There’s snow. In April.

Not just the “there are a couple of flakes” kind of snow. The “9 inches that spans three days and will effectively destroy your dreams of wearing sandals in the next few weeks” kind of snow. I know I love living in Maine, but I could use a little breather. Especially after a weekend of sunny 55 degree days that were full of great walks with the pup (who is getting SO good on a leash) the return of winter has me ready to curl up in a ball with some hot chocolate, fuzzy blankets, and a Harry Potter Movie marathon.

I’m going to be sharing a project over on my Instagram that has been a lot of fun for me to work on. Well, it’s been a challenge. I actually put this project down last June because I didn’t want to sit down and do the math/fiddly work that comes with knitting. It took me another six months to frog the original project and come to terms with the fact that it just wasn’t quite right. But a few months back my friend Hunter posted this on her Instagram and it was a wakeup call for this pattern. If I kept telling myself the math was too complex or the stitches were too difficult I’d never get this done.

So I ponied up, hunkered down, and started to knit. Once I started it was almost impossible to stop myself. The yarn was such a joy to knit with and after I realized that the pattern wasn’t nearly as complex as I was making it in my head. And even though I finished this project a few weeks ago I’m still quite pleased with how it turned out. It certainly makes up for the fact that it took me a week to figure out how to accept follow requests after setting my profile to private. Yes, I’m a 75 year old woman sometimes. No, I’m not mad about it.

I’ll have a completed post on Friday of this cowl and I’ll be sharing the photos on my instagram all week if you want to follow along!

Consider this your reminder that if you’re willing to put the time and effort into something you can make it happen. At least as far as knitting a pattern is concerned. Your dreams for world domination? I’m not so sure about that one.