Although I want and need things like sweaters and cardigans and other large wearable objects, I keep knitting small objects.

And to think that my previous knitting persona knitted almost only sweaters where the need for them was much less pronounced,,, and so many of them too,,,, weird!

I blame it all on the yarns! All these colors and softness just keep me from knitting large objects! (good excuse, no? I really like it!)

This year they already made me knit 2 little things:

Oh well, I needed a hat that will cover my ears in this weather!

I used a skein of  Misti Alpaca Hand Paint Sock yarn in the color Piney Woods that I had in my stash (I do that from time to time,,,) I held the yarn double, used the Thorpe as a guideline, knitted it longer and omitted the ear flaps – the hat is warm, soft and cozy.

I also knitted this luxurious, soft, wonderful tube:

Hand Maiden 4 ply cashmere - such a treat to knit!

I really enjoyed knitting this simple stockinette cowl and I was very happy with my choice of pattern or lack of one!  I think it lets both the colors and the wool of the wonderful Hand Maiden 4 Ply Cashmere express themselves fully:

Look at these colors!

And before I go I must share with you the wine we had with dinner last night:

I like the boldness of the name!

beside the entertainment supplied by the label, it was a lovely Sauvignon Blanc too.

Oh and I do have a cardigan for myself on the needles that I actually work on almost exclusively lately (yah,,, right!) that may have a chance to be finished in the foreseeable future; Unlike a few others that I think are doomed,,, maybe another sweater still has a chance, maybe!

And I can’t resist sharing with you this article from the New York Times Sunday Magazine: The Way We Live Now – Walk Away From Your Mortgage!
I think maybe this is the only way to make those banks take notice of us simple people, what do you think?

Did I promise the wine is the last thing for today….?…. I am really stopping now!