But Of Course

 Man, it is hot here.  Tap-and-I-aren't-even-going-on-walks hot.  So, naturally, I'm knitting hats.

Last year, I gave scarves to all the people who help me with my curbside pick-ups at Kroger.  Even dipping into my etsy stock, though, I came up short and had to do some really quick knitting to catch up.  I figured I'd give them hats this year, and to avoid a repeat of The Hurrying, I'm starting now.

I'm also thinking of getting into a sock mood, so I searched for some two-needle patterns online.  One I found goes with a very, very interesting shape:

I may have to go with these just to see how it all works.  It's a Russian site, but, thankfully, has directions in English.

I've seen some good movies lately.  "Our Little Sister" is a beautiful, detailed story.   "The Red Turtle" has no dialogue, but sweeping and heart-wrenching animation.  The Pink documentary "All I Know So Far" is truly interesting, and features a little scene of her knitting a purple blanket for her daughter.   I'm in the middle of "Red Beard", a 3+ hour Kurosawa film.  The best movie I've seen lately, though, and honestly one of the best movies I've seen in a long time is "In and Of Itself."  I want everyone to watch it, but I can't tell you anything about it, which is SO frustrating.  It's emotional and funny and deep and has magic and if you want to give it a chance, don't look up anything about it.  Go in blank. There's nothing to be leary of, but you'll probably want some tissues or handkerchiefs at hand.