Knit and Spin with Susan: Somebody dig me out from under this mess!

What's on the Needles

My Brain: Andy's Blanket in Debbie Bliss Cotton DK
Knitwits Heaven: 5 Hour Baby Sweater for Alex In Rimini Rainbow
???: Warm Colors Socks in Wool
Fiber Trends: Fulled Bunny for Alex
My Brain: Rainbow Blanket for Alex
Bea Ellis: Let it Snow Hat
Chartruse and Grape
Simply Splendid Socks: Green Socks in GGH Marathon

I really haven't dropped of the face of the earth. It is terribly sad that I haven't managed to update the blog in three weeks. That was how long it had been since I picked up knitting too until yesterday. It has been so hectic the last couple months, partly with starting my Pampered Chef business, although I make it more hectic than I need to. I have this habit of when I start something, I have to go gung ho and full force into it. Consequently, I was #1 in my cluster for July! I was also the #1 Super Starter in Month One in California, #18 in the country. See, I really have been doing something, not just hanging around! August won't be quite as spectacular, but I've sold enough to earn my free products for August so far and will add to my extra goodies bank. I'm up to like $400 in free stuff so far, and the month isn't done! And they pay me too! Wheeee!

On the knitting front, there was 12 rows added to square two of the baby blanket yesterday, but I have high hopes for a significant amount to be added in the next two days, since I am in Lovely Lake Tahoe at my best friend's house. It is so pretty here, I love the mountains, but I give her serious kudos for living here year round, I can see how high the snow pole road markers are. Now, it wouldn't be too bad if I was retired and didn't need to get anywhere in a hurry, but she has to get to work. At least it is only a mile down the road. Besides, if I'm going to live in snow, it has to be in a place I really love, like Yellowstone. WHERE I GET TO GO IN THREE WEEKS! Can I get a whoo hoo! I'm such a geek, I'd rather go to Yellowstone than the Bahamas.

Anyway, back to the blanket. The sis-in-law is due on Thursday, but we'll see. The did manage to get pregnant in the timeframe they needed to do so in, so maybe they'll have the baby on time also. Timefame you ask? Did I mention they are moving to Hong Kong soon? He's a pilot and will be starting with Cathay Pacific in October, and based in Hong Kong. Yet another brave group of people. He leaves the second weekend on October for a month's training in Australia, and they'll meet back up in Hong Kong in November. So I only get my nephew for two and a half months or so... :( Darn, guess we'll have to take a trip to Hong Kong!

I am determined to clean out my craft room also sometime soon. I really want to get down to what I really want to knit and spin, just the good stuff. Since I am a slow knitter and spinner and seem to have less and less time these days, I see no point in using any materials I don't really love. I also have decided to give up on the idea of doing this to sell handdyed stuff. I don't have the time or facility to produce enough. Back to dyeing for fun. That's what this is supposed to be, fun, right?