Happy birthday to your Ken! My Steve has been learning to knit, and he is quite enamored of cables (although his first project will be a felted bed for his kitties). How wonderful and blessed you are to have such a thoughtful and caring partner!

While my Ken is indeed thoughtful and caring, and often my partner in crime, his life partner and mine would be most offended if I didn't clear up the misunderstanding. Ken and I are best friends, close as can be, but not life-partners. (At least not the way you are thinking!)

While your scarf is lovely, I think I would like the lower lace motif to run vertically, rather than horizontally. It would eliminate the lopsidedness, which does kinda bug me. Then you could put the prairie points along the curved bottom edge. This whole endeavor might require a fair bit o'grafting though. The other thing I thought of was whether it was possible to invert the fan/shell pattern midway so that both ends had that curved edge. Happy birthday to Ken, that's a great photo!

hmm, until you said something I never noticed any lopsidedness

Stephanie...there's another, easier way to wash locks that doesn't give tails. Judith MacKenzie taught us to wash locks in a crockpot. You tie the locks around the middle, put them tip down in the crockpot w/ hotwater and Dawn (or soap of choice) and heat on low for a couple hours. If you want more info, I can do demo on my blog...let me know. Oh..and happy birthday, Ken...he has good taste...I like Little River's too!

Stephanie, send your friend to my house for his "birthday present". God, what a hottie.

He also writes extremely well, I enjoyed reading through is ideas. Thanks for introducing me to his site.

Happy birthday, Ken, and thank you for knitting so well and so much for our Stephanie! Beautiful work!

I love the Little Rivers pattern. What good taste Ken has :)

Holy Jeez, you two are gorgeous!
Isn't it a fine thing to have a dearest friend, especially when he has decent knitting taste.
Happy Birthday, Ken. I also enjoy your writing.
And anytime you want, you can knit me a Little Rivers ANYTHING, since Steph and her daughters continue to ignore my whinging for what they're knitting and spinning.

Oh, and Steph? Enough with the ratses already.
They make me want to hurl.
Sorry.

Wait a sec- I forgot to add that I LIKE the bit of asymmetry on the scarf.
It looks, well...artistic.

Happy Birthday to Ken :) What a wonderful tribute you wrote for him too! absolutely beautiful :)

Happy Birthday to Ken!

This is my first visit to your site. You knit such beautiful things!

Just echoing the "stop with the rats" sentiment. I literally almost squealed in work when I saw them. Ugh!
And what a great picture of you and your friend! Happy Birthday to Ken!

wow. happy birthday to your dear, amazing friend Ken.
i like the sweaters, but that wrap (gasp!ohmygoddess) is what i shamelessly covet.
so...does this Ken have a brother?
does he knit, too?
; )

Real men do knit!I think it is rather sexy.Dh is trying but maybe I will show him you blog and he will do more of it.Now am I right in saying Ken is newfie?My man is from the rock too.
Lovely pic of you two,you all look so much in love ;0)

What a great looking pair you two are! And what a great looking pair of sweaters! How great that you have such a good friend to share your knitting and your life with.

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes!

Thanks much for the kind offer, Joe, but I'm asking that people donate to Flowers for Al and Don in lieu of gifts... :)

Thank you for the link re: lock washing. I either spin fleece in the grease (messy) or ship it off for cleaning and processing ($$$). Time to explore alternatives! Lovely photo. Lovely rivers!

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