More knitting for other people

My two favorite things about gift knitting:

1. Sometimes the recipient actually use the gift. This is great because you get to look at it all the time and admire your handiwork and see how nice and warm the recipient is as a result of your talent and generosity and ~love~.

2. And sometimes (now this is really good) you get to be the recipient.

I have two pictures to share today.  The first is of an irish hiking scarf and habitat, knit in matching cascade 220 as expressions of my affection christmas gifts (the scarf in 2007, the hat in 2008).  

The second is a gorgeous, scrumptious, malabrigo-soft, practical and all around wonderful scarf-like object that arrived in the mail from Touchyphiliac last week.  Please note the sexy gray button securing it around my neck.  Also note my complete and utter joy at having received such a gift.

   

Cables for everyone!