Garter Stitch. It’s one of those things every knitter starts out with right? I finally took a picture of my first ever knitting project. 
It was an afghan. Red Heart yarn, cranberry I think is the colorway. This project was made for Dan when we were dating (back in 2002 – we had been dating for 6 years at that point. We’re married for 5 years this Nov. No such thing as a blanket curse in my opinion) The “pattern” was from a “Teach Yourself to Knit” – which I did, successfully (and left-handed too!). It’s two big garter stitch rectangles, “seamed” together. It almost pains me to look at it and I can’t wait to make us a new blanket. But, Dan likes it and it does effectively work (imagine that!) – and even covers the bed!
Sometimes, garter stitch is not all that bad. I’ve had cowls on the brain this week – maybe because it’s getting cooler cold outside, and the scarves are driving me a bit crazy with the long tails. And I wanted a new cowl for Rhinebeck. So, I pulled out yarn I got at Rhinebeck last year (from Jamie Harmon) – bulky yarn, great blue-green-white colors – a few hours, some big needles (even Dan commented – so what gauge are those needles? 13s? He was right!) and Wham, Bam, Thank you Lamb! I’ve got a new cowl and it’s awesome. 
Love. And I’m so buying more of this yarn this weekend!
Love that Jamie Harmon yarn. Still have the skein I bought last year, but don't know what I'm going to do with it yet. I'm saving it for something really good! Maybe a cowl . . .