So you've seen this photo (or a very similar one) many times before. I did take my Match & Move to CO and even worked on it, just not as much in real life as I did in my imaginary mind knitting. I felt a little silly hauling yarn back to The Land of The Loopy Ewe, but I had the best intentions to knit for hours while sitting in the airport and on the plane.
You may know what happens with good intentions, so while I did knit in the airport, I fell asleep soon after we took off and didn't accomplish any knitting in my sleep. When I woke up shortly before we landed, I realized that I really shouldn't have wasted valuable space in my carry-on luggage by packing a second knitting project. You know, just in case I finished the Match & Move and for some reason I couldn't travel the 4.5 miles from Ryan's house to The Loopy Ewe for more yarn. I'll learn some day.
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| This poor Hitchhiker went to CO but never got out of the suitcase. |
I'll tell you all about my trip to The Loopy Ewe later this week, but for now, here's a little preview. This yarn is definitely outside of my comfort zone, but I have several interesting ideas for it. For now, it's sitting next to me so I can pet and admire it.
I did finish a couple of books recently, Us Against You and The Upward Spiral, and started two new ones, Coyote America and The Unthinkable. While I was picking up The Unthinkable from the library, I noticed this book on the shelf.
I wondered if The Universe might be sending me some sort of message. If so, I'm choosing to believe that the message is to knit as slowly as you need to and enjoy the process no matter what your speed might be.
What are you making and reading this week, fast or slow?
Commenting so I receive comments (and getting a bit tired of having to do this).
ReplyDeleteI love your purchases :) (I'm tired of the commenting to get notifications too). Lovely knitting and I cannot knit on an airplane, I cannot settle down.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the way it always is? I ALWAYS think I will get much more done on my knitting than I do when I travel. Both of your projects are gorgeous though, so not problem seeing them again! And your new yarn looks like fun - can't wait to hear what you have planned.
ReplyDeleteFletch gave me the Slow Knitting book at Christmas and I did enjoy reading it. I've also noticed that I'm not as inclined to rush through projects these days...I really am just enjoying the process which is a very nice change!
Slow knitting is my pace. I have been too distracted to read but I am hoping to take a book away with me this weekend and reboot my summer reading mojo.
ReplyDeleteI always used to drag projects along on vacations with me . . . but then I'd get busy vacationing and found I rarely knit. And I prefer reading (or sleeping!) on the plane to knitting. But I'm really good at buying yarn on vacation. So. There's that. :-)
ReplyDeleteI really love your Match & Move. The colors are working together beautifully. XO
IMO, you have interpreted the message from the universe correctly. It's not a race. Every time I see Match and Move I like it more. Of course it needed to return to the land of the mothership.
ReplyDeleteYour Match & Move looks great, I really like how the colors are working together. I've always been a slow knitter, I do a little bit everyday and it makes me happy. I've never been able to knit on a plane, I'm always too wound up and calm down better with a good book.
ReplyDeleteI ALWAYS pack more knitting than I could EVER finish. But ... it makes me happy so...............
ReplyDeleteI am reading a fluff novel by Jan Karon and knitting on socks, socks, socks and a blanket. I think the idea of SLOW knitting is a VERY good one. I try to take my time and be mindful. (Doesn't ALWAYS work, but I try.)
I'm not knitting much, but maybe I will get back to it in earnest soon, or maybe not. LOL I just can't seem to work it in on a daily basis. There is always too much going on. It might make my mind settle, however, if I knit more. I have been reading. I finished the Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, and it surprised me that I liked it. Your knitting is coming along, so you did just the right amount of knitting in CO. I am looking forward to your next few posts to find out what's next.
ReplyDeleteKnitting on the blanket but thinking I must start sock #2 tonight so I have airport knitting! Reading...Love Story / Under the Banner of Heaven / something I download tonight while casting on sock! I love that Match and Move!
ReplyDeleteI have some very well traveled knitting projects that never saw the light of day!! And, FYI, I usually pack three... the one I'm currently working on, a back up, and then something entirely different from the rest.
ReplyDeleteAlso, maybe a sewing project (or two or three). :)
Travel knitting... sometimes the best thing about it is that, well, it travels! I can't wait to see what you are going to do what that gorgeous yarn!
ReplyDeleteI'm preparing for vacation knitting and debating whether I need to bring extra projects/yarn with me. Like you, I probably won't need them. But, also like you, I will bring them anyway.
ReplyDeleteI actually think I knit more on the two plane rides than any other time while I was away (ditto the reading). But yarn is easy to pack (as are audio and kindle books) and I think having more than enough to keep us occupied is the best insurance ever that our travel will go smoothly, without delays :-)
ReplyDeleteI love both of your in process knits. The travel knitting optimism gets us all - I think the slow knitting book sign is just right. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat the heck? It is always good to have an extra knitting project along. It is hard to go wrong with a hitchhiker. Both projects are coming along. I had Slow Knitting home from the library awhile back and enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI seem to have just one speed: slow. I watch other knitters' fingers fly, and I am just amazed. Mine don't move that fast!
ReplyDeleteYou'll love knitting with Hedgehog Fibres!
It seems that there are many of us who are slow knitters, and I need to remember not to compare myself with some really prolific knitters (and readers). Enjoying the process is what works for me!
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