Maybe the whole secret to this blogging daily thing is getting it out of the way first thing in the morning. No, not *first* first thing as I am a really horrible person the first hour or two after I wake up. Give me a little time and a good dose of caffeine if you expect me to be civil. But first thing as in I-just-got-dressed-and-ready-for-the-day first thing. Like, oh, now. But, of course, by now I’ve forgotten nearly everything exciting which happened yesterday so you’re stuck hearing about only the things I currently have rattling around my brain.
1. Comments that aren’t funny anymore and I refuse to laugh at, even out of politeness
- When you drive down the alley behind our house when we’re grilling something and say, “I’ll take mine Medium Rare.” Usually Matt’s making chicken or pork, two things you certainly don’t want to eat that way.
- When you have a cup of coffee or a particularly good smelling lunch in your hands, “Gee, thanks, I really wanted some.” No, it’s *my* food and I have no intention of sharing with you. Plus, I’ve heard this 1,000 times so you’re not even being clever.
2. My work group is going to a baseball game tonight. I’m still waiting to hear if I got a ticket. I’m dressed more casually for work than usual just in case I do get to go. I’m terrified of walking from the game back to the Metro by myself. (Those two statements aren’t related to each other, really. Still early. Brain not warmed up fully.)
3. My one work computer keeps turning itself off overnight. I know, I should be good and turn it off myself each night but I usually forget. I’m pretty sure I left work yesterday without noting where I was in a document review. That’ll be tons of fun to figure out later. (The doc is a good 300 pages long.)
4. I’ve started making crochet hexagons which may eventually turn into a blanket. The first one is below which turned out to have seven sides instead of six.
After the first two, I decided to start making them systematically. All centers then all second rounds and so on. Very engineer-like. Half of the hexes will be shades of blue, the other the shades of purple shown in this picture. Four colors means 24 combinations where colors don’t repeat. Er, two sets of 24 for each of the blue and purple shade combinations. Not sure if 48 hexes is enough for a whole blanket but it’ll at least be a start. I’ve got the first 24 about 2/3rd complete though I have no clue how to join them as I go (something to figure out if I go to knit night tonight instead of the baseball game).
If I can get through this first blanket I’ll consider making another, probably for my mom in purples. The woman loves blankets even more than me which is quite the feat. Oh, the yarn is Berroco Weekend, the same yarn I used to make myself a sweater over Spring Break which wound up too long for me but perfect for Maegan.
5. “Engageability” is not a word, even when used in an official government document.
I have no idea about joining crochet as you go, and on a quick look, I’m not sure you easily can, but you can always just SC them all together at the end instead of actually sewing!
If you’re not already, get rid of some finishing work by crocheting in the ends when you change colors. I hate unnecessary finishing work and this is one of the things crochet wins on.
I am most definitely weaving in the ends as I crochet. It’s also possible in knitting, of course, but with crochet it’s a lot cleaner. I’ve also figured out the optimal length for an end which was my triumph of the day on Monday.