I haven't been able to post in a while because I'm on Jury Duty. By the time I get home I'm exhausted for the back and forth in the Courtroom. I now understand why people who have served as a Juror try to avoid it at all cost. It is so draining. The good thing about it is I get to do a lot of knitting.

I've finished my neckwarmer but, I haven't had a chance to post pictures. I still need to make a flower pins for it. I also finished the Fetching fingerless gloves, I'll be making more of these. I want to learn to make gloves with half fingers. I'm almost finished with my Shedir hat. I'm at the point of decreasing. I started a new pair of Jaywalkers using Lorna's Laces self striping made for Purlsoho.

I borrow most of the knitting books from the Library and make copies of the patterns I want to make. I do this because my funds are limited and purchasing some of these books can be expensive. I usually purchase them when I can afford it. I just got Wrap Style and will definitely puchase this book. I like all the patterns.

These are a few of the items I'm currently working on.

This is the Garn Studio Neckwarmer. I'm using Drops Alapaca, which I don't think I will use again because it sheds. I hate yarn that sheds, I love the fact that the Alapaca is very soft.

This is Fetching. I got the pattern from here. I used the same yarn suggested in the pattern in Black. I like making these because it took me 2 hrs. to knit one hand. I will definitely make more of these.


This is a hat pattern I got from here it's called Shedir. This is the most difficult hat I have ever made. I used the same yarn as the pattern suggested (Rowan Calmer in Brown)


This is my Swallowtail Shawl. The pattern is from Interweave Knits Fall 2006 issue. I'm using Jo Sharp Alpaca Silk Georgette. Like the Alapaca it's also very soft but, it doesn't shed.

This has been a very busy week for me. I had so much to do at work on Monday and Tuesday that I couldn't even knit (not even during lunch). Wednesday I reported for Jury Duty and was picked for a civil case that same morning. The trial starts on Monday, I'm hoping they will come to some type of agreement and the trial will end before Thanksgiving week.

This morning I lost the socks I was knitting on the train. This lady decided she was going to squeeze herself in the seat, so I had to put my knitting away. I think I dropped it when I pulled out a magazine and I never realized it. I wonder if the MTA has a lost and found. I feel like I'm mourning the loss of something near and dear to my heart. I was just starting to enjoy making these socks. It's going to take me a few days to get back into the swing of knitting. That's why I hate losing things.

I'm working on the second foot of this. This is the first finish foot


I lost this sock

Today I changed my phone number. It's a big deal to me because I've had the same phone number for the past 8 years. I have friends who move all over the place and they know one thing for sure they can always reach me. I changed my number because of my job. I thought your employer should only call you at home in case of an emergency. This is the second phone call I received from them within the past month regarding non-sense. The first call, I called out sick and I received a call to see if I was coming in the next day (silly right). Then last night I received a call asking me about a spare laptop. Couldn't these thing have wait til the next day? Well that's now water under the bridge.

Today is also my first day of seeking new employment. I'm looking for a new job for a number of reasons.

1. I'm bored
2. No Challenge
3. Silly phone calls to my home
4. No annual review or raise
5. No stability or job security