WIP Wednesday

Well, I've got good news and bad news.  Right before the end of shift, Group Leader Shark came around and told those of us who were coming in at 4:00 to start coming in at 5:00.  The good news is that I get to sleep an hour later.  The bad news is, that's one less hour of overtime I'm getting. 

It's beginning to look like this will be one of those years when we don't get much overtime.  I know some people like that, but I need the money for all this fixing up my house needs.  It's hard enough saving up with the overtime.  I don't see how I can do it without. 

Wow, I sure didn't mean to go off on that whinge fest.  Let's talk about something more pleasant. 

I think I figured out why that one little cell of tomato seeds never germinated.  It's because one of the others ended up with six seedlings.  I must have planted one twice, and skipped the other.  Oh well, it's planted now, so maybe we'll have seedlings in a few days. 

By the way, my tomato cages arrived right on time yesterday, and I'm thinking I might try to get them in place this weekend, even though my seedlings are still too small to transplant.  But with the cages marking where they will be planted, I can see where to plant the basil and marigolds.  I know, I know, I keep on saying the same old things, but it's so hard to be patient now that the weather is finally warm enough to start gardening. 

In knitting news, since today is Wednesday, I thought I'd drag out all of my active WIPs and give you a proper WIP parade.  First up, the newest Sailor hat:  

Yarn:  Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo Stripes

Colorway:  Neon Stripe

Pattern:  Basic Beanie

Needles:  US 8 / 5 mm

Secondly, my sock yarn hat: 

Yarn:  Euphoria Knits

Colorway:  I don't know.  The label is illegible

Pattern:  Sockhead

Needles:  US 2.5 / 3 mm

Third, a scarf I keep forgetting I have.  My ex mother in law sent me this yarn a few years ago when she was de-stashing.  

Yarn:  Life DK by Stylecraft

Colorway: Teal

Pattern:  Trekking Is For Necking, from the now defunct Nipperknits blog

Needles:  US 6 / 3.75 mm

Finally, a scarf I'm knitting for the Seaman's Church Institute.  

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Yarn:  Red Heart Supersaver

Colorway:  Hunter Green

Pattern:  Seaman's scarf from the SCI website

Needles:  US 8/ 5 mm

I need to focus more on knitting and spend less time playing games on my tablet.  At least with knitting, I have something to show for it. 

But if I'm going to have something to show, I'd better get off here and get to knitting. 

Laters...