KNITTING WITHOUT DOG HAIR IS NOT AN OPTION

After all the mess with Lace Dress pattern, I still haven't heard from Vogue Knitting. (Oops, forgot, 2-3 weeks haven't gone by yet - DOH!) But I started knitting last night from my "work-around" chart and it works! WOO-HOO!!! Now I am a happy camper. Here is the current status, after I put it on two circular needles, for a better picture and for a fitting. And and it fits perfectly. THANK YOU LACE GODDESS - wherever you are.

And hubby is really sticking to his promise: A new cow every week. The herd is growing. Today's cow is called "Lotto Vaca". She is from the Mexico City Cow Parade in 2005. I tried to research about the cow and the artist but there's not much on the Internet - dangit...

Hubby and I are off to a BBQ this afternoon at the home of my friend Jacquie's daughter, Jessica. I am not sure if this is a good idea with the weather we've had this week. IT IS FREAKIN' HOT IN GEORGIA! We're bringing marinated salmon and a cucumber salad I made, so at least the food won't knock us out of our flip-flops. I told my Dad during our standard Sunday phone call today how incredibly hot it is here and he said that in Garmisch-Partenkirchen it is already too chilly to sunbathe at their favorite lake. Can we please trade a little???

Anyway, Jessica is also one of my knitting students. Her Mom brought her to a class sometime last year and she is now an avid knitter. She's currently working on a very cool cotton tank top. She's great student, and I always get a kick out of Jessica and Jacquie because they're extremely competitive. I am too, but compared with the two of them I am a kitten. ;-) There will be knitters this afternoon, but not many, so I'm pretty sure there won't be a lot of knitting. I will bring a project anyway - you never know. It is a teddy bear outfit that I have to finish for the September AKG community project. After that, I will have to knit something for a scarecrow. More about that later. I am off to the shower now - gotta at least smell nice when we get there...

Stay cool!