dirt track racing and jellyfish

saturday night dad and i went to the gordon park speedway to watch some local dirt track racing. i had an absolute blast! i especially enjoyed the crate late model cars. those cars were sideways in the corners and the left side wheels were off the dirt. what's cool about this track is you can take a cooler in with you so you can have snacks and drinks while you watch the racing. the way they have the stands set up, you can bring a chair and sit up top so you can see the whole track. we were almost at the top of the stands and could just about see everything except a small section of the back stretch. dad and i joked about getting a bucket of chicken and taking a cooler of water and diet cokes to drink. they had some awesome boiled peanuts too. dad bought us a big ol' cup of them and we washed them down with diet cokes...lol.

now to the jellyfish: yesterday before we went to the race track, i cast on jellyfish from magknits. i showed the pattern to janelle and she liked it a lot. she asked me to make her one in cream, black, and white. she hasn't shown much interest in any of the knit patterns i've shown her so i was tickled that she wanted 3 of those.

i'm making a test one out of red heart symphony yarn, which is 100% acrylic. i know it's not what is used in the pattern. i like the wispy, fuzziness of the symphony yarn. and i seem to be getting the desired lacy airy effect. the color i'm using is called tundra. it's kind of a silvery gray color. i figure i can do a test run to make sure i understand the pattern and that the size is right and then i'll buy the yarn it calls for.

and big props to iris who was kind enough to share jellyfish but to also answer a question i had about the pattern. i'm still fairly new to lacy patterns and needed some clarification. she was kind enough to help me understand it better.

i'm going to go now b/c i have to get up earlier than usual for yet another gallbladder test called a hida scan. i can't eat or drink past 12am so i've got to go cause i'm thirsty. i'll catch up tomorrow!!!

kisses.....