Cables are good.
I'm knitting away on Central Park, and I am LOVING THIS PATTERN. Seriously. Easiest cables ever, and using yummy delicious Cascade Sierra (suggested by Ariane in my comments, THANK YOU!) -- this sweater is fun times. And look at this. Here's one hank of Sierra all wound up in a ball:
And here's how much sweater I got out of that one ball...
That's a good 14 inches, people.
Me likey. It's moving so quickly because I can do the cable without a needle, and after a few repeats, I've got the cable pattern in my head, and I can watch TV and knitknitknitknit. I think this is going to be done WAY before Christmas. Oops.
All this cable talk is making me long for my old friend, the Must Have Cardigan....I think she's going to come out of the project pile next. Just in time for chillier weather and extra fun cabley goodness.
I made a huge mistake (BIG mistake. HUGE.) on this sweater - the pattern calls for smaller needles in the ribbing and larger needles for the body of the sweater ,and in my excitement to start, I forgot to switch to the bigger needles. D'oh. Luckily, the knitting gods were watching over me and I'm getting gauge with the smaller needles. Crazy. Although I told my sister, and I mean it, I'm enjoying this knit so much that I wouldn't have minded ripping back to the ribbing and starting again. I know. Weird.
In other news, the Bling show on Friday was fun but very strange. I'd never been to downtown Greenville before, and it's really beautiful! Lots of pretty architecture and fountains and stonework. The stage we played on was really lovely too - right by some waterfalls, kind of at the bottom of a hill. It was chillychilly, but we got a pretty decent little crowd going.
The weirdness was: there were lots of babies running around, and this one baby was extremely fascinated by what we were doing onstage. She kept coming up and standing very near the stage, staring at the band. Her mother thought it was hilarious, so she just stood behind her and watched...and then the baby GOT ON THE STAGE.
So Bling Baby starts toddling over to me, and I tried to get her to grab my hand so she wouldn't wander all over the stage and touch electric things, etc. Bling Baby was not interested in my hand - she wanted to head straight for the HOTHOTHOT strobe light that was on the ground near me. I tried to block the baby, but she was determined. (Keep in mind that I'm singing this entire time...)
So, I picked her up and starting dancing and singing with her, all in an effort to keep her from touching the strobe light. This all resulted in a most ridiculous picture of me, wearing stiletto boots, a sparkly low cut dress, singing my guts out, while I'm holding a BABY.
Flared. Nostrils.
Just when I thought our shows couldn't get any weirder...click [ Bling Pics ] to see more photos that Jacob took in Greenville - they turned out great!
Otherwise we've just been starting to pack this weekend....ick. Packing. SUCKS. Too bad I won't be around next weekend to pack --- I'll be on my way to Rhinebeck! Wheeeeeee!
Comments (28)
Oh my god...the baby got on stage. How funny. And that picture of you holding her? Great.
Posted by Stacey | October 27, 2006 1:36 PM
Yo, you're on my bingo card. See you at Rhinebeck!
Posted by Kim P | October 18, 2006 2:32 PM
Oh.my.god. That's hysterical! The toddling Bling Baby and all. I am extremely impressed that you saved him/her and picking him/her up and kept singing the whole time. Well done!
You're on my bingo card!! See you soon!
Posted by melanie | October 18, 2006 8:33 AM
Yay! I can't wait to meet you at Rhinebeck!
Posted by Stacey | October 17, 2006 5:34 PM
Yay Rhinebeck! See you there!
Posted by laura | October 17, 2006 5:08 PM
Dropping by to say - I love the colour in that sweater.
You are on my Rhinebeck Bingo card, so I'll see you areound on Sunday.
Teresa
Posted by Teresa | October 17, 2006 2:13 PM
What a stupid mom, sorry but some parents just let incidents happen and dont think beforehand. I love your CPH, there is a knitalong for it which I am in. Hope to see you there. It is christybelle.typepad.com/centralparkhoodie if you are interested.
Posted by Sue | October 17, 2006 12:28 AM
You are so the coolest babysitter in the whole world! Was that momma just too shitfaced to put the facts together regarding her baby's possible hazards? Odd, but cute.
See you in Rhinebeck! Yay!
Posted by Sil | October 16, 2006 11:21 PM
Your Central Park sweater is looking fabulous.
