So.....

I went to the doctor yesterday. Y'all will probably be seeing mostly knitting on here for a while. I was told that for know, I'm on strict bed rest along with the meds. I can get up to use the bathroom and to eat, I'm not even allowed to get up long enough to go to church.

I see the doc. again on Monday for my glucose screening and another ultrasound to see if the placenta has moved. And sometime on Wednesday, I'll have a visit with a perinatoligist (sp?) for another opinion and to see what he/she thinks should be done.

At this point it's a waiting game to see how long I can make it before they have to take the baby. She's not due to arrive until May 23, but it will probably be earlier. Please pray, I would appreciate it very much.

Lookee, Lookee!

So, this is a bamboo yarn that I picked up at Hobby Lobby, several weeks ago. It is soooo incredibly soft. But, I don't like the way it feels while I'm knitting it. When I was doing a lot of cross-stitching, I went through needles like crazy. My grandmother said that I had a lot of acidity in my skin and that caused the needles to tarnish really fast. It always made my hands feel like they were dirty, despite washing them frequently while sewing. The bamboo makes my hands feel the same way.

This is the first project that I made from this yarn. It is the Elvish Leaves Dishcloth by Kelley's Yarns . I'm very proud of my lace knitting project. It turned out so wonderful. This included a new technique for me, the Yarn Over. I found a picture here and a video here. Don't you just love the Internet?

I started my next project Friday evening. I'm making the Matinee Jacket from Easy Baby Knits by Claire Montgomerie. So far, I have most of the back done. Even though I'm following the measurements closely, it still looks big. But after all, this is for a baby and if the 0-3 month size doesn't fit when she's actually 0-3 months, I figure that she'll grow into it.

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For those that are interested, I'm still on bed rest. Do you know what that means? My sewing mojo has hit me hard. I want to sit in front of my machine and get busy. It didn't help when I got the new swatches from SawyerBrook Fabrics and fell in love with every one of the fabrics. I foresee a large package being delivered to my house soon.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure my doctor is going to put me on meds for my blood pressure. Every time that I get up for more than 20 minutes my pressure shoots way up there. My poor husband has been chewed out by his mother and his sister for asking me to do things around the house. In all fairness to Cody though, I didn't tell him what high blood pressure could do to the baby or to me. I was trying not to worry him.

Y'all get busy sewing - I need something to keep me occupied.

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BTW, I know that everybody out there follows Summerset's gorgeous works of art. I love the Bluebird of Happiness. Isn't it great?

A Baby Blanket

Whatcha think?

This is a very simple blanket to make. Done entirely in garter stitch (you knit every row - Undercover Princess - you could make this), it took 2/3 of a skein of white "I Love This Cotton" and 3 skeins of pink "I Love This Cotton". It did get tedious after a while though. I was getting to the point of thinking that it was never going to get finished!

I'm not happy about the way my seam looks on the hoodie part, but I keep reminding myself that I'm new to knitting and things are going to look wonky for a while until I learn the best way to do things.

Once again, this is the baby papoose from Easy Baby Knits by Claire Montgomerie.

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Marjie, thank you for asking after me. I think that I was set up for this pregnancy. After two uneventful ones, it has been a bit of a shock to me how much is going wrong with this one. Have you ever heard the saying, "If it ain't one thing, it's two?" Well, with me it's been three. First, there was the whole "fibroid causing spotting" thing, then "the placenta has decided to settle at the cervix" thing and now? High blood pressure! At 24 weeks! It's too early for it! Bed rest again! But, I keep reminding myself, she's still where she is supposed to be and she's definitely growing, that is worth any aggravation I might experience on my part. Right?

At least I have knitting to keep me occupied.