Bubbles & Pops Shawl Scarf

I first tried this free pattern from Ravelry as it was written but on a bulky machine. 

It was very nice. However, it was not long enough to be a throw and it was too wide to be anything else as I ran out of yarn after 2 big balls (1lb each).
Stared at the finished project (not bound off yet), had lunch and then it hit me (duh!) that I should have just cast on only half of what was called for in the pattern. You know, divvie up beacuse original pattern was on a 4.5 mm and went up to a 9mm needle distance. So I unraveled the whole thing. Cast on half the number of stitches. But man, it was still huge--and yet not long enough to wrap around.

Okay. Stared at it again. Had dinner. Went to bed. Got up the next morning, had breakfast and then it hit me again (double duh!). Do only half the bubble!!!
Before unravelling this time, I really, really studied the possibilies. Did the math, sounded good. Add a third more number of rows--sounded doable. So I went for it! And it looks wonderful!!!

Thanks to Tanya from Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bubble-pops)!

Versatile Cowl

Another cowl made from the same yarn as the Twisted Cowl that my friend G-a-y-l-e gave me.
Knitted on the SK-155, a bulky KM and washed at the same time as the Twisted Cowl in very hot water. But this of course did not felt as I had intended as it was not 100% wool. Knitted on every other needle at tention 10. I took one needle out of work close to one edge to give it a different look and seamed the 2 edges together.  Not too bad.

Can be work many different ways -- double twist around the neck; a real sassy lady can wear it as a mid-riff (do they still wear those?); and as a cowl (of course). The yarn is real soft--but (sigh) not felted as orginally intended...but I did like it if I may say so myself.