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Thursday, June 26, 2003
Steeks!I didn't take any pics, because frankly the first row of a steek really isn't all that exciting. But Dalmore has the beginnings of some armholes! This morning I fired up Excel and charted out the rest of the armhole decreases... in the pattern, you end up doing the end of the armhole decreases concurrently with the beginning of the front neck decreases, but since I'm stretching this guy vertically a bit, I'm finishing the armholes, THEN starting the vneck. It should add about 9 rounds, and hopefully make up the length difference between my dad's armholes and Dalmore's original measurements. :) I was going to chart out the vneck decreases too, but then I realized that I couldn't quite visualize where the steek would be on the pattern, so I'll wait until I get to that point, and then do some careful thinking and visualizing (oh, and measuring!) so I don't go all screwy.Tomorrow I get to deliver my mom's vest to her... I really hope she likes it! Not that it was a tremendous investment or anything- a relatively simple pattern in a yarn from stash, but I did put some serious thought into trying to design something she would like. Fingers crossed! My cold is just about gone... not quite, but close. It did cause me to miss the blood drive at work AGAIN... but as much as I would like to "do my duty" and give blood, I know that a cold like this could be very bad for someone getting my blood, so better not risk that a virus or bacteria could sneak through. Sigh, there's always next time! Summer has officially started... good old heat advisory for today, and code red (aka "nasty air") air quality warnings. Between the temps and the humidity, it'll feel well over 100 today... wasn't I just wearing jeans and a SWEATER this weekend? It looks like it should cool down slightly this weekend, though- but right now, they're still calling for some sun... I think it's about time I tried out the pool! I would have gone this week, but I haven't exactly felt up to it. Hmmmm, I'll have to make sure I bring my "lunch-sock" knitting home with me for poolside... somehow I don't think I should lug Dalmore out. Oh, and don't worry, Cricket knows how to cool off on a hot summer day- nothing like a tall glass of iced tea: 
"What? Of COURSE I didn't touch your iced tea!!" 
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