Well, only two FO’s to shows 
First up, I done finished that Birthday Cowl last night at SnB. ¬†Here’s a self portrait taken on the way to the office this morning.¬†
Birthday Cowl
I loves it.  Again, it is MmmmMMmmMalabrigo in Cinnabar.  Used less than one skein.  Kept my neck nice and warm this morning.
What else, oh yes.  It is hat/mitten season.  I gave the monkeys a choice between store-bought this year and mommy knit.  Alex was all over the store bought and I figured that little miss who asked for no more handknit sweaters cause they took too long would go that way too.  Surprised me when she said mommy knit.  So mommy started knitting last night.  I bought two skeins of MmmmmMMmmmMalabrigo in a pepto pink that she just adores.  I found a CTH pattern for little kid rolled brim hat and coordinating mittens.  Add in needles and I was ready to go at SnB.  By the time I headed for home I had started the reductions for the crown.  I finished weaving in the ends this morning on the ferry where I also cast on for the first mitten.  
mmmMalabrigo in Child's Rolled Brim Hat
I just checked the tag, it is “Shocking Pink”. Aptly named indeed. I’m converting the mitten pattern which is written flat and sewn up. Makes no sense to me. I can knit in the round
I’m off to figure out where the hell my stored procedure is trying to convert a varchar to a uniqueidentifier. ¬†Joy.
Have a very happy halloween!  Trick or treating for me this afternoon.
Craft on!
8 responses so far ↓
1 lynne s of oz // Oct 31, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Lovely quick knits! So gratifying…. Kat definitely is a girl. And I now know what pepto pink is…
2 Nancy // Oct 31, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Boy child will be so jealous of happy girl child’s new mittens and hat that he’s liable to steal them!
3 Elsie // Nov 1, 2008 at 12:26 am
I never cared for cowl but yours looks so good on you, I must make one too!
4 Chris // Nov 1, 2008 at 8:45 am
Cute little hat!!
5 Daniele // Nov 2, 2008 at 4:49 am
The cowl came out great and looks good on you. I’m sure fellow commuters were jealous!
I remember knitting a pair of “pink camo” socks for my niece. Girls just love that pink, don’t they?
6 Kim // Nov 3, 2008 at 4:08 pm
You look totally fierce in your new cowl! Mittens knit flat & sewn up?!! WTF?? Cute pink hat!
7 misa // Nov 3, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Cowl-licious! I think I may have to cowl up too. My Girl Thing would love the Pepto hat, especially out of Malabrigo. So fast too, you must be awash in the joy FO joy.
8 Hillary // Nov 4, 2008 at 12:22 pm
The new cowl looks fab. Enjoy it. Gotta get some Malabrigo at Stitches this weekend.