It Must Be In The Stars

Tim was wearing his cowl out and about and a friend of his liked it so much, he's ordered two of them from me for Christmas gifts! I am super-excited! I hung out with the two of them last night and this afternoon, Jackie and I went over to WoolWORKS to pick up some more Noro. I was given creative freedom in color choices, but knew that he really liked the color I originally used (2011), so I planned on making at least one in that colorway. I poked through, and nothing there grabbed at me. Although all beautiful color combinations, they were not quite as neutral and definately not as masculine. But one thing did stand out - there was no 2011. Ack! The woman who works there kindly offered to check in the back, and to my delight she re-appeared with 4 balls! Maybe it was the wicked hangover, but I felt like crying. I bought all 4. Hindsight tells me I should have only purchased two and looked around to see if I found another colorway that struck me. I still might and give him a choice, since 2023 is also nice and he gave me a larger deposit than I asked for. He also offered to pay me more than I asked for, too. He is also fantastic at karaoke. What a guy!
So did I cast on immediately? Of course not! Like I said, wicked hangover. Something tells me trying to cast on 165 sts today is not a good idea, no matter how much the universe seems to be on my side. I did, however, manage to jam up the printer trying to print the Men's Bias Knit Tie from Knitpicks. Finally got it to print and I think I may start it while I watch TV in bed. Well, I'll start a gauge swatch. Tomorrow, somewhere in between the farmer's market and work, I will cast on the cowl.