Didn’t Make It
Nope, I didn’t get Ginger’s baby shawl finished in time for the shower five hours from now. I still have about 1/3 of the edging to do, plus the washing & blocking. Feh. If I hadn’t made that mistake that set me back several days, I could have had it done. Oh, well. I’m still going to the shower; I’ll just be giving her a card with words to the effect of “Something’s coming, something good…but you’ll have to wait.”
Here are the pictures I’ve put on the front of the card:
Sorry there’s no picture of the edging; I couldn’t hold that out flat & take a picture at the same time.
So, is it just me, or is there a pattern developing here? First, I was frantically knitting in the car, trying to finish my sari silk wrap for Bob & Ginger’s wedding (and not finishing it). This time, I was frantically knitting, trying to finish the baby shawl for the shower (and not finishing it). My wrist was also threatening me with carpal tunnel syndrome yesterday, so I had to keep taking breaks from knitting. I doubt Ginger would want me to mess myself up for the sake of the baby shawl.
Think good thoughts for me later as I drive an hour or so across the Bay in the rain by myself to attend my first real baby shower since Paul died, and for a baby boy at that. The fact that I have to drive myself should help keep me from drowning any pain in alcohol at the shower, though I fear I’ll have to be really on my toes about the eating…
