My plan was to work on the Catherine Wheel Baby Blanket this weekend, but, sadly, I could not put down the Baby Surprise Jacket. It is the neatest thing ever! I keep showing it to Paul and saying, "Look at this! This is going to be a baby jacket when it's done. Can you tell, huh...huh?" Paul was intrigued for about 3.5 seconds, and then his face went back to "glazed" and... can I go outside now? I can understand why people would run out in the street and show their knitting to complete strangers. At least they are polite enough to listen for a full 5 minutes if you can talk that long. I can....
I think I'm almost done. I don't really know because I only read the directions as I go along.
If I start reading too far ahead, then the "short term/long term" memory loss (I forget, which one do I have?) ;) kicks in and I get really confused. One instruction at a time please. Thank you. I'm to the part where you knit back and forth in the middle section of 90 stitches. Where is that? Am I close? I also found a cute little button reference in The Opinionated Knitter for when you're not sure what side to put the buttons on for a boy or a girl. It goes like this, "Women are always right." Yep. I'll definitely remember that. I think I'm going to make the hood that goes with this next. Then, maybe the booties that go with this too. I have to have the baby stuff done by this weekend, so, wish me luck. I think I can get the blanket done pretty fast if I ever can get motivated to pick it up again.....which will be sometime this week because I have to.
I did do other non-knitting stuff this weekend when I could tear myself away from BSJ. I finished the soap. 78 bars in different stages of curing:
They all won't get as dark as the bars on the top. Those bars have vanilla scent in them, and the vanilla was dark. I put lavender in some of them, and was sick to my stomach all day on Saturday because of it. I love the smell of lavender, but right now I don't...... if you know what I mean...... I also used some pachouli fragrance. Not sure I like it. Kinda woodsy. Paul can use that soap..... right? I can probably start wrapping it (to keep the scent fresh) in about two more weeks.
I also washed the last fleece I had, which was Blackie's, one of my Jacobs.
I swear she was mostly black when she was born.... Kinda funny to call her Blackie now, but... Blackie she is.
Also, over the weekend, when I was walking down the basement steps I saw a MOTH and instantly turned into the Terminator. I usually don't mind critters, living on a farm and all. But... a moth? Not happening in this lifetime. I actually scared myself with my reaction. I jumped off the steps into mid-air with my wooden soap spoon (don't you carry one around too?) and cracked that baby. He/she had no chance. None..... Moths and wool do not mix in my house.
poor thing.
Look at all that yummy fleece! I don't blame you for whacking that moth!
Posted by: Jessica | September 23, 2008 at 11:17 AM
I saw a moth in Mini-Me's room as I was walking out the door this morning. You can believe I am tracking that sucker down the instant I walk in the door!!
Posted by: Megan S. | September 23, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Good for you! Moths eat wool--they deserve no mercy!!!
And you're knitting the lower back right now on the BSJ, so you are very, very close to the end!!!!!
Posted by: Toni | September 23, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Glad someone could help with the BSJ status...I've never knit one so I'm clueless! It looks gorgeous though. Where did you get the lavender for your soap?? I use lavender in cooking. mm-mm!! But I can see how you'd be sick of it. Looks like you've got a lot of soap there! And how cool, to have blackie's fleece to spin up! Wow. I'm jealous!
Posted by: Yvonne | September 23, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Go, girl! Kill those moths!
Your baby projects are coming along nicely. You will make it. One thing at a time.
I'd love to smell your soap. It looks great.
Posted by: Marion | September 23, 2008 at 01:06 PM
Just can't shake the urge to deadline knit, can you? I have faith in you, you can make it! Just remember to stretch.
Sounds like killing moths is good exercise.
Posted by: Ann in CT | September 24, 2008 at 04:19 PM
I hope I am going to get some of the soap with the vanilla in it????? put me down for some for Christmas please...please!
The baby clothes looks so cute. Sorry I haven't been checking out the blog, I noticed that I better keep coming so I don't miss out on stuff!
Posted by: Ava | October 03, 2008 at 06:52 PM
oh and at first, I thought it was chocolate. lol!
Posted by: Ava | October 03, 2008 at 06:53 PM