It's not even a dry heat

The weather ... it's sick ... it has a fever. If it were a child, I'd take it to the doctor, 'cause somethin' just ain't right. And it's not that it's this hot here, it's this hot everywhere! I just don't even know where to go with this. I guess it's just something about which we can all gripe and about which we can do nothing.

So, I'll move on to a more pleasant subject. I found a fantastic LYS just 10 mins from my house. I knew it was there, I just didn't know how fabulous it was. I've taken two sets of friends there in the past week, and I, myself, have been there three times in the past 1-1/2 weeks. It's called The Fine Line Creative Arts Center, and they have just about every fabulous yarn you've ever read about and then some. Debbie Bliss, Katia, Elsabeth Lavold, Dalegarn, Manos del Uruguay, pardon my spelling, Henry's Attic, roving, pencil roving, Wildfoote, Regia, Southwest Trading Company, Euroflax, and some acid green silk that looked like it was plugged in. Catch me, I think I'm going to faint, 'cause there's even more than what I just listed. I was overwhelmed.

I haven't cleared their shelves yet, but I did make a couple of minor purchases during my visits. I decided that I wanted to make Sally Melville's Lots-of-Options top from The Knit Stitch. So, I picked up some Classic Elite Flash, which is a marled cotton. It's a springy blend of bright green, medium blue and creamy yellow. I'm really happy with the way it's knitting up despite the fact that I had to drop 3 needles sizes to get gauge.


I also bought some 2nd Time Cotton (KnitOne, CrochetToo), but I haven't pegged it for anything yet. If I'm happy about how the Lots-of-Options turns out, I may make another one; otherwise, I might make something for the kitchen or a different tank top.

Oh, yes, and I almost forgot. I finished Oregon Tote #7. I'm not terribly excited about how this one turned out. I used Cascade 220 for the first time, and while I like the color combinations, I am not liking the floppiness of the bag. The others I made with Wool of the Andes (Knitpicks) and/or Lamb's Pride (Brown Sheep) would stand on their own, this one collapses on itself like a sleepy puppy. So sad.