But I finally got it!
You see, after I first started knitting in November 2005, a slightly crazed new mother in a very crazy new city, the Cap'n bought my first knitting book for Hanukkah: Scarf Style.
Immediately, I fell in love with the Vintage Velvet cable scarf. I knew I had to make it. And fate seemed like it wanted me to, when on a visit not long after that to NYC, I found the Muench Touch Me Yarn at the Brooklyn General Store near the Cap'n's sister.
But the yarn sat, and it waited as the stash grew and grew. Every rearrangement, I would take it out and look at it, touch the soft chenille and remind myself of how wonderful it would be to have that scarf. And yet, I knitted other things. Lots of things, for other people.
Finally, this January, on our trip to Maine, I shoved the five balls in my travel bag and decided to have a go of it. And I am so glad I did. The pattern was a breeze, the cabling was fun and the yarn was delicious. Even the felting was smooth and easy.
And now, I am the Scarf Style cover girl I was born to be!
It's just breezy enough today to warrant a scarf, and I am so proud I made it myself. Even if it took 4 years to come true...
Let's hope the sweater on the needles doesn't take that long. Ahem.
1 comment:
Dude - I love the scarf. It is loverly. But the first thought in mind when I saw the picture was:
DID YOU CUT YOUR HAIR?!?!?
PS. You look loverly, too.
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