I got an invite to Kevin's cousin's baby shower. I guess that would be my cousin-in-law's shower. I don't think I can knit and mail off a baby blanket in time. Well, I could if I put my mind to it, but with the weather still turning back to hot and humid and school reaching the panic point (first two weeks are a breeze, then week three and four hit with stuff to be graded, study guides to create, exams to make up and grade, and a zillion meetings). Also, I don't have enough yarn for a blanket and I'd like to continue in my stash busting. (I have a gift card to Knitty City that I'm going to spend very, very soon when I finally finish my wishlist for what to spend it on, but certainly not baby blanket yarn... it is my gift!) So I decided on a baby sweater because it doesn't take much yarn or much time...





That's how much I finished since starting Friday evening. And I did a bunch of work this weekend, not just knit! I'm knitting the Jo Jo Basic Crew Sweater by Louisa Harding from Natural Knits for Babies and Moms. The "male" sweater is striped, but I'm doing a plain white front and back and gray sleeves to give it an athletic look. I thought it would be a good unisex look without a million ends to weave in. Hopefully, I'll have enough left over for some booties or a hat. The yarn is Patons Merino that has been hanging out in the stash for quite some time.


The reason for the title of the post is because I'm totally paranoid that the sweater is too small for a human baby. It looks doll sized to me. I'm knitting the "up to 3 months" size and gauge is pretty darn close. I keep asking Kevin if it looks baby sized to him, but we are both clueless. I think I might go to Target and purchase a baby t-shirt or something for the baby to wear under the sweater, which I can conveniently use to compare for size.




90210 Update: I finally got a chance to sit down and watch the premiere episode. I still have to watch the second episode and I know the third is coming up Tuesday. By the fact that I'm planning on watching at least 2 more episodes gives you an idea that I must have liked it, at least a little. Here are my random bulleted thoughts:

• I love Jessica Walter. I miss her and Arrested Development sooooo much. I hope they include her in the show more. She is so funny and talented.


• I am surprised at how Annie actually looks like she could be Debbie's kid. However, Debbie and Harry seem in no way old enough to have kids in high school.


• And what is with these kids being 15/16 years old? That makes them sophomores, right? With fake boobs and fake ids, having sex and drinking at the Pit?! None of them look 16 years old.


• That scene with the creepy teacher flirting with Naomi at the Pit while she was trying to buy alcoholic drinks was very weird. I think Nat needs to trump up the security at night!


• Is it just me or did Kelly and Brenda look old? Especially in the very first scene of them together? Shannon Doherty (who I love) had something really screwy about her face, as though she had some bad face lift recently. She didn't look that bad on Charmed, although I guess it has even been a while since she was on that.


• And Kelly has a kid?!?! A nearly 5 year old kid. I've seen some rumors about who the baby-daddy is and that that is going to be revealed this week, possibly.


• Can Andrea Zuckerman's kid and Erin Silverman be in high school together? I could be confusing my timeline, and I'm too lazy to look it up, but wasn't Erin born when Kelly and David were at the end of high school. Andrea had her kid in college. There should be at least 2 to 3 years difference. But if Erin is also in the sophomore range of the others, Andrea's kid would only be in 7th grade? Ok, I'm thinking about this waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much!


• Lastly, I hope they stop trying so hard. The porn director dad, celebrity name dropping, and the like was all way to in your face. Just write a decent script (oh, and maybe recast all of the parts, except Jessica Walters, with people who can ACT; could the girl who plays Naomi be more just picked because she was hot?!).


• And this is the last one for real this time... Annie and Dixon are a little to chummy. Brenda and Brandon always had a weird incestuous vibe at times, but I was really disturbed when Annie and Dixon were laying in bed together chatting. It is good for brothers and sisters to be close, but they are a bit too close.