Hell Fire, I don't txt while driving!

But I do knit while in the car!

Hubby's sox

Hell Fire!

knit with

Vesper Self-Striping Yarn

in the colorway 

by the same name:

Hell Fire 

This is my current car knitting

ALWAYS with me

while in any car.

Most times an easy knit

that can be worked on

by adding

A row here,

a row there.

Little by little

they get knitted.

Idle hands are the .  .  .

0h, you know the rest.

= + = + =

I'm waiting for the 1st of July

to begin Camp Loopy Project #2

The challenge being:

 knit a pattern that has been popular with other knitters, that you haven’t knit before. 

The project needs to have at least 1000 projects listed (or 1000 queued up) on Ravelry, 

and it needs to use at least 500 yards, single stranded.

I'm up to the Challenge ! ! !

Needle and yarn at the ready. 

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Lunch at Chipotle's

a Burrito Bowl

Rice with Cilantro

Black Beans

Pinto Beans

Fajitas [green bell pepper, onion, etc.]

Barbacoa [pulled steak ]

Tomato Relish

Corn Relish

.  .  .  .  .  .  . 

DEEEEE-LISH ! ! ! ! ! 

I could eat it every day

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Weather:

Cloudy w/t-storms a couple counties away

93 degrees

38% humidity  [lowest we've had in number of days]

Take care,

enjoy the Summer

hugs

♥  ♥  ♥

I love this Shawl ! ! ! !

Cheviot Hills

designed by 

Anne Hanson

of Knitspot

Anne's designs are some of my favorite.

Not only to knit, but to wear.

They're are just plain gorgeous !

 They, at times,  look complex 

yet, simple to knit.

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This was my first experience knitting with wool of the Cheviot sheep

 I found it to be a krinkley, crimpy sort of character

with a bit of a stiff, rustic feel.

Following Anne Hanson's lead,

I give my finished shawl a good soak 

and blocking [just laying out flat]

She had it right!

It happened. 

This yarn transforms. 

Soaking/blocking brought wonderful stitch definition to the fabric. 

Each section of stitching is accentuated

to become a very lovely shawl with wonderful drape

 that hugs my bod.

Anne's shop carries some wonderful yarns.

This Cheviot is typical of what I find there.

a quick tale of this cheviot that became my shawl:

Once the independent mill owner in New York 

acquired the fleece,

cleaned it to eliminate lanolin 

and veggie matter [sometimes spelled - poo] 

her mill spins the wool as it come directly from the sheep

no dye - just bare naked wool.

Once spun and wound into skeins  

it's off to Anne Hanson in Ohio.

Anne designed a couple of patterns specifically for this yarn

and in this case you can see the shawl and yarn were

truly

 made for each other.

I'm in Heaven with this shawl!

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Here in mid-Missouri there is no doubt,

SUMMER IS HERE

Temps in the 90s with humidity doing it's best to match the temp.

But it's not all that bad if one does not have their 

work-a-day outside 

 : ^ )

Our walk from the car to have lunch 

and 

back to the car

is just darn pleasant. 

I'm loving it!

Just don't attempt to spend a few minutes 

doing a bit a yard cleanup

wearing all black

it could become unpleasant  :-(

♥   ♥   ♥   ♥   ♥

hugs

Lunch on the Back Porch

One of the great things about having lunch at

The Old Brick House Deli here in Jeff City, 

in addition to the yummy food we enjoy each week,

is that we can eat on the covered back porch.

That's exactly what we did this afternoon 

even with the temp in the 80s 

with humidity that almost matched.  

So happy Summer is almost upon us.

Something like a day and a half til it arrives ! ! 

Ahhh, a Muffaletta Sandwich with 

a side of House Salad.  

As you can see

I couldn't wait to dig in

and did so before I thought of taking a pic to show you.

After we got home,

my just finished 

Wrapped in Leaves  Shawl 

designed by Alana Dakos 

was ready for photographing.

Took it out front and draped over an, oh, so

evergreen bush

and snapped away.

Botanical Knits - Alana Dakos

 I used a wonderful, wonderful yarn for this beauty.

The yarn is a blend of 75% Merino Wool, 15% Cashmere, 10% Silk

It is sooooo snuggly.  

Can't wait for the three months plus a day and a half for Autumn to arrive so I can wrap my self in style.

These lovely shaped leaves are what caught my eye

and my heart.

Just had to have it for myself.  :^)

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In the meantime

I'll be working on another pair of sox!!!!

hugs

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