Finally

Dad has a job.  Now it's my turn to look (not that I haven't been looking for over a year).  But at least I can relax a little and buy more yarn.

I've finished a few WIPs and UFOs recently:

Fair Isle Tam

Fingerless Music Mitts:

A little bunny for my cousin:

Here are the sweater and the tank top:

I'm now working on another tank top for my mom (it's her Mother's Day gift - she picked it).

Also, just for fun:

My hair keeps beating up my brushes.

I Miss My Cable TV

I don't really, but someone else does. Dad also has two interviews today. He's been getting more than I have ... I haven't had one since early February.

Meh. I finished my first triangular shawl!


I'm rather pleased with the results.

Please!

I want a new job. On Monday I was ready to back-door it the whole day. The morning baker pisses me off, the job itself pisses me off, and the uncleanliness/lack of space/bad management pisses me off.

I'm good now. I'll be able to work there for another couple of months before I need to rant again.

I was commissioned to knit four little bunnies for a lady I used to work with. It took forever because I'm a selfish knitter. I finally finished them three days before my two-week deadline. She loved them and that's what really counts. But from now on, I'm only knitting things I want to knit.

Like a shawl, and a summer tank top for me.

I still haven't taken a picture of that green sweater I finished almost a month ago. Maybe I'll do that tonight.

Nothing Exciting Happens Anymore

Except maybe a trip downtown Toronto with my friend from band! We had our yarn crawl. We hit six LYS and I favourited three of them. The ultimate, though, had to be Romni Wools. Holy mackerel. Yarn packed to the rafters. I'm still recovering and it's been a week!

I've had a few FOs in the last couple of weeks, too. There's that lacy blue scarf:




A reversible cable scarf (Palindrome):


A Yoshi dishcloth:


A Calorimetry headband:

And also that green sweater I couldn't finish back in March. I finally got more yarn for it. I should really take a picture of it.

Ho-hum

Nothing new. No new jobs. But I still have mine, so that's a bonus, right? Right. Another bonus: free lunch everyday. Yum.

I had a weird dream last night. I don't recall having them last year, but I may have and just don't remember. I was dreaming about someone special being abandoned at a restaurant for two days. Why anyone would ever abandon her is beyond me, cos she's the best. Was the best. I'm recording this in case I have another. They'll probably stop near the end of April.

I started a lace scarf. I know, I know. I have too many WIPs already. But it's lace. And it's blue. I'll post pictures next time.

I'm Back

Ravelry has taken over my computer time. Sorry about that. Dad's still jobless, but that may change sometime soon. I certainly hope so ... I have plans to move out someday!

I'm starting to settle with the "local coffee shop", even though some days it seems like I'll get fired for absolutely nothing. I don't want this to be my final career choice. I'm a secretary.

Quick update knitting-wise:

Corona is finished

My mittens are done

I started a scarf (and some socks, and a sweater)

Here's the sweater I started (last Thursday! I ran out of yarn ...)

My alpaca capelet is hibernating cos I got bored of it

I'm still not buying yarn, but there are plans in the future for a day of yarn-hopping (? I think that was the term my friend used) so I'm saving up.

Laziness

I just received an e-mail from a job I applied to last week. They're asking me for my contact telephone number. So I checked the resume I had attached to this e-mail and saw that, yes, my phone number is on my resume. Obviously these people are too lazy to even read an entire resume (if they read it at all). Needless to say, I no longer desire to work for these people.

Last week's band competition went well, musically. We didn't get invited to MusicFest, which was our goal. I expect a lecture tomorrow night. I may lecture people myself. Our conducter insists on playing music beyond the band's capabilities.

My dad has an interview today. Let's hope this is it!

I'm knitting mittens. Why? Cos I lost mine. I'm knitting Bella's Mittens, not because I'm a fan of whatever they're from, but because they look really, really warm. I should probably take a picture of the one I finished.

I did finish that Counterpoint Scarf. Now to shock and amaze my friends at band.

I also cast on for this capelet pattern I found at Michael's on Friday. I wasn't going to buy yarn, but then Dad wanted something so I splurged and got four balls of Bernat Alpaca. Yummy.

Then, of course, there was my trip to Paris yesterday for SEX. I wasn't going to buy yarn there, either. My mom needed some for her February Lady Sweater, so we went to Mary Maxim's. Needless to say, I ended up with a couple hanks of this baby alpaca, some Cascade 220, and a small ball of cotton. So much for not buying any yarn.

Side story: When I asked my sister if she wanted to pet the baby alpaca, she actually looked around for an animal.