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I'm planning on knitting a little scarf/hat set for a friend of mine who travels a lot. Vote for which one you like the best or make a different suggestion in the comments! Keep in mind that the colors will be different than what are shown.
Set #1: My So-Called Scarf and Hat
Set #2: Shifting Sands Scarf and the Amanda Hat
Set #3: Ezra Cable Scarf and Greenery Hat
Set #4: The Prismatic Scarf and a ribbed hat
Set #5: Marijke Scarf and a plain hat
It's been raining for 3 days. It's supposed to rain again tomorrow (according to the desk guy at the gym). I love the rain so I'm a happy camper. We haven't been using the air conditioning and our retention creek is no longer dry!
However, it does mean that I had to take all of my pictures near the dining room table, the only spot currently getting natural light and not covered in wedding stuff that I need to put away.
Flit 'n Float
My Flit 'n Float is coming along, slowly but surely. I can't wait to block this out. There are a lot of charts with flit 'n float but they follow the same rhythm so it's not as bad as it seems. If anyone is intimidated by this pattern, I encourage you to try it.
I've turned the heel and I'm in the home stretch! Then it's time to duplicate stitch these babys. This will be my first time duplicate stitching but I've done intarsia so I think that it'll be easy peasy. I could just be kidding myself.
Snow White
I have finished the torso (it looks so skinny!) and am almost done with the first sleeve. I'll be slipping the torso onto some scrap yarn this weekend and seeing how it looks on. I want to see how much it stretches!
Thanks for all the support on my work woes. I've done a much better job this week of not letting it get to me. I did let one of my leads know how I feel about the situation and that others who are taking credit for my work should get none!
Also, if you're bored, go check out the wedding blog. I've got a lot of stuff going on over there and some cute pro pics if you scroll down enough. I LOVE my photographers!
I've been miserable at my job for the last 2 weeks. Which has turned me into an angry, non-knitting Nicole. Of course, this is not good. I've been blowing up at Michael over stupid, little things and I haven't been able to productively do ANYTHING during the week.
For the first time in a looong time (since October of 2004) I woke up this morning and wanted to burst into tears at the thought of logging in to work. Obviously something has to change.
I'm not looking for a new job yet. Instead I've decided to try to change my role at work and to change the level of how much I care what gets done. Basically I'm done with trying to speak up, of being talked over, and I'm certainly done with picking up other people's slack. I'm REALLY done with other people taking credit for what I've done (not so much taking credit away from me but saying "Nicole and I did this" when I did EVERYTHING). Basically I will finish my tasks as they are assigned but I am not at all invested in this project anymore.
Besides work everything is going super wonderful! We did a lot of fun things this weekend and were productive at the same time.
We bought my wedding ring! Our jeweler was having a massive sale and we got a really good deal on my ring.
Michael's ring, my engagement ring, and my wedding ring. Sorry that my fingers look chunky, I was retaining water this weekend.
We also looked at some houses. We're not moving anytime soon but it's fun to go out and look! And we stopped by Ikea to grab some closet containers and frames. And we saw Angels and Demons, which I thought was better than The Davinci Code. I haven't read either of the books though so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
So that's my life in a nutshell. During the week: stressful meetings, no knitting, crying and yelling. Weekends: super fun time and wedding productivity! But it all changes today. I will make my weekdays fun and productive and calm. Work can go fall off a cliff for all I care.
We celebrated my birthday at the beginning of the month with plenty of good eats, fun adventures, and yarny gifts!
Michael basically smoothered me in yarn for my birthday (along with some very cute non-yarny gifts) and spoiled me completely. Here's the goods.
The entire haul
8 skeins of Knitpicks Wool of the Andes Bulky in Hazelnut
6 skeins KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Bulky in Oregano
3 Skeins Artyarn Cashmere Sock!!!!
2 skeins Artyarns Silk Rhapsody Glitter
8 skeins Knitpicks Gloss in Woodland Sage, Burgundy, Cosmos, and Dusk
15 skeins Knitpicks Main Line in Antique Rose
7 Skeins Knitpicks Main Line in Ivory
I had a wonderful wonderful birthday but lately it's been back to the real world. There just don't seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done AND have time to relax. I'm hoping that after this week work will calm down a bit (they promised!) but getting through this week has been a doozy. I just have to remember to breathe slowly and know that I can't do everything at once!
Today I'm going to show you some truly craptastic pictures that I took of a blanket that I made for my future sister-in-law. In my defense I was in a hurry to get to my birthday party.
We were also washing our sheets and my guest bedroom was too much of a mess to show you anything in there. I took this picture so you could get an idea of the size. Our bed is a queen.
Pattern: Totally Autumn by Anne Hanson. Size large was perfect to cover my sister from head to toe.
Yarn: Knitpicks Swish Bulky in Cashew. 7 skeins. It's machine washable and was great to work with.
Song I Can't Stop Playing Over and Over Again: 10,000 Days by Tool.
Make for dinner tonight: chicken tacos and sangria. It's Cinco de Mayo!!!!
Currently drinking: Chai Tea
Playing on the iPod right now: "All the Single Ladies" by Beyonce'
Currently reading: A Version of the Truth by Jennifer Kaufman. It's pretty good.
Laughing about: Percy's snoring
Currently knitting: Flit 'n Float.
Anxiously awaiting: our trip to Savannah next month
In need of: a muzzle for a co-worker
Playing on the iPod now: Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
Will soon attempt to learn: Application Foundation Framework and all it's nuances. Yay work.
What's keeping me busy: providing work with all of the basics to start our database design. Also, organizing the house. I did the spice rack yesterday.
Hyped up about: the new Star Trek!!!!!
Waiting for: patio furniture covers to arrive in the mail.
Something I need to do tonight if it kills me: nothing. Thank goodness.
Craving: Melting Pot. Possibly because I smell like curry from the spice rack organization.
Hell hath frozen over because: work has finally decided to rewrite my application.
Playing on the iPod now: Grab Thy Hand by Chevelle
If I had magical powers: I would make a certain someone open up their ears and listen for once.
Can't believe: that we're going to Europe this fall!!!
Looking forward to: the weekend. Already.
Also looking forward to: belated birthday gifts!
Trying to decide: what to put in my Paper-Source order.
Must figure out: what size shelving fits in the guest room closet.
