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Hello bloggy blog. Remember me? There’s so much to catch up on. Where should I begin?

The deadline for entries in the state fair is two weeks away. I finished my handspun entries last night and now I’m trying to finish a few knitting projects. I have 8 handknit articles to enter. I’m really going to try to go for 10, which is the most you can enter. The project above is another Simple Yet Effective shawl. I’m using some yarn I spun over 2 years ago– a very special skein that I am happy to be finally using.

Here’s that little baby cardigan I hinted about a few weeks ago. I really should get a better picture of it. This is a Cocoon Sweater– a nearly seamless kimono-style sweater. I highly recommend this pattern! It’s easy as can be and the sweater is just darling. This particular style is very baby friendly. It’s easy to get on and off and since it’s a wraparound sweater it will fit longer than other styles. You just wrap it a little looser as baby gets chubbier :).

Here are a few more pictures. It’s a great pattern for handspun too. I used this skein of chunky weight merino. It’s such a soft, squishy sweater. Now all we need is a soft, squishy babe to model it…

I finished this little baby hat around July 4th. I used the Sweet Baby Cap pattern, a pattern I’ve used before & loved.

Perhaps you have heard that we are in the throes of a heatwave? It’s been especially miserable the last couple of days. It was 103 degrees at my house on Wednesday. It’s been too hot to do much of anything, really. H begs to go outside and by the time i get us both slathered with sunscreen he doesn’t want to stay out for more than 5 minutes. I’ve been trying to come up with creative ways to keep us cool and entertained. We’ve been to the wading pool, the splash fountain, we’ve had an evening picnic at the park with grandma and grandpa… I was running out of ideas when I remembered a friend raving about Jetty Island.

Jetty Island is like a little slice of paradise. It’s a sandbar, so the water is shallow and WARM. It’s also one of the few sandy beaches in the Puget Sound area. I took H there on Thursday afternoon and we had so much fun. We swam and played in the sand and had a picnic lunch. There was a lovely marine breeze that made it feel much cooler than the 90 + degrees it was. Best of all? Jetty island is FREE! The quick ferry ride over to the island is free. The island is clean and pristine and well maintained. It’s supported by tax dollars and donations. I can’t believe we lived here for so long without giving it a try. I want to spend the rest of our summer over there. In fact, when H wakes up from his nap we’re heading back over there.

Definitely give Jetty Island a try if you live in the Seattle area. You won’t be disappointed!