What a week (and then some)!

(And then some more -- I started this post last Saturday and here it is already Friday again. Gah.

Holy fright! Things have just been super crazy insane at work the past week or so. The only silver lining is that I got the opportunity to learn a bunch of Access stuff, and I got to build a thingie that really I had no business building, and it's beautiful. Really. I'm incredibly proud of it. I have discovered a more elegant way to do one of the major things, and I may go back into the backend and implement it someday soon (if I ever have any spare time at work, which doesn't look likely any time in the near future). But that's why I haven't been telling you about all of the exciting things happening here at Chez Knot.

Like that I decided that I don't like the finished MS3. See, not keeping up with the pack has benefits sometimes. I was able to see several picure of the finished garmet, and I just don't like it for me. It's actually quite beautiful, but totally not me. So I went on the designer's website and bought this pattern to use with the yarn I bought for MS3 (I think this was MS2, actually). I think I'll be able to use the beads, even. Plus, it comes with a free sock pattern.

I also have a completely unsuccessful FO:



Cute, right? I made the 24 month size because Becky is off the charts for height and in the 95% for weight. It's the right length, maybe even a little short (hence the crochet border), but about twice as big around as it should be. It's unwearable. I was going to frog it and have been putting it off because of all the crochet I did on the border, but then realized that it's too late to reknit it for this year anyhow, so I might as well wait until next year to see if it fits her then. I think it'll be cute as a little croppy thing, so I'm not so worried about the length. And if she doesn't fill it out next summer, then I'll frog it and reknit it.

The two pair of socks I'm working on -- Infloresence and Campanula for the Cure -- are coming along nicely (pics next time). I'm itching to cast on some plain stocking stitch socks, but have promised myself that I will finish at least one of each pair before casting on. And also I want to try magic loop and socks on two circs, and I don't have needles for either of those yet.

I also need to get to knitting again on the knitted caftan I'm making for the Beckster, as well as the baby blanket and sweater I'm making for The Player to be Named Later (we actually just decided on a name, but I got yelled at for revealing the sex here before I told my folks, so I'm going to tell them the name this weekend and then I'll tell y'all next week. I'll reveal the winner(s) of the name contest then, too, and of course, this means entries are closed).

Speaking of Little Miss Becky, aka the cutest, sweetest baby EVER, here are some pics to close this post.

posted by Laura Y. @ 4:00 PM