I can feel it and smell it...

Fall is a comin!

I've finally got the real itch again to knit and I'm stressing myself to death about it. It's still a bit too hot during the day to really work on anything substantial. I found a cool sampler afghan on the Lion Brand site. You work small squares then put them all together later (they're crochet). So I bought yarn for that at Joann's the other day (it's cheap) and got started, but quickly frogged what I started. I don't know if it was the UFO documentary I was watching (no silly, not the UnFinished Object documentary, the Unidentified Flying Object documentary) or just frustration, I couldn't seem to get anywhere with it and gave up.

I will however get back to work on the niece's Christmas sweater, which as I've unfortunately found out will probably end up being 12 sizes too big for her. Since her surgery she hasn't grown as much as I had anticipated so she hasn't caught up to what her real sizing should be. It's ok though, I can live with that, maybe she can still wear it by her 2nd Christmas.

I also have to complete the Baby's First Christmas needlepoint I purchased. It's totally finished needlepoint wise, but now I have to turn it into an ornament and have no clue how to do so (my mom was smart and always used a finishing service for that).

But, I am so very very excited because in exactly 8 days I will be winging my way back to Chicago to visit this little cutie patootie (and play "dip the baby" since I've been officially chosen to be godmother).



Isn't she just the cutest?! She is now 7 months old (ok she's 4 days shy of 7 months exactly) and according to her mommy she's still wearing 3 month size clothing! EEEK! (ok so it's not that bad but her growth is slow and that's ok, just unplanned and I'm a planner)

I just can't wait to see her, she's such a little super-model, it's so funny. I bought her a little onsie that says "Diva in Training-Pants" so I think it'll suit her just fine.

On a less happy note, I just wish so badly that I had more time to knit. My job is pretty hectic, but I love it so much (way more than the last job) and with all we've had going on lately, time is something I haven't had. I don't know what it is, usually I'd have plenty of time to do whatever, and now.... it's all gone!

I would knit at work, but I've become completely annoyed doing that. See, we have a lunch room, so all 12 floors of our building can utilize it to take a break. We have a television, a pool table, etc. But they don't supply papertowels, napkins, forks, etc and 99% of the time I get down there and I swear to you, I have no idea why people are so filthy! (are they seriously like this at home???)

There's sticky messes all over everything and it's not something invisible, there's big brown sticky spots everywhere. Like someone took syrup and litterally poured it over the table and just left it there! So I just can't trust knitting on or near filth since I have to use a coffee filter to wipe it up! ARGH! Plus folks are constantly over-flowing the coffee pot and no one cleans it up so if I set my project on the floor it's likely going to be stained.

Plus, and I hate that I'm annoyed by this, I'm tired of all the questions while I'm knitting. The constant little comments about what they tried to make when they tried to knit or crochet a long time ago. Or the "is it hard?" "will you teach me?" etc. etc.

I have absolutley nothing against someone who has a genuine interest in it. I always say "sure" when they ask me to teach them, but there's those that get a set of needles and yarn and bring them in the next day and just want to dive right in and those who 3 months later are going "ohh haha I will one of these days!"

The distraction is frustrating as well. If I'm showing someone what to do, be it knit or crochet, I'm ok. But if I'm in the middle of a project and I'm clearly reading off a pattern have my pen and paper clearly visible in front of me, haven't spoken a single word to anyone in the room, nor have I looked away from said items in front of me, why do you feel compelled to ask me the history of knitting right then and there? Or to grab it out of my hands to hold it up and look at it?

Is it just me or is all of this really rude???

(the compliments are wonderful, but even those are a distraction)

So this just makes the knitting at work impossible. I do it to calm down and relax, especially in the middle of a frustrating day. Why does everyone have to make it more difficult??

Am I just being overly annoyed?