Memoir inspiration

My husband picked this book up for me at the book store just before our baby was born. Based on the cover he assumed it would be something I would like. Of course he was right. Light reading is a life saver when you are exhausted & nursing every two hours. This book, "Sweater Quest", is about the journey of a mom knitting an amazingly intricate Fair Isle sweater in one year. When I started this book I had just finished knitting my baby's blanket and had nothing in the wings. You can't read a memoir about knitting and not having a knitting project in the works. It was only a matter of moments before I decide to make a slouchy tam to go with a new jacket. I of course had no pattern, but just a general idea of what I wanted. Something chunky that I could hopefully make with a Malabrigo yarn. I am totally infatuated with this brand of yarn, because not only are the colors beautiful, but it is just so darn soft! A quick scan of Ravelry and I found exactly what I was looking for! It is slouchy, chunky, cabled and worked in Malabrigo which means I wouldn't need to worry about futsing with conversion. It is a love fest, the book, the yarn, the pattern, the baby, and just the act of knitting in the fall. The only things that could make this better would be a fireplace and a breve...