Curse the Swatches

So this needle holder project might be the one to turn me into a swatcher.  Which is pretty funny seeing as how it's almost more simple than a scarf.  At first at least.  Just a big square.   Margarita and I spent HOURS in jo-anns getting fabric for it all though.  It's so simple that it's got to be just right, or I'm an idiot.

Alright, so I couldn't bring myself to buckle down on all the projects I wanted to finish this week.  It was too much to think about it made my head go bonkers, so I kept putting them all off.  I finished one of Jackie's presents to send out with mom.  I put a LONGER hold on the other one, that's been half done for years, cus now I look at it and see how bad I was at knitting in the round (cus it was my first in the round)  so part of me wants to start it again, and part of me wants her to have it imperfections and all.  ....eventually.  

I mentioned taking my mom to my one of my fav LYS's (Fibers Etc.) multiple times while in the shop last week, and no one ever mentioned they'd be closed all week.  THEN when we went back on Monday, as per the sign that said regular hours would resume that day, they were unpacking and kind of made it clear they didn't want us there.  We would have bought stuff....you make the sale, you move out of the way for the customer.  I really like that store (even though it's the cramped kind with awesome stuff everywhere, not the sit down cozy type) but it's not the first time I've been put out by them.  I blew it off other times, but this time I started to get irritated.  They have HORRIBLE hours, once I waited ready to check out for 20 min (and I was on a time crunch) cus they were catching up with old friends and making new connections.  But this time, when we went in ready to shop, and they acted like WE were imposing on them, I jsut don't think that's how you run a store.  I can't imagine that they're so successful they can afford to turn customers away.  I'm just frustrated with how inconvenient shopping there is getting to be.

I want a friendly and cozy LYS.  Something easy to enjoy.  That's all.  Maybe the one Margarita found the other day will be the one.  I can't wait to check it out, but I wish she could be there with me.  It's so much more fun to enjoy with someone else.

Started elaborating on some bags for the Ren Booth venture.  crocheted the FASTEST EASIEST and still pretty cool bag to throw in with Jackie's stuff.  That could be a big money maker right there just cus it's SO DAMN EASY.  She will see when she gets it and exclaim that it took me like 30 min start to finish and I just grabbed whatever was laying around to make it.  Got a few things to finish, then want to show it to Lamb's Ear and start on something for them, and then I'm going to go to TOWN on the bags.