  What fun. Last night was the first meeting of the urlLink Dallas Hand Knitters Guild that I've attended. (They promised last night that this was the year to spruce up the website) The program for this year is Sweaters 101, and by the end of the year we all should have learned everything there is to know about making the perfect fitting sweater.
Yesterday's program was on measuring, and we got a little handout with about 75 different measurements you can take to make the perfect fit. I don't know if I care that anything fits that well! I'll do a little more detail tomorrow. I'm working on the number two of the brightly colored sock, (these are made of Interlacements Little Toes Yarn in the Las Vegas Brights color), top sock in the photo. The bottom ones are the Red Heart Baby TLC socks I finished on my NY trip. Still waiting for the last few steps in the Mystery Stitch-A-Long. I still have no idea what the item is supposed to be when it is finished. I got sucked into some eyelash yarn at Hobby Lobby the last time I went in.
The had added a whole section of Bernat yarns, so I bought several skeins of Hot Socks but also couldn't resist some fluffy yarn that will be made into a scarf. That will be my next quick project when the rainbow socks are done. Faina's scarf is coming along, it's my first attempt at lace knitting, so I do have to tink back at least every couple of rows from counting errors. The other night I got into a groove and was just whipping along, I finished the first body repeat, only 3 more to go!
Mona Monkey Yearly Physical Yesterday was the day for the Mona Monkeys to have their yearly physicals. This consists of anesthestizing them, radiographing them from head to toe, TB testing, dental exams, replacing contraceptive implants in the females (the troupe is mother, daughter, and son), vaccinating, blood tests, and generally making sure everything is in tip top shape. Aren't they cute? 
