I have recently started a new project! It's another Mini-Argyle Beret and I am so excited! I am knitting it with Knitpicks Merino Style yarn in Storm and Hawk. They are beautiful colors and I am glad that Lindsey, my friend from work, chose them. The Storm color is a dark blue and the Hawk is a darker gray. I can't wait for it to be finished! This time I have a deadline to make this because Lindsey will be leaving. Hopefully I can finish this beret in time--and I hope she will like it!
I have been knitting with addi turbo (c) needles lately. I REALLY love them! I think they were worth EVERY penny that I paid for them (and that is a lot of pennies for a pair of knitting needles :D) I love these knitting needles SO much, in fact, that I just barely purchased 4 more pairs to add to my collection of addi turbos (c)!!
Last week, school started. I rode the TRAX, which is a light rail train that runs through Salt Lake City. I decided to bring my knitting so that I'd have something to do other than looking at the other people. On my way home, a man sat across from me and I guess he was watching me for a minute, because he said, "Excuse me, can I ask what you are doing?" I told him that I was knitting, but I didn't get to elaborate too much because all of a sudden, he started going off on how "women" always do that kind of stuff and "women" like sewing and doing crafty things and "women" are the ONLY ones who EVER knit and sew and crochet and so on...
I wish that I could have jumped in and said something about how women are NOT the only ones who do this! There are millions of other people around the world who knit (Men, women, old people, young people, people in Canada, people in China...Knitters are everywhere)! Maybe someday this man will learn to open his mind to new ideas (and old ideas too) so that he can be more accepting of everyone who knits and does any kind of craft!
The *WORST* day EVER working at Summerhays was today! I took a sabbatical for about 3 months to work at the Mosquito Abatement District (which is an AMAZING job) and Summerhays wanted me to work for the month of September for them.. so I said okay. What I found out, is that they hired a RIDICULOUS person to work there too. I am SO glad that my sister is working with me because I'd probably explode if I had to work with this super annoying girl without Heidi there.
There are a few reasons this new girl wants to make me scream:
1- She's not a very likeable person
2- She's EXTREMELY pushy
3- She thinks she knows EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING
4- She treats me like I know nothing
5- She ALSO treats me like a little kid
6- She talks to my customers while I am explaining something to them
7- If I could, I'd hit her (but then I'd probably get fired)
8- There are many other reasons, but I'd rather not discuss them right now... :D
Working with people you don't like is the WORST! I am going to e-mail my boss tonight and tell him... I've never had to tell my boss that I can't work with someone before because it is really easy for me to get along with people. I just don't think that I will be able to stand six whole weeks putting up with this ridicuous girl at work. I hope that I will be able to get it all worked out because --AHHHHHHH!!!!-- sorry, I had to scream... This is going to be the worst six weeks of my life!!
Sorry about this post-- I just HAD to vent a little!!
--Lindsay
Oh and by the way, above is a picture of what I looked like when I got home from work... ripping my hair out... and screaming... and crossing my eyes... and being super stressed... not that fun :D
I have recently started a new project! It's another Mini-Argyle Beret and I am so excited! I am knitting it with Knitpicks Merino Style yarn in Storm and Hawk. They are beautiful colors and I am glad that Lindsey, my friend from work, chose them. The Storm color is a dark blue and the Hawk is a darker gray. I can't wait for it to be finished! This time I have a deadline to make this because Lindsey will be leaving. Hopefully I can finish this beret in time--and I hope she will like it!
