Trying to Stay Cool!

Summer has settled in here in North Mississippi. The temps are already in the mid to upper 90's, and the humidity is high. As I thought about what I wanted to portray in the opening of this post, all I could think about was that it has to say "cool". So I went back to old pictures that we took several years ago when we went to San Francisco to visit our daughter. This picture was taken on a very chilly day as we drove along the 17 mile drive near Monterey. Makes me want to put on my sweater and continue knitting.

I finished my second Baby Surprise Jacket this week, minus the buttons. It was much easier to knit than the first because I had a spread sheet, which was made by Civilgrrl on Ravelry, to follow. Didn't look at the pattern at all; however, I did refer to the DVD several times, just for peace of mind. I'll look for buttons later. Don't know yet who will get this one. I need to do two more before December. Hopefully at least one of these three babies will be a girl. If not, I guess I'll be saving this one for a while.

I worked on my toe-up socks again last night. Can't seem to get the short-row heel right. I still had that nasty hole on one side when I complete the heel, so today I'll be frogging back a few rows to see if I can figure out how to fix it. Then I hope to start another pair of socks this week. My friend, Mary, and I are going to work together on a lace sock pattern from the new Piecework Magazine. http://www.pieceworkmagazine.com/ Most of my socks have been simple stockinette, so I'm excited about working a lace pattern. It will be a bit of a new challenge.

Speaking of lace, I am looking for another lace shawl pattern to knit. Bought Classic Elite's Silky Alpaca at one of the LYS a couple of weeks ago, and haven't been able to decide what it is to become. Maybe the Shining Bird's Eye Shawl by Shui Kuen Kozinski, found at http://www.elann.com/ShowFreePattern.asp?Id=267024. Any suggestions?

Well, time to go knit.

till next time...

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