Am using a fine wool fingering yarn, and the socks will be black with white stripes. Am also working on a long project, a Bronco Blanket for Rob, using afghan crochet, and acrylic yarn for an easy wash. It will have orange and blue stripes on top and bottom, and a white middle on which I will cross stitch the new Bronco emblem. Supposedly you can take a picture and lay a grid on it, and use it as a cross stitch guide. If this doesn't work, I will scan the picture into some cross stitch software.
Soap is on hold until spring arrives and it warms up.
It makes too many fumes in the house, so I have to do it in my unheated garage. Last soap batch I tried making basic soap using the hot soap method, but it turned out too caustic, due to too much lye. Usually the cold method is used which involves mixing the lye water with the warmed oils and letting it saponify under its own temperature. By cooking the mixture, it is supposed to speed up the process and saponify in days instead of weeks. Will try that again in spring.