Trying to Stay Warm: Summer in San Francisco

The fog has rolled into our neighborhood over the past few day, and it is thick. I never saw fog like this until I moved to San Francisco. The fog here is usually pretty high , and you can see it moving through the air in thick wisps (it's a little ghostly). When it's really thick it hangs at street level, and you can feel a fine mist when you walk through it (which makes for a lot of bad hair days).


This is a view from our living room window. Our apartment is at the back of the building, and on a clear day you can see the ocean (20+ blocks away) and off the the right you can see Golden Gate Park (a couple blocks away). Our current view is about one block out.

As you might imagine, it's pretty chilly. Perfect weather for staying inside with a cup of tea and some knitting! This morning I finished my first Diagonal Rib Sock.


I'm really happy with how it turned out. This fit is perfect, snug but not tight, and I love the subtle variation in the yarn. I shortened the leg portion of sock by several inches, because I wasn't sure I'd have enough yarn. I could have added at least an extra inch though--I have a sizable amount left over. Now I just need to knit the second sock and at least my feet will be warm.

Tonight we are going to see an outdoor play. We went to see Richard III at the same place about a month ago, and it was freezing. People were wearing down jackets, wool hats and mittens. We were totally unprepared (it was June--summer is supposed to be hot!), but thankfully we had a blanket in the trunk of the car.

I'll be ready tonight. This will be a good excuse to wear some of my handknits. There's nothing quite like alpaca in July. I may end of looking like a miss-matched dork, but at least I'll be warm!