Pretty funny story with baby bling. It never ceases to amaze me how some parents just don't get it. It looks like you handled the situation with a lot of grace though.
Posted by Kirsten | October 16, 2006 9:10 PM
Love it!
When are you leaving for Rhinebeck? Lunch Thursday?
Posted by Anita | October 16, 2006 9:05 PM
That is a great pic of you & Bling Baby!! That would make an excellent cover of...something....
:)
I love the sweater. It's making me want to get past my shawl & scarf knitting days and move on to something a bit more challenging!
Posted by Carrster | October 16, 2006 3:15 PM
Too funny with the baby.
Posted by Gina | October 16, 2006 2:28 PM
Dude. That is SO Rock 'n' Roll.
See you soon!!!
Posted by Michelle | October 16, 2006 1:37 PM
Hilarious. Where was that child's mom? I'm in awe of your combined singing/baby-toting skills.
The sweater looks beautiful and snuggly!
Posted by Jessica | October 16, 2006 1:02 PM
So.Cute!
I love the way the cardi is coming along too. And that Sierra has a lot of mileage. Must remember that for future projects!
Posted by Skylar | October 16, 2006 12:37 PM
The baby is cute, and that's a funny story, but I'm also wondering how her mother could have let her climb up there. Did her mom try to get her back? Or apologize for interrupting your performance? You're awesome for carrying on!
That sweater is just zipping along! I thought it was cute in the magazine, but now I'm really going to have to knit one!
Posted by HibiscuitsGirl | October 16, 2006 11:22 AM
That baby was so cute, she LOVED you. I liked when she was waddling around and Richard put the strobe light on her.
Somebody was calling her psychadelic (sp?) baby.
Maybe it was her weird hippie mother.
Central Park is SO pretty. And soft.
You are going to finish her in a second.
Posted by Anne Marie | October 16, 2006 10:49 AM
Oh, I'm doing Central Park, too! In the Classic Elite Skye Tweed that's on sale at Webs. And I like the ribbing loose, as it looks in the photo. I might even do some "false ribbing" to keep it all loosey goosey. Um, seriously? What the heck was the mother of the child doing while her kid was wandering around in the electrical chords?
Posted by JulieFrick | October 16, 2006 10:09 AM
Wow, that must have been something, how did you manage to hold a baby and still keep your notes? I love the way your cable knit is coming along. I may need to try that one.
Posted by Iris | October 16, 2006 9:56 AM
I'm so wishing I was going to Rhinebeck but I know you all will have superfungoodtimes! All this talk of knitting the Must have is making me want to start mine over again!
Posted by Kate | October 16, 2006 8:29 AM
I think the baby is most interested in those nostrils. :-)
Great cables. Great color yarn. I need some red.
Posted by jessie | October 16, 2006 5:32 AM
Love the Bling Baby! Although how did her mother actually allow her to get up on the stage? That's a little strange...
Anyway, Rhinebeck, whee! I'm superexcited!!!
Posted by Sarah W. | October 15, 2006 11:36 PM
That picture needs to be printed poster-size, framed, and hung in your living room. I dig it.
The sweater is lookin' purdy. I tried to start mine this weekend but seem to have lost my knitting mojo. Can wait to see yours all finished.
Posted by Sarah | October 15, 2006 10:58 PM
Dang girl, you are motoring on that sweater! The bling baby cracks me up!!!
Posted by sarah b. | October 15, 2006 10:35 PM
I'd like to see any other rocker do THAT! You could so totally kick Madonna's kids-book-writing ASS!
Also, way to go on the sweater!
Posted by Laura | October 15, 2006 9:58 PM
Hilarious post, Carrie! That picture is so awesome. How much do you want to bet that little baby wants to sing now?!?!? Nice Pretty Woman reference, too.
Posted by Mary-Heather | October 15, 2006 9:55 PM
the sweater is gorgeous, especially in that red. so awesome.
on the other hand, babies on stages + strobe lights = not awesome.
kudos to you for being skilled at rockin' out while holding a toddler. a rare skill, indeed!
Posted by kelly | October 15, 2006 8:11 PM
Those pictures are HILARIOUS.
MY SWEATER IS SO PRETTY. PLEASE GIVE IT ME BEFORE XMAS.
Sorry I'm yelling but I am So Excited About the Sweater.
Posted by Cathy | October 15, 2006 6:28 PM