Unraveled Wednesday: 1/1/25

I had hoped to join Kat and the Unravelers today with a completed Westerly hat for the first Unraveled post of 2025, but instead I've got a hat with just nine more rows of crown decreases before it's finished. That's okay with me; it should be ready for John to wear in a couple of days when our temperatures will barely reach freezing.  

I really love these cables and I had an idea to keep knitting them even after the hat is finished. I'll cast on more stitches than I did for the hat (130 or so?), knit a few rows of ribbing, commence with the cables again, then finish with a few more rows of ribbing. This should (hopefully) produce a nice warm cowl for me. I feel like I can do the cables in my sleep now and this might be a good way to practice cabling without a needle. I'll be tossing the stash for some yarn that says it wants to be a cowl and be casting on soon.

I also want to review what I've knit last year. I knew I didn't knit much, but thank goodness for Ravelry because I sure can't rely on my memory. 

 

I only knit eight things, but I did make things that I really like or were for other people. I think the one I'm most proud of is My Hydrophily (rav link). It's a wonderful pattern from Sarah and after looking at it here, I really need to wear it more often. It deserves to be seen!

 

I just wrote about books yesterday so I won't bore you with more, especially because I'm reading the same book. I am approaching the end of Ted Kooser's Winter Morning Walks but I don't want it to end. I'll be keeping this book nearby so I can reread it again throughout the winter. I'd love to hear about your making and reading. Here's to a happy and healthy 2025 for all of us!