I'm baaack

Okay, so it has been a while but I'm back. I had every intention of blogging before now but December was crazy-busy and then my hard drive died and took with it everything including every photo I had taken for the last three years. And yes, I should have backed-up but I didn't and I now know what all the fuss is about and so let my disaster be a lesson to you all back-up people I beg you. Back in October I wrote about going to Americo where I bought the most gorgeous wool ever and this is what I made - a big ol' cowl wide enough to pull up over my head if a hood is needed. My friend and fellow blogger - Lois of hellogirlthursday asked for the pattern and made one too. Lois stuck to the pattern and continued the rib stitch through-out where as I got frustrated and said to heck with that and just knit mine, as you can see Lois's looks much nicer - I think - but I love mine regardless. Okay, so I have knit my cowl and to go with it I found a lovely blue plaid jacket at Value Village - $2.99 - and I'm loving my ode to lumberjacks and then I get my Martha Stewart magazine in the mail and I'm looking through it and what do I see but some girl (with fabulous taste) sporting a BLUE PLAID JACKET AND COWL. I was robbed - robbed I tell you.