Ramblings

So here is the 1st Russian Join on the Leaf Lace Shawl. I have 2 more skeins to go and there is at least 1 knot that I know of so will be getting plenty of practice! It turned out okay I guess. Hopefully it doesn't show much because I just put it on the end of the 1st skein and there's no way of knowing yet where it will land. Could be in the middle of a row or near the edge. I'm just winging it!













The pictures of the rain on Friday didn't turn out at all. Just a blurry mess. Of course taking pictures through the window doesn't usually make for a good photo.

Well I've got some of the sewing done that I talked about a few days ago. The jeans were done that day and on this past Sunday I started shortening sleeves for DH. I think there are 4 shirts to go and I should work on that this afternoon.

There are also some nasty weeds in the backyard that are just flaunting themselves and really need to be put in their place. It needs to be cooler than this afternoon though. Reaching 90! I need to go outside and either read or knit for awhile so I know what hot feels like and maybe I'll remember it next January!

One more thing. I think I have to give up on the lace weight yarn on the Upstairs Shawl. I switched over to bamboo needles and that helped a lot but I'm not really enjoying the yarn like the fingering weight in the Leaf Lace. Will probably set the lace weight aside and try again with something else. I like the pattern though....will continue with that!