My Human is Too Slow!
This is Mike the Miniature Schnauzer who lives with Tierney of tierneycreates. I am guest blogging on this post as you may have noticed Tierney has not blogged in a while and someone has to keep you updated…at least on my frustration.
If you saw this post like 3 weeks ago (maybe less, Schnauzers are not great with their perception of time) Update on the “Granny Square Madness”, she has been working on (like forever…or “fur-ever” as we say in canine) on a granny square afghan after teaching herself to make one via videos on YouTube.
Well I’ve been waiting a long time for it to be finished and I am getting very impatient!
(First I need to tell you that afghans and other cozy blankets are the “natural habitat” of Miniature Schnauzers)
I first fell in love with the afghan when it was just a couple of square she had made:
Then she made more squares and my love of this afghan kept growing and I would sneak in to lay on them whenever I could:
A Partial Afghan Will Do…I Guess…
Now that she finished 90 granny square blocks, she is SLOWLY (at least in the Schnauzer-Time-Space-Continuum perception) putting the afghan together.
And I cannot wait.
I’ve begun nesting in it, while it is in assembly, any time she steps away from it:
I’ve even begun nesting in it while she is working on attaching the blocks together (note the crochet hook on the lower left):
She’s tried to appease me by wrapping me in it, but I am not fooled:
Do I look “appeased”?!?!? Nope. I want a finished afghan.
Unfortunately she only has 3 rows together and has 7 more rows to add:
Unacceptable.
She has a system on the guest room bed where she has stacked the individual blocks for each granny square row (so I won’t topple over the rows and mess up her order like I was doing when they were laid out on the living room floor):
She says she is working on it as fast as she can but has this full-time job thing going on and other life activities (poor excuses).
Absolutely Not Appeased
I know I mentioned somewhere in this post that a partial afghan might do but on further thought it does not. I want to nap in the full completed thing!
Here are some photos of me “not appeased” to close out this post:
Now get to work Human!
Awww! Such a cute puppy to have claimed the afghan for himself. 😉
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He has and thanks! 🙂
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You know I love all pictures that are ‘Mike’ but my all time favorite in this sequence is the last one….the Schnauzer Furrito! Now quit slackin’ and get that boy’s afghan finished!!🥰💕🧡
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A Furrito!!! Thanks for the smile MJ!
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Mike, it will be worth the wait- it’s beautiful already! Patience, Grasshopper… ;>)
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OK he’s gonna take your advice! Maybe 🙂 thanks so much for your comment 🙂
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Oh, Mike!!!! Mikemikemikemike! Firstly, Razz sends his gratitude for advocating for more snacks! I knew the minute your human caught you in that blanket that it was the perfect project for her to work on. Good thing you have all your good smells on it. Now she can’t give it away.
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Thanks to Razz from Mike and since Mike has his human “ wrapped around his paw”, he’s pretty sure she Will make finishing the afghan a priority!
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What an absolute cutey!! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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You bet!
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Mike, you have good taste in afghans. That one is a beauty and matches your fur so well. You’re very photogenic!
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Mike has a limit to his patience, so I hope you get on to finishing the afghan!
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I know I have to make it a priority and I did add up to more blocks yesterday to the afghan 🙂
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Your afghan is beautiful. I love the colors. You got me interested in granny squares again. So far, I have only 10 complete squares. I am making the squares in sets of 10. I start by making 10 centers; then the petals; followed by the granny square rounds. It is something to do as I watch movies or when I just want to take a break from the chaos in which we live.
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Hey 10 is pretty good because yours are more complex and the ones that I’ve worked on. Good thing Mike is in waiting for a blanket from you ha ha Ha ha ha :-). I appreciate your comments and I’m glad you are enjoying crocheting as a break from the craziness as I am 🙂
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oh no…but I do think 3 row afghan does suit you well…
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Yeah but for humans they need a little bit more than three rows 🙂
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Needed this humor today, Tierney, thanks!
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Thanks for stopping by Wendy and glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Lovely.❤️. I’m not sure I would share that beautiful afghan.😂. Have a great week.😊
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Thanks so much really appreciate your comment 🙂
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Mike you sure look good partially covered in granny squares! Maybe she will get it done and give it to you for Christmas??????
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Maybe she will get it done… 🙂
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Oh Mike! I know it is hard, but try to be patient with your human. I know she is putting it together for you as quickly as she can!
Tierney – so cute!
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Mike says thank you for the words of encouragement and he’ll try to be patient maybe! 🙂
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In the meantime he does have quite a lot of blanket to snuggle into!
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Mike is just so cute, especially when he´s not appeased!
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Thank you so much 🙂
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that dog looks happy!
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I suspect he is 🙂 thanks for stopping by!
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Mike, I’m thinking for Christmas you need to ask Tierney to make you a granny square sweater to sport on your winter walks and trips to the home improvement store.
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OK that’s awesome! Well first Tierney better finish the afghan before she even thinks about a sweater 😀😀😀
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I just think that mike is one smart dog. Good taste, too, in Afghans! It’s beautiful.
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Mike says thanks so much obviously you are very enlightened human 😀
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We humans have a saying — all good things come to those that wait. Maybe tierneycreates will make progress over the weekend. Don’t lose heart.
P.S. I think you are the cutest miniature Schnauzer I have ever seen, especially when you are wrapped in a partially completed afghan
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Mike says thanks so much and he thinks you have convinced me to work really hard this weekend to get it done 😀😀😀😀
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Oh my. Mike is certainly doing his job as a cheerleader! I’m glad to see you (Mike) enjoying the afghan at these last stages (why wait until it is done to get every ounce of coziness from it!). Quality control is a full time job. 😊 It looks awesome and the organization of planned square stacks on the side is such a good idea. 🙂 Am excited, and cheering on the next rows!
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Thanks so much and I did get another row done! 😀
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Mike, my Beagle liked to claim things before they were done, too. I hope your human gets her squares done soon. The afghan looks beautiful.
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Mike says thanks for stopping by and sharing your Beagle memory 🙂
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Mike looks like a canine baby yoda. 😀
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Awwww! Maybe Disney will give him a new show – The Schnauzerlorian 🙂
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Hahaha! Oh, Mike… No wonder you can’t wait until this afghan is done. You look so cosy all bundled up in it! Hopefully it’ll be ready soon and you can snuggle with your humans all winter long 😊
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Mike wants you to know she is making progress and is on row 7 of 10 so I guess his post did work 🙂
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Nothing like an impatient schnauzer to light a fire under you, it seems 🤣
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It’s been over a week now, so I’m just checking in with you, Mike, to see if there’s been any more progress. BTW…You have great taste in afghans!
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Thanks so much and there has been more progress – I am actually finishing up row 7 now! 🙂
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I know those looks well from my own schnauzers. Your dear is just precious.
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Thanks so much and thanks for stopping by 🙂
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