Blackbird Sycamore

I just finished this scarf with the new yarn I bought in Kearney, at the Woolly Mammoth.  It was a really quick knit, a simple feather-and-fan pattern, on size 10.5 needles.  This yarn was so much fun to work with.  I finished it in 3 days!
And finally, a photo of the shawl I finished back [...]

Here is some info about the hailstorm we were driving through on July 22.
We were just East of Kearney, Nebraska,
which is smack dab in the middle of that center blob.
The red spots are hail.
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 613
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
255 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009
THE NWS STORM [...]

On the way home, we stopped in Kearney, Nebraska, just before the bad rainstorms hit.  There’s a great little LYS there called The Woolly Mammoth, where I bought these beauties:

Fiamma yarn by di.vé, 100% wool, thick & thin yarn, really soft!  I love the bright greens!  I got 2 skeins.

This is called Alp Light, by [...]

We travelled to Iowa to visit my parents.  The kids had a great time visiting their grandparents.  It was a long trip, but I think it was worth it.
Sam drove the lawn tractor with his Grandpa, with Halle running along to watch.  He had so much fun!  I think it’s a memory that will last [...]