well, I spent the last few days trying to finish up xmas gifts. (I won’t see my family til New Year’s, so I have an extra week.)
xmas eve was spent in mild annoyance - I’m making soaps for my mom, aunt and gramma. so I went to Joann’s first, thinking they’d close before the grocery store (I needed some spices). nope, grocery stores closed at 4pm. are they crazy? do they really think people won’t need to shop after 4pm on xmas eve? so I made what I could, and they turned out quite nice.
Here’s the finished soaps:
I also decided to knit Lilin’s scarf as it originally was - I took it out and realized it wasn’t so bad (not to mention it was at least half-way finished!). so I’ve been fighting with the yarn (both the chenille and the boa seem to love to get themselves tangled) and now have 4″ or so left. woohoo!
I’ve also spent the last few days playing with the washcloths that I had planned to include with the soaps. I keep getting frustrated though, cuz my stitches in the patterns seem to come out a lot looser than I want them to. not sure if it’s the cotton, or my inability to maintain the tension while alternating knits & purls. *sigh*
xmas day I decided to watch HP1, and work on the HP scarf while I was at it. I now have 4 stripes down. 15 more to go…
