All in a Day's Work

 

I had a very long to-do list yesterday and for a change it was all stuff that I wanted to do. First up was to figure out the color change on these Felici socks that I am knitting on the same needle. I want to start the toes but I need to start them at the same stripe change only I can't see it with this subtle gradient. I had to use the lighted magnifier. 

Since it was another 5 am morning, I got a few more rows of ribbing done on the Big Gray Blob while the house was quiet. My goal was to have it done by today and I think I am going to make it. 

My poor travel socks were languishing. I never realized how much I get done while The Mister is driving or while he's walking the dog. Now that I have to do it all these socks haven't grown much. I did sit down yesterday and get them to the toes. 

I also needed to get to work on Number 24. I would like the body to be done by the end of the month. The sleeves always take the longest time for some reason. 

For the first time in ages I felt like I had accomplished quite a bit. I thought I even had a happy ending down in the soap room. When I cut the soap this is what I saw at first. It looks perfect. I was doing a happy dance until.....

....I laid them all out flat to let the bottoms dry. See the dark the rings in the middle of some of them? They must have been in the center of the loaf. They got hot. Too hot and I got a partial gel meaning that soap got darker and harder on the inside. It's only a cosmetic issue but I HATE when that happens and it happens a lot with milk soaps. I should have just added some color to disguise it. A few white swirls through the batter can make a big difference. I used to do that. I need to start doing it again.