Working on a few things at the moment…
posted Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 by Sarah
First, off, I’ve got half of my squares done for the Larger than Life bag.. however I’ve got to admit that I’m not exactly sure about making the bag at this point… I might just make a bunch more squares and make a baby blanket for my SIL. Her baby shower is on Sunday and I have *no* idea what we’re doing for her. I was thinking of making a smaller version of the Elizabeth Zimmerman sweater I’m currently making for my daughter, but that may be more ambitious than I really have time for right now… since whatever I do I have 5 days to do it, and I don’t (yet) have yarn for a sweater for a tiny baby girl or a ton of time to knit either.
Which brings me to the chocolate correidale that I had sort of earmarked for longies for the wee one.. it’s now most of that EZ sweater (I just have to finish the second arm now). I will have quite a lot of yarn leftover, since in addition to that first skein I ended up spinning two more (the three skeins are almost a pound, total), so I *could* do something for my little man too, but I just bought some Zen String for him (with the matching trim) so he definately won’t be missing out on any mommy-knit woolies 
I also joined Zen String’s Fiber Club as a late birthday present to myself. I’m excited – all of the fiber I’ve gotten from Angelina so far has been incredible, and I’m sure it will continue!
Oh yeah, and I made playdough for the kids. After trying numerous recipes, this one worked the best..
2c flour
1c salt
4t cream of tartar
2T oil
1c water
Food coloring
Mix together until smooth (no lumps), heat on stove (on low) until “doughy”.
It’s insanely easy, and super cheap, and the results are more like the real stuff than any other I’ve made. Just don’t cook it too long, or it gets “weird” 
