I don't care what they say, knitting is easier than crochet. Day 60.

So, I have decided to become a baseball fan. No, not a fair weather fan, but an all weather fan. Of course, yes, I am deciding this now that my local team is in the World Series. I actually put a lot of thought into this. Over the summer some of Ramon's friends gave him tickets to a game, as they are season ticket holders and couldn't make it to that game. Well, I had the best time every. Other than our cross-country road-trip it was the summer highlight. Riding on the feeling, I did consider that I might want to become a fan of a team with colors that suited me better than orange and black, but because I had such a fun time at that game at AT&T park I decided to stick with the Giants.

So, last night I watched the game, and worked on my crochet monkey. I finished the body, the cape, and the fez.


Tonight I re-did, and completed Ramon's Halloween hat, with the exception of the red ball that goes on top.


So, half a monkey and a bit-sized jacket and fez versus a whole hat. I am so tired of everyone saying that crochet is so much easier than knitting. I can get through an entire sweater in a week and a half, but a weee monkey?

Ok, ok. I remember how it was when i first started knitting. It took me a month to get through a scarf. Sometimes it is hard to remember and to respect the learning curve. I can see that crochet *will* be easier. In-fact, I even crochet closed Ramon's Halloween hat instead of knitting it, because the hole was so small, and you don't drop stitches in crochet like you do in knitting. So, patience my little monkey. I need to remember that it will take time to feel the same way about my ability to crochet as my ability to knit.

Luckily, with Ramon's hat (almost) done, I am one step closer to Halloween costume success. With our Halloween party only two days away, and with my all day Bernina class on Saturday, I have some really serious Halloween costume finishing to get done tomorrow. OMG! I know I can get it all done but ... I want to get the houndstooth skirt done tomorrow, and the hallway pictures done, too! I am also trying to get my blue McQueen Sweater Dress done before we head off to Kentucky for the Breeder's Cup next week. I think that Thunder, the grey kitten, I am pretty sure will love the ball that will go on Ramon's hat. I wonder, with her joy for playing fetch, will Ramon's hat stay intact long enough to celebrate the main event?