Did I knit much on vacation? Did I knit much on vacation? I knit so much that by the end I sometimes found myself riding in the car and not knitting! Apparently I had gotten my fill, not that that condition lasted very long. I resumed knitting as soon as I got home.
Let's recap, shall we? As planned, I took along:
1. The kimono sweater, which I planned to finish. Status: not finished, but not for lack of knitting. When we left I had knitted the first 6" of the two fronts. While we were gone I finished both fronts, attached them to the back with a 3-needle bind-off, picked up 270 st -- from the bottom right front up around the neck and down the left front -- and knitted 3" of garter stitch for the neckband. And I have woven in all the ends so far. That is where the sweater stands now. I didn't accomplish my entire goal, but I am much further than I was; it is still realistic to expect to wear it this winter.
This back: added a couple fronts and a neckband:
2. The corn socks, in hopes of having a completed pair sometime during the trip. Status: done, worn, washed, worn, washed, and ready for another wearing.
These: became these:
I need to seek out another shirt or two in golden tones so I have something beside one t-shirt to wear these with.
3. The Cascade 220 stash-breaker Faroese shawl, to be able to change up my knitting when I finished the kimono sweater. Status: the shawl looks remarkably similar to the picture taken before we left. I knit only another couple stripes because I was so intent on the kimono sweater.
This: grew very slightly, into this:
4. Sock yarn to start another pair of socks. I returned to my original plan and brought this blue Pagewood Farms Denali