The Littlest Longhorn

We decided to see how Donovan would fare at a UT game this year. Last year he lasted 3 quarters, so we thought he might actually enjoy the fanfare this year.

After taking a really exciting shuttle bus ride, we arrived in time for the opening band performance, the World's Largest Texas Flag, singing "The Eyes" and the running of the horns. He loved it. He clapped, he yelled, he tried "Go Horns Go!" When we tried to help him hook 'em he would pout sadly saying, "No, I can't do it." We'll keep practicing.

The first quarter began. He jumped and yelled for the first few plays along with the crowd and then... he sat on my lap and then....

Out. For almost two straight quarters, through bands playing and fans cheering and yelling (mostly yelling...) all around, he slept!

He awoke in time for the halftime performance and a little snack and then....

Rain. Torrential Texas-sized raindrops. We were lucky to have a blanket we intended for him to sit on available and dry for wrapping up in the air conditioned shuttle bus on the way back. And I was worried about it being too hot.

When I ask if he had fun he says, "Yeah" but it's his "I don't really know what to say, I haven't quite learned to lie - Yeah."

Yeah.

The Need to Complete

I had an urge to work with needles larger than the size 5 on Tulip, so I picked up my cabled scarf and realized I could finish it while watching our Saturday night movie (which was Breach, about the US's most dangerous spy... not bad). It felt good to finish.

The story of this scarf: My mom took me to her new yarn shop in Burnet that a few ladies opened to provide the other knitters in the area another option besides WalMart. I made the mistake of picking up this Baby Alpaca Grande.... oh my. I could not walk away. It's so soft. It's so pretty. It's BURNT ORANGE (hook 'em). But, at $14 a skein I really couldn't justify the cost of all the skeins it would take to make a sweater, at least not impulsively. Plus, I've made a sweater with bulky yarn and, well, never again. Anyway, the yarn simply would not stay at the store, so I picked up two skeins to make a scarf for the one UT game when it might be cold enough to wear a scarf.

So, I'm not sure if the pattern works. I need to try blocking it with the steaming because it has a tendancy to roll inward. But, if you want to give it a try, here goes: (I've never written a pattern before, btw. Hope it works out.)

Simple Cabled Scarf

CO 20

K 4 rows

Row 5: K3, P4, K6, P4, K3

Row 6: K7, P6, K7

Repeat Rows 5&6 2 times (if you like a longer stretch between twists to your cable, repeat 3 times or more)

Row 11: K3, P4, Place 3 stitches on cable needle and hold to back , K3, Knit 3 off cable needle, P4, K3

Repeat rows 5-11 until scarf is desired length.

Knit last 4 rows.

BO.

Hanging the scarf on the fireplace makes me long cold snaps in the fall, wearing browns and boots, snuggling up under a blanket.... But, I'm not complaining! It's only 94 and no 100 degrees days in sight! I swear, I'm not complaining!