Enormous Cables and End of the World Yarn

I'm fairly certain I've mentioned the yarn that was bought at the Mayan Apocalypse sale a number of times and now I can finally inform you that I am finished making my little lapghan.  It's lovely for throwing across your legs when you curl up in an arm chair to read a book, but really, it's not very big, so mostly that's all it's good for, but man-oh-man is it pretty.

This yarn is super super warm and I love the colour (it's also super warm. heh.  Yeah, I know, I'm not funny.)  It knit up great and was quite lovely to work with, even if I don't enjoy 10 stitch cables.  :)

Must say, I sort of love this little blanket.  I'm a little sad that I didn't have more yarn to work with, but really $24, 8 balls, PURE wool.  It was a steal.

Raspberry!

Soooo... my sister was learning how to knit... and she was doing pretty well, but she didn't think she could make a particular cowl - so she pretty much sent me the pattern and asked me to make it for her for Christmas.  Well, guess who can't post things that are gifts now that the sisters & mother have figured out that this blog exists - yep, this girl.  And then guess who forgot that she hadn't posted about it.  Yep, still this girl.

Anywho, I kind of sucked at reading the details of the project page and it could have come out more appropriately (ie. I didn't read the directions for knitting in the round and then knit it in the round anyways because seaming is for suckers!), but I love it and I think my sis loves it.  :)

filters are fun, right?

I was so nervous that my sizing was bad when I was finished, it looked so small!  Then I wet blocked the damned thing and hung it to dry - not something I would EVER do if I were not aiming to stretch it - and voila!  Fits great!