August Randoms

lurvleybunchococonuts · August 2020

Agreed @mtengl no one should feel bad about sharing what other countries or their jobs are offering for mat leave!

@wychets November to April? #jealous! That's great! I love companies that offer good mat leave for moms. It' reassuring to hear that not everywhere in the US sucks lmao 🤣

@hedgepig wait.... Originally they offered males 2 days paternity leave, but mom's only got ONE day?! WTAF? Regardless 2 days is a slap in the face and that is some straight up BS.

Random tangent not mat leave related: @babywiik / other knitters, how the actual eff do you keep track of and do the Kitchener stitch?! 😵😑 I gave up and just made a seam lmao. I tried following the steps and doing it and omg it gave me a headache and it confused me and I kept losing track of where I was. I will resign myself to have seams 🤣😂

mtengl · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts that looks like too much brain work for me! I have to keep it simple because the toddler likes to “help”

babywiik · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts I've never actually heard of a Kitchener stitch so I had to look it up and I'll for sure be learning!! This video seemed to make sense but we'll see when I actually try it😅
https://www.yarnspirations.com/row-en/how-to-graft-kitchener-stitch.html

lurvleybunchococonuts · August 2020

@babywiik it certianly *seems* simple enough but try it out and my brain went "wait... What?!" Knit or purl, front or back, off or on, how do you keep track of where you are?! 😳😵 you feel free to master it and I'll mail you what needs to be done and then you mail it back to me 🤣 shipping to and from Norway is inexpensive and basically overnight delivery, right?

*being VERY sarcastic*

@mtengl YES! Anything I can't put down in the middle and pick up again is a no go. #seamsforlife

babywiik · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts hahaha!! Sounds like a plan🤣

mtengl · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts that is def a need to sit down and do in one sitting type thing....

lurvleybunchococonuts · August 2020

@mtengl oh definitely! I. Theory it looks easy but nope nope nope lol

Ughhhh 😑😑😑 DD just pulled all three of my DPNs out of the hat I started last night 🤦🏻 oh well I wanted to do the next size up for a friend's son anyhow I suppose.

mtengl · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts I have started doing the magic loop for hats. Of course I have one I just need to decrease on and it hasn’t happened...

lurvleybunchococonuts · August 2020

@mtengl I've looked at how to do the magic loop and it seems easy enough! I do love my DPNs though. Depends on the project, for baby hats DPNs are easier for me but that first row no matter what the needles is always a beast 😑😩

mtengl · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts I always hate the first row! I got into circular needles pretty early on, so I think I just got in the habit of using them. I have only been knitting for 4.5 years and it isn’t consistent.

lurvleybunchococonuts · August 2020

@mtengl I understand, I do a lot of my flat knits on circular needles 😆 and then a lot of my circular knits on DPNs unless it's something bigger like an adult hat, then I'll use circular.

laurenmicheley · August 2020

@lurvleybunchococonuts I seriously keep a sheet of paper and pen nearby and make tally marks. Otherwise, I'd go crossed-eyed a lot sooner than I, inevitably, do.

mtengl · August 2020

So I feel pretty big already but I keep telling myself this is the second time. Since I am larger already I think this kid just has a ton of room. She migrates throughout, with DD I felt like she was squished in there.

bserena · August 2020

We did it 🥳🥳🥳 finally closed on our first home.

mtengl · August 2020

@bserena congratulations!!!!! It looks super cute from the outside and I love the blue door!!

dumbledoredies · August 2020

@bserena congrats!! I also love the door!

bserena · August 2020

@mtengl @dumbledoredies thank you!! The door is my favorite thing 😂 it made me love the house when we first saw it!

vetgirl2011 · August 2020

@bserena Awesome news! Congratulations!!

1sttimemomma98 · August 2020

@bserena congratulations!! it looks lovely!

laurenmicheley · August 2020

@bserena CONGRATS!!!!

lindz42 · August 2020

@bserena congrats on closing!!

Crazy to hear all the differences in maternity leaves. I'm a teacher (US) and I have to use my sick days if I want to have a paid leave.

I see there's a fair amount of knitters! I'm a crocheter-- does anyone else crochet? I made a few baby hats during 1st tri and have been thinking about starting a blanket, if I can find a quick pattern to work up... (sorry if this has already been discussed... I just returned to 80 new messages on this thread! We're so active and I struggle to keep up!)

lurvleybunchococonuts · August 2020

@bserena YAY! Congrats!

@warmwinter I crochet as well as knit. I'm just on a knitting kick at the moment because I like the tighter stitches. But for things like a blanket crochet is the way to go!!!

potofgolden · August 2020

@warmwinter check out the GTKY hobbies thread. All the knitters exposed themself in it. 🤣 exposed sounds so weird.

@bserena I love the door color!

teachingbp · August 2020

@warmwinter I crochet! I made some hats for #1, but nothing for this babe 😬 I didn't have to fool with blankets bc I got so many as gifts (homemade).

dumbledoredies · August 2020

Maternity leave in the US is such a joke. I was working before DS and got 12 weeks unpaid. I think that if you were working full time and paying into short term disability they would give you 6-8 weeks at 60% of your pay. I was working part time though so didn't get anything.

We are officially moved into our new house and handed over our keys to the old house! Damn, guys. Moving while pregnant was a terrible idea 😆 but I did it! Sobbed like a baby when we went to our old house for the last time. And we have a million boxes to unpack and a million projects to do but I'm excited to slow down.

mtengl · August 2020

@dumbledoredies you get to seriously nest!! I just had a former coworker move this week and she is due this month!!

@warmwinter I was just looking at patterns and a lot of yarn companies do offer free patterns a lot of them are baby blankets... I only knit but wish I crocheted for blankets, knitting blankets takes forever. I am working on baby hats and toddler hats right now. Like @teachingbp I had a lot of blankets and quilts gifted to me that were hand made.

crizz13 · August 2020

re: maternity leave - I can take the 12 weeks of FMLA and with my two girls worked up until the day I went in to labor so I didn't "waste" any time before they were born. I get paid for whatever my dr writes as my short term disability (8 weeks for my first and 6 weeks for my second) and the rest is all unpaid. US maternity leave sucks.

bserena · August 2020

@dumbledoredies congrats on getting all moved in!! 😊

kelk5 · August 2020

@bserena congratulations on the house. The color of your door looks the same color as our front door! Love it.

@dumbledoredies congratulations on the move! I hope the unpacking goes well.

laurenmicheley · August 2020

@dumbledoredies CONGRATS!!!!

windywoman · August 2020

@dumbledoredies and @bserena congratulations!

Knitting is on my “Pick back up” craft list. We had a knitting group at my job a few years ago and I have an unfinished Christmas stocking and an unfinished shawl I keep wanting to finish 🤦‍♀️

mtengl · August 2020

@windywoman I go through spells with it. Weeks without picking up even months and then I will work on it several times a week. Working on baby hats right now and I just ordered yarn for a Christmas stocking for this baby since DD, H and myself have one that I have made.

lovelee3 · August 2020

@bserena Congratulations on the first house!!! DH and I bought our first house back in April/May and it seriously makes you feel so good! I'm so excited for you guys!
Also, @dumbledoredies congratulations to y'all for the move! Moving is never any fun in my opinion, but I think that's because I take so long to go through stuff lol Hope unpacking goes well!!!

All this knitting and crocheting talk makes me feel really un-crafty. I don't have any talents like that - I can do one of those tie blankets! LOL

mtengl · August 2020

@lovelee3 Knitting/crocheting for basic stuff is more of a skill you can learn. I don't do anything crazy yeah I don't see it as a talent at all but I know some who are super talented.

kelk5 · August 2020

@lovelee3 I am not crafty at all. But I did make Halloween costumes last year (Daniel the Tiger and O the Owl). I had not sewn since elementary school beyond the occasional button and poorly done hem repair. They looked super cute and you could only see the poor stitching when looking closely. There wasn't a straight line in sight. So don't worry, even if you aren't a crafty person in general, you can every once in awhile do something that turns out great.

acdc1109 · August 2020

@kelk5 That sounds SO cute! We love Daniel Tiger! Also, I completely understand. I can't get a straight line using a sewing machine and it seems like that shouldn't be too difficult but I just can't! 🤷‍♀️

kelk5 · August 2020

@acdc1109 I know right? It seems like it should be relatively easy because they have lines to line up the fabric but nope, really difficult.

auburnvelvet86 · August 2020

I've tried knitting and could never really get the hang of it. I love to crossstitch and embroider though. I made a personalized stocking for DH and have this baby's done as well, except for the name, obviously. I also have a massive crossstitch piece that has tiny stitches and I'm about 5 years in and a bit over halfway done. But as I always prefer the actual stitching to the finishing work (I have SO many completed pieces just folded up because I haven't got around to framing or making pillows for them), these super long projects are just up my alley.

krystrist2014 · August 2020

@bserena congrats on closing!!!

😭 Mat leave is such a depressing topic. I got “lucky” in that I was working as a contractor since July last year and and the company offered me a perm position in March. So, I got to qualify for FMLA because they are required to count my time as a contractor. And since I was already planning to get KU I did ALL of my in depth homework on every benefit my company offered and was able to qualify for whatever I wanted without anything being a “preexisting condition” since I was a new employee. Still, all that “luck” and hard work doing research and asking HR questions gets me 12 weeks protected FMLA leave (unpaid) to run concurrently with first taking all my sick and vacation time (will amount to about 10 days by the time due date rolls around). I have been paying into STD because FL doesn’t require employers provide it and that will afford me only 6 weeks (vaginal birth) or 8 weeks (csection) at 60% pay. MH is lucky because his employer provides him 16 weeks FULL PAY paternity leave! It’s just all a lot to think about and plan for!

kelk5 · August 2020

@krystrist2014 Your hubby gets 16 weeks full pay paternity leave?!?!? That is crazy awesome. I was excited my husband gets 2 weeks paid paternity.

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