1. I've been catching rides with a friend this summer.* Before we leave in the morning, I have a little extra time to inspect the garden. This week, I especially enjoyed watching this rose bloom.
* Extra Bonus: I also get to knit in the car!
2. Last night I saw a preview showing of Julie and Julia. Not only is it a really enjoyable movie, there is (a fraction of a minute of) knitting in it.
3. As a scientist, this article makes me really sad:
Almost a third of ordinary Americans say human beings have existed in their current form since the beginning of time, a view held by only 2 percent of the scientists. Only about half of the public agrees that people are behind climate change, and 11 percent does not believe there is any warming at all.
I feel like science education in America has utterly failed if scientists are this unable to communicate with the American public.
[Somewhat related: I also recently read this profile of James Hansen, a climatologist. He's a scientist I respect, and I recommend the article... although it further convinces me that we are really in trouble because of global warming.]
4. I finally blocked the Muir shawl I've been working on for months.
I knit the middle of this shawl twice after finding an error that had caused a frame shift hundreds of rows back. There were no pictures. There was a lot of swearing.
Now that this is done and nicer than I ever thought it would be, I can almost talk about it without using an expletive. But let's not push it...
Muir Shawl (for Carmen)
Yarn: Araucania Itata Solid, Color 2009 (2 Skeins)
Needles: Addi Lace US 6
Pattern: Muir from Knitty
Size: Only 10 pattern repeats, but blocked to about 5 1/2 feet long.
Beautiful rose.
Is it a Peace rose?
Posted by: Britt-Arnhild | July 11, 2009 at 01:33 PM