Peoples of the Interwebs? Meet Junior.
Junior? Meet the Peoples of the Interwebs.
how can you resist that face?
Junior is a recent member of the household, coming to live with me as a Foster Dog for the next few weeks. I was contacted by the head of Arizona Schnauzer Rescue (the organization that helped me find Dallas) last week, asking if I would be able to foster a dog. Junior was in the pound, and all of the other foster homes in NM were full, and his time of stay was nearing its end. I couldn’t let him be put down, so I agreed to take him in and get him suitable for adoption.
I picked him up yesterday, and he’s such a sweetheart. He’s fairly old (about 8 years), and has quite a few lumps, bumps and scrapes, but he’s just a kind and gentle dog. He wants nothing more than to just follow me around the house and sit by my side. He’s got a few health problems, but nothing that can’t be fixed. And thanks to the wonderful people at AZ Schnauzer Rescue, all of his bills are covered, so that he can be cleaned up and adopted.
I’m very happy to host such a sweetheart, and to have the chance to clean him up and help find him a good home. Isn’t he cute?
Now if I could just convince Dallas and Emma that he’s not a threat…and that he doesn’t really want to romp with them because he’s old and not as nimble as they are…
Before I write about my happy success story involving the oil spot on the project that shall not be named, I’d like to congratulate Hazel for being the 300th commenter!. Nothing like winning free yarn just for typing eh? And thanks for all the comments everyone, you guys are awesome!
So last night I did a little more research into detergent, and into all the suggestions that were posted, and decided to give the project a synthrapol bath. I had considered using laundry detergent because I have this Method stuff that’s really good at getting out grease, but I read that laundry detergent isn’t a good choice because it usually has lots of additives in addition to the surfactants (the stuff that actually removes the grease). So I decided on Synthrapol, and figured it’d be best to give the whole thing a bath. So I cut the working yarn and let the project soak in the soapy solution for an hour or so. Then I said a prayer, rinsed it off and let it dry out overnight.
And lo and behold, this morning, no grease! The stain is gone and the wool isn’t visibly oily anymore, so I think it worked. There’s still a faint odor, but I was planning to soak the completed project in a lavender bath before blocking, so that should do the trick. I’m going to knit a few more rounds tonight and see how it feels and smells in my hands, but it appears we’re out of the woods. I’ll probably trash the ball of yarn to be safe, since it got some dressing on it, but I have bought plenty of extra yarn, so I should be safe. And it’s not crazy expensive, so I can buy more if I need to.
Alright, that’s it for now, but keep those comments coming! And it’s still Socktoberfest, and I finished a sock last night, so there’s lots more feet action to come. (I say this knowing that I risk readership of a few friends of mine who are grossed out by feet). But I promise I’ll always show my feet with socks on, I try to keep things PG rated around here.
