I'd planned on posting yesterday, but ended up being so tired that I went to sleep right after dinner. There's plenty of stuff going on, so today's entry is a long one.

I finished my cat bed this weekend. Here it is before felting.

And here it is after.

I used size 11 needles and two strands of worsted weight yarn. The yarn I used is Noro Kureyon, Patons Classic Wool, and Patons Cha-Cha. The prefelted diameter was 28 inches, and, after felting, the bed measured about 15 inches across. Here's a picture of Ferris in the bed to give a better idea of the size.

I also made a big batch of soaps.

I tried out a honey blend fragrance, so my kitchen has smelt very sweet for the last few days. There's only one more item I need to make before my first gift basket is sent out.

Unfortunately, today brought a little bit of bad yarn karma. For my birthday, Mike ordered the GGH Goa needed to make the cover design on the Hollywood Knits book. The yarn wasn't in stock, so I waited about 4 weeks for them to receive it and send my order. The order was shipped on Oct 8th via UPS, so I was expecting it to arrive the beginning of last week. When it hadn't shown up by Thursday, I contacted the yarn company to find out where it was. I found out today that the box had been damaged in transit and was being shipped back to the company. Once they receive it, they'll determine what condition my yarn is in and either resend it or give me a refund. On one hand, yarn isn't very fragile, so maybe it'll be fine, and I'll just have to wait a little longer for the yarn. On the other hand, how damaged does a box have to be for UPS to send it back? I've seen some pretty rough looking packages delivered before, so I'm not overly optimistic that this will end with my yarn here safe and sound.
Although I'd find a man in a brown uniform with a box of yarn pretty attractive right now, I don't think he could beat how cute Mike was yesterday. He came home from work with roses for me

and a bouquet of carnations for Charlotte.

How can you not love a man who buys flowers not just for his wife but for his two year old daughter as well?

Posted by crsattic at October 19, 2004 10:11 PM