The other day, I mentioned some new projects on the horizon that have the greatest probability of interfering with my completing the UFO's of last year. Kathy asked about the hot water bottle cover and whether a wool cover wouldn't insulate the bottle too much. I wrote back that, when knit up, the Kid Classic yarn called for in the pattern is quite light and airy, blah, blah, blah.

Oops, busted! It's already on the needles. Yup, instead of starting the year off right, I ran out, bought the yarn and started on the hotties. I had planned just to scope out the yarn at the store and actually wanted to find a substitute yarn that was machine washable. But when I picked up other yarns knit at the same gauge, they did seem too dense for this project and the colors were nowhere near as pretty. Plus the Kid Classic has mohair in it, which makes the rather sterile hot water bottle seem so feminine and lovely. Anyway, I saw some colors I really liked, picked them up and simply couldn't stop myself after arriving home from "swatching a bit".  Here's what I've done so far.

And have you all read about how totally hip these water bottle covers are nowadays? Check out the NYTimes Style article from last weekend. Over $100 for a cover, water bottle not included!