With the 4th comes fireworks, grills, baseball, and sunburns.  Sunday we went to see the Reds play the Astros.  We sat in the sun.  I forgot the sunscreen in the car.  I wore a scoop-neck t-shirt.  I look like this.

I hurt like hell.  Remember…fair skin + blue eyes = burny.

Not much has been going on knitting wise.  Klaralund progresses, but there’s nothing new worth showing.  I have 2 gifts in progress.  They’re almost done.  I’ll take pictures of them and post them later this week. 

One nifty new thing I did.  Dye yarn.  I did it a few weeks back at Lambikins.  I pull up in the parking lot and there’s a table set up behind the store with pots and stuff.  At first I thought they were grilling.  I get closer and they’re dyeing all sorts of goodies.  Sara was the dyemaster general.  I handpainted some Manos del Uruguay.

The colors I used were Wisteria, Primrose Pink, and Queen Mother (how’s that for a name).  It turned out to be very pretty berry colors.  I am pretty sure what this will end up being.  Another gift to start when another is finished.

I hope everyone had a happy 4th and didn’t get any bits blown off with all the fireworks and firecrackers that were a poppin’.