Baseball & Blocking

We did get to the Rainiers game on Friday. The morning started out cool and drizzly, but by afternoon it was sunny and warm. The home team lost, the game was sort of a snore, but it was still a great way to spend a nice summer evening. Why is it that hot dogs taste so good at a ballpark, when you would probably never eat them at home? We splurged and bought tickets for box seats, almost right behind home plate. At a minor league game, this means we spent all of 12 bucks. What a deal. Here are the photos:

The pre-game conference at home plate.

Me knitting my sock:

Here's the sock enjoying the action in a later inning:

And that same inning without the sock:

And best of all, the fireworks after the game:

I finished the second of the squares for the Blanket Project. Here they are after a wash, on my new blocking board (well, one square from my new blocking board). As soon as they dry, they'll be off in the mail to Annie.

And the sock, trying to get in on the action:

I've gotten a lot of comments on the foam mats. So far they are working great. The pins will leave tiny holes, so if that bugs you, don't buy these. I bought them just for blocking, so the holes are OK to me. There is a link in my previous post as to where I found these online, but you can find them at a lot of carpet/flooring dealers as well. They are primarily used as flooring in kids' play areas, so are durable and just wipe clean.

I'm off to work on some lace. It's still too hot around here to work on Rogue; sitting with a pile of Aran weight wool in my lap is not my idea of fun when it's in the 80's (high 20's-low 30's for those of you in the rest of the world). I start my 7-day work slog tomorrow, so I plan on thoroughly enjoying today!