…as of earlier this week. Our mornings are dawning brilliantly clear. The ocean temp’s gone up a few degrees just over the past week (I’ve been in twice, went body boarding Wednesday a.m. and splashing about (in the June gloom) last week). The water’s now in the mid 60s — a little cold at first but refreshing and cooling.
Of course that means we’re not experiencing the unseasonally cooler air temps anymore. I’ve turned into a weather wimp since moving back to California. I wilt in heat (heat being anything mid 80s and up). I know, pathetic, especially from the girl who grew up in Arizona (it’s a DRY heat) and has lived in New York state (very hot & steamy in the summer) and Austin and Bryan/College Station Texas (even hotter & steamier).
Zylphia‘s nearly done & Emily‘s been started. I tweeted about my moment of happiness — the 344 lace stitches of the flounce successfully joined in the round without twisting. Emily is going to have some rather interesting construction techniques; I foresee a video tutorial. I’m planning on having all the bottom portion of the skirt — all the fiddly lace & intarsia bits — done before heading to the Madrona Mittens workshop next week (but am planning on bringing the skirt to work on in the evenings).