I used this video by Cat Bordhi to relearn how to do the moebius cast-on and to remember how to count the number of stitches that have been cast-on. I only had to do it twice before I got the hang of it again. I've made one successful moebius basket, a pink one for me, in a class at In the Loop in Columbia. My pink basket resides in my pink bathroom, Pretty Paradise. My next moebius was a disaster-- It was supposed to be a cowl and ended up being more of a jump rope. I think I cast-on twice as many stitches as were needed and didn't even realize it until I was binding off! Although I don't understand the mathematics of a moebius, it makes me feel very clever when knitting one and tracing the line with my finger.

My current moebius basket is in several shades of blue... it's for the little one. I will knit up three or four before felting, probably. His daddy's will be green and gold. I might even make a Clemson Tigers one. Cascade 220 stash, be gone!

While the little man sleeps today, I have to shred two heads of cabbage (everyone knows it's best if you do it by hand!) and some of the other fixings for coleslaw. My father-in-law turns seventy this weekend, and we are hosting a surprise party at our place on Friday night. I'm in charge of a double batch of coleslaw, six pounds of potato salad, and if feeling like a total overachiever, another rosewater pound cake. This afternoon, we go to The City for our six-week checkup with the midwives. For supper tonight: Wheat Meat Stroganoff. Other not-so-crafty things that must be done today... wash the guest bed sheets, wash the dog.

The little man is wearing this hilarious bright yellow sleeper with blue and green robots, planets and rockets. It reminds me of the Highwoods String Band album Feed Your Babies Onions (so you can find them in the dark!) Hmmm... that would make a great iron-on transfer onesie!

These two pics taken back-to-back... They don't call it a pacifier for nothing.

I've made a pact with myself to do something creative, no matter how small, everyday of my maternity leave. Now that I'm at the half-way point, it occurred to me that it might be a good time to revitalize this blog space. Yesterday's adventures included baking a rosewater pound cake and finishing the knitting of one Jaywalker sock. Baby Dane and I nursed throughout the day to the audiobook Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon.

The sock reminds me of a snake, stretched out flat like this...

I think I might take a quick break from the Jaywalker socks (the double decrease hurts my hands a bit) to crank out a quickie distraction project. I was drooling over a Williams-Sonoma catalog that came in the mail and realizing that I couldn't afford anything out of it, when I got the idea to knit moebius Easter baskets for my boys. I can use Cascade 220 stash yarn and make them for free! Yum, I can just see them on the lowboy on Easter morning filled with Reese's Easter eggs, quite possibly the best thing about being a regular old vegetarian and eating dairy again!

I'm also eyeing the Garter stitch mug cozie pattern from IK's Holiday Gifts 2007 issue. I know I have this magazine somewhere... just when I thought I had my crafting supplies organized... Another great use for my bag of Cascade 220 . Here is the mug I want to keep warm, my 2008 Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair mug:

My final distraction will be a third Mitered Hanging Towel from the second Mason-Dixon book. In red.