03-08T19:13:24.327-08:00Finished Object 11.2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my 2nd FO of 2011...<img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfn7j_d10deUGqxFA4Jq8j6Bg99Eq9iyhc2hRpB60Mvezc73kOg7wbXnBnI6h6qfb1t1QM7amlcV5DeWTMFaQ9eLGblfaSKJd80Y6fOzaOGlrqLsgHHMFwAVyxDQuOHvbzrwopNpxVko/s640/mthoneycowl2.jpg" width="640" /></div>I originally started knitting this for <a href="http://sewnistainthemaking.blogspot.com/2011/02/goodness-gracious-sakes-alive.html">myself</a>. But then I decided to gift it to a great girl that works with me in honor of her moving to China for the next several months for work... a sort of a good luck present.<br />
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This yarn is Cascade 220 in Fuchsia.... LOVE IT!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSlcRvAKxTw1zWiGZcWsH5oBWPeCDDyu3NAJkxsedJVRDpycDwdyottMhzg1EA3MB-3575ouVMFC12mVSAkSSni0XJ4EMzmmhCddf_cx0Q8_jNbzeJpBVOjAh34p2AMfdcnEF91mBsZk/s1600/cascade220fuchsia2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSlcRvAKxTw1zWiGZcWsH5oBWPeCDDyu3NAJkxsedJVRDpycDwdyottMhzg1EA3MB-3575ouVMFC12mVSAkSSni0XJ4EMzmmhCddf_cx0Q8_jNbzeJpBVOjAh34p2AMfdcnEF91mBsZk/s640/cascade220fuchsia2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got it from <a href="http://www.rarepurls.net/">Rare Purls</a> in Duluth, GA over the Christmas holidays...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMy-bdbPAXxT9rXkDibEQZrYt5J-y3XJ11b9otyF5l9SrGyq421je8O4w8a_-Ky8v4QfGIl0xw5DboA1rZohImmAFfkNp05-Zs-mkIYNilILduEaso8gn_JwNgStb6PbT-std1c6uBNc/s1600/cascade220fuchsia1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtMy-bdbPAXxT9rXkDibEQZrYt5J-y3XJ11b9otyF5l9SrGyq421je8O4w8a_-Ky8v4QfGIl0xw5DboA1rZohImmAFfkNp05-Zs-mkIYNilILduEaso8gn_JwNgStb6PbT-std1c6uBNc/s640/cascade220fuchsia1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Fab.<br />
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As impromptu a gift as it was, it was my first foray into knitting for someone else........ gggrrrrrrr....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvmZv42ikahQB4vX0OSLDQKKgsf1L-0PQYmmq1DL45SKyR26uZkQgdHza_aXERjVoZStCMGCTnKfXDYdaV2zyukTj9eLGSNoBC5xZkdGVMSeHabMDUeKxL6syPZ9yXAbJWBl8HR-PAFc/s1600/mthoneycowl1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvmZv42ikahQB4vX0OSLDQKKgsf1L-0PQYmmq1DL45SKyR26uZkQgdHza_aXERjVoZStCMGCTnKfXDYdaV2zyukTj9eLGSNoBC5xZkdGVMSeHabMDUeKxL6syPZ9yXAbJWBl8HR-PAFc/s640/mthoneycowl1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/msmica/honey-cowl"><i>Madelinetosh Honey Cow</i>l</a> in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-220-paints---hand-dyed">Cascade 220</a> Worsted</div><br />
.....all I know is, she <i>BETTA </i>be wearing it the next time I see her...... <span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm kidding</span>........ <span style="font-size: xx-small;">kind of</span>.<br />
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Holla! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm0vSuj4rIWeZghoOSREiIO97H8xG-RkBd8gorODK3WgUzbYwWTVNp2GSOQCYxgHoRbyQpxqTCWEwbWFHNCHP2wFuNv9seqzvjETCoJIHsZisuus9Y2uEAO2VALvY1gcJoiG7xJqjLEM/s1600/brokencablecowl3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsm0vSuj4rIWeZghoOSREiIO97H8xG-RkBd8gorODK3WgUzbYwWTVNp2GSOQCYxgHoRbyQpxqTCWEwbWFHNCHP2wFuNv9seqzvjETCoJIHsZisuus9Y2uEAO2VALvY1gcJoiG7xJqjLEM/s640/brokencablecowl3.jpg" width="622" /></a></div>...but I only just got around to actually taking a picture of it...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPZGMqwnyIGJ4SdEU3u8CQjHzgSlcVIHJvxTjD_PxxQTqZ5NhpPGreSQyIettG5eY_KFEruRr0EMQpdPCjNyswxDbHJBm2ea-OV8U07cPQRG2pthnwDkodmjeamirx30oKIuuAFRFgq8/s1600/brokencablecowl1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPZGMqwnyIGJ4SdEU3u8CQjHzgSlcVIHJvxTjD_PxxQTqZ5NhpPGreSQyIettG5eY_KFEruRr0EMQpdPCjNyswxDbHJBm2ea-OV8U07cPQRG2pthnwDkodmjeamirx30oKIuuAFRFgq8/s640/brokencablecowl1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> So, I'm just going to count it as my first FO of 2011.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgei4t90bRW6LvTEIRn3vsHvX4_pWqYSYYTuSN5Ln5AgBufW4nQfShtCZiTRCvposovc7B4SQ4Eo9vPhZmqAb7FzaCchodsEmlefqqw1_jHxVXNwjPzK8I3UqZkWgmKHemplFBxy0R9o/s1600/brokencablecowl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgei4t90bRW6LvTEIRn3vsHvX4_pWqYSYYTuSN5Ln5AgBufW4nQfShtCZiTRCvposovc7B4SQ4Eo9vPhZmqAb7FzaCchodsEmlefqqw1_jHxVXNwjPzK8I3UqZkWgmKHemplFBxy0R9o/s640/brokencablecowl2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/msmica/burberry-inspired-cowl-neck-scarf">Broken Cable Cowl</a> </i>in Cascade 220 Undyed <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/cascade-yarns-220-wool">Peruvian Highland Wool</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I would definitely knit this again, but I would choose a softer, drapier yarn... something more along the line of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/lion-brand-wool-ease-thick--quick">LB Thick and Quick</a> or the like...<br />
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Holla! <br />
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