MY VACATION HAS FINALLY STARTED!!!! YAY!!!!!
Fireworks, please.
I could barely contain myself at the office, and was sort of sad because I wouldn't see my work buddies for TWO WHOLE WEEKS!
Oh, who am I trying to kid?
But yesterday was a long day--as I also had a class at JoAnn's, and while that was WAY more fun than working the office, it prevented me from heading home when I really wanted to get started on my holiday vacation. And then I woke up this morning, and what do I find at the start of my vacation?
Sigh.
How *am* I supposed to get around this morning, do all my Christmas shopping and go to Ray's house to work on his computer in THIS?
Well, I will just have to find a way--bundle up against the cold and head out.
I'm still working on the blue slippers. I did get one done, but didn't like how it turned out, so I made another similarly, but different, and didn't like it either. I suppose I could be a little choosy, but this is for my feet, and for a pattern I want to sell! I don't want it to look home made. I want it to look special! So for now, I have two slippers that are knit to the toes. I have to figure out a "toe treatment" (doesn't that sound like I have a fungus or something?) for these slippers, and everything I've tried has pretty much looked horrible.
Maybe I should just make a pair of those French felted slippers?
In any case, they are still on the needles, so I don't have anything to share on that front.
Class at JoAnn's-Ripple Afghan
The class at JoAnn's was fun, though. The student was really quite adept at what she was doing, and teaching the stitches was EASY, since she caught on so fast. There were only two to learn, and then she was off and running. We calculated how many chain stitches to work for a blanket, because we both wanted to make something bigger than a dishcloth, and MISCALCULATED. Sadly, by only 6 chain stitches--but it only means you have to stop crocheting a little sooner (after you have 12 "hills".). I'm putting this information here, because I'm sure she will look at this and say to herself "Oh, that's what I do! Okay." And head off on her own and make a baby blanket out of the pattern. As for me, I started an afghan with the pattern for my chair out of some multi-colored Red Heart yarn I had in one of my bins. Never mind that I'll never be able to match it. I'm sure the colorway has gone the way of all multi-colored yarns. But that's okay. I'll just get my scraps together and make it a scrappy 'ghan. The pattern was one I hadn't tried before, and it is pretty fun-quite different from the standard "Ripple" afghan we've been seeing in various shapes and forms since the 70's. I started practicing the stitches at the office yesterday (before class) to see what it turned into, and was really surprised that it wasn't the same ole thing. It was a happy surprise. Even so, I did teach her the standard ripple stitch. And then she opened her bag and brought out a couple more patterns, and asked for help in reading them. So we sat down and looked them over. That was fun, too. I think we covered a lot of ground--and no apologies here. I have unleashed another fiber artist into the world!
She will find a group and crochet with them, I'm quite sure of it. If not, then she'll sit beside the fire at home and pet the cat, while she crochets miles and miles of yarn into warm blankets for her family! I know. I'm a fiend. What can I say.
But the work-day? I couldn't motivate myself for love nor money. We had a Christmas Party, and I got
My 20 year award!
I also got my 10 year award. Apparently, the old supervisor was hoarding them? And it's sort of ironic, becase I already HAD my 10 and my 15 year awards. I think it was a sort of joke on me--but at least I have them now, and I can put them in my important papers. I'm pretty proud of those awards--a testament to my diligence! To my perseverance! My DOGGED DETERMINATION TO DO THIS JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY IN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME POSSIBLE.
But for whatever reason, yesterday, I just couldn't get the juice flowing. Maybe it was just last day before vacation doldrums. Maybe the knowledge that my vacation goes by so fast, and before I know it I'm back in the office chair again. I know that I'm going to enjoy the rest and relaxation--and I feel much "readier" to tackle today!
Well, I'm off to begin my day. Hope yours is as lovely as I intend mine to be, and if I don't see you before then--
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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