I took this cowl out for a test drive the other day and snapped a pic with my phone - which was a good thing because it's now hanging out at my LYS! . I haven't been around much this week because I've been battling some old demons. Sometimes they sneak up on me and hit HARD. And it takes me longer to see it for what it is. But there's a small part of me that refuses to let go no matter how deep depression sinks its claws in. I suspect she's the part of me that holds my creativity because that's one of the things that pulls me back. She also knows my strength better than I do, but I think I'm learning it a little better thanks to @stasiasavasuk and the other amazing ladies in Style School. So often we feel like we're alone when we don't HAVE to be. This is something I've always struggled with. I may not be an extrovert, but that doesn't mean I don't still need a village. Some times we find a village in the most unexpected of places. Some times we have to start our own village. Sometimes that village is small and intimate and sometimes it's as big as the world wide web. (Did I just date myself there?) I don't even know where I was planning on going with this. I just wanted to say hi and that I'm still here and that I'm not going anywhere. I wanted to stand up and be seen. To show those damn inner demons that it's OKAY to show up. Even if it's imperfectly. Now I need to go find a drink because I think my inner pessimist just fainted when I told her I wasn't going to delete this... . Yarn: #JoxerDK by @brediculousyarns in Sprout and Emerald Hook: G/4.0mm Pattern: #briarrosecowl available on Ravelry