Cupid? Cupid Who?

Another Valentine's Day has come, and thankfully, gone.  I resisted the temptation to acquire a doll in the likeness of Cupid and viciously jag needles into it, along the lines of a voodoo curse.  Instead, I plan to check out all the candy, now on clearance I hope, and make out like a bandit with various chocolate goodies in red heart-shaped boxes.  Wah-hah!!!  In particular I'm craving one of those Whitman's samplers, the yellow box with two layers of candy and a chart to help you distinguish the strawberry cream from the nut chew.  It's been years since I've had one of those....

Due to yet more dogsitting gigs and job searching, it's been difficult to find time to blog, or even knit enough to have blog fodder.  I did begin Yarn Harlot's Unoriginal Hat with nice hefty yarn donated by Stephanie.  It's my first time at both cabling and chart reading, so I figured it would be a good learning experience.  Since I don't own a cable needle, I just used a smaller DP.  At the halfway point, here's what it looks like: