I actually hate work. Both of them. Today kinda blows. I wish it would have rained...
We woke up late. About 45 minutes late. And Chris forgot his power supply, so we had to run home and get it. Then, on our way back to the office, we stopped to get doughnuts at the Marathon, and the douchebag in front of us took all of them! We only had enough bread at the office to make one piece of toast each, and then a sandwich for me. Sergei took all day to fix the one piece I need to actually do my work. I got paid at Ritter's and my pay check is missing almost 15 hours!
...
And now I am starting to believe that Chris thinks I'm stupid for believing in God and that our government isn't totally corrupt. Today sucks.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Biting Off More Than I Can Chew
I have decided to take on the frivol hat again. This time, with vengeance. I plan on knitting that hat and making it work so that my sister will have something nice to take to school with her. And if she doesn't wear it, I'll kill her. Plain and simple.
First off, the cable down the middle is going to be red. Ball State=red and white, so the hat will be red and white.
Secondly, I'm starting at row 2 and working until row 1, that way I don't have to twist stitches to seam it up at the end. Plus, it should be slightly easier to pull the stitches off the cast on edge. We'll see.
Third, I'm embroidering BSU between 3 of the cable openings off to the right of the center. (When you wear it, it will look towards the left. If you're looking at someone wearing it, the letters will be to the right.)
Fourth, (and this is totally just an idea, I'm not sure if I'm actually brave enough to do this part) knit the ribbing in alternating colors on the top and bottom of the hat. The purl stitches will be red and the knit stitches white. Since this hat is worked back and forth, it will be a real pain in the ass to try and remember which is which.
I'm working the hat with two separate bobbins of red for the cables and probably a third with the ribbing so that I'm not running myself mad trying to twist and untwist.
Am I really this skilled? I don't know. Will this be a "stay-at-home" project rather than an "on-the-road" project? I'm thinking along the lines of...Yeah.
I already knit a row and fucked up, so we are going to frog and go again. I'll keep you posted.
Update!
I almost forgot. I finished Ande's katamari. It's got the magnets in and everything. I used the less strong magnets because I assume it will sit on the same desk as her computer and possibly speakers, and really strong magnets can ruin speakers and computers. Maybe the less strong magnets will be better. If not, she can text me that she wants a new one and it can be her Christmas present.
First off, the cable down the middle is going to be red. Ball State=red and white, so the hat will be red and white.
Secondly, I'm starting at row 2 and working until row 1, that way I don't have to twist stitches to seam it up at the end. Plus, it should be slightly easier to pull the stitches off the cast on edge. We'll see.
Third, I'm embroidering BSU between 3 of the cable openings off to the right of the center. (When you wear it, it will look towards the left. If you're looking at someone wearing it, the letters will be to the right.)
Fourth, (and this is totally just an idea, I'm not sure if I'm actually brave enough to do this part) knit the ribbing in alternating colors on the top and bottom of the hat. The purl stitches will be red and the knit stitches white. Since this hat is worked back and forth, it will be a real pain in the ass to try and remember which is which.
I'm working the hat with two separate bobbins of red for the cables and probably a third with the ribbing so that I'm not running myself mad trying to twist and untwist.
Am I really this skilled? I don't know. Will this be a "stay-at-home" project rather than an "on-the-road" project? I'm thinking along the lines of...Yeah.
I already knit a row and fucked up, so we are going to frog and go again. I'll keep you posted.
Update!
I almost forgot. I finished Ande's katamari. It's got the magnets in and everything. I used the less strong magnets because I assume it will sit on the same desk as her computer and possibly speakers, and really strong magnets can ruin speakers and computers. Maybe the less strong magnets will be better. If not, she can text me that she wants a new one and it can be her Christmas present.
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