according to the Weather Channel, the heat index here yesterday afternoon was 121*.

I don't know why I watch the Weather Channel in the summer. For my part of the country, they could tape one segment and replay it from mid June until the end of September: "Hot, dry, don't go outside, don't burn stuff, drink lots of water"

Trying to pretend that it's cooler than it is, I swatched for and cast on the Circus hooded pullover. I had to go down to a 7 mm needle (the pattern recommends an 8 mm) and it still looks like it's going to be huge. I probably should have done the 44" bust size instead of the 48" (I still could, either by ripping back the pitiful few rows I have done, or more likely, by a few carefully placed decreases - ripping back the Circus too much doesn't seem like a good idea, it feels like it could break easily).

The color is, if you remember, called "Sideshow." I will refer to it here as "Sideshow Bob," or as the "sideshow Bob sweater."

It's not as much fun to knit with as I anticipated. It's kind of like Lion Brand Homespun in that it splits easily and "squeaks" a bit on the needle. Also, I have to knit fairly tightly to keep to gauge (I should measure again and maybe go down to a 6.5 mm needle, I suppose...) which is never fun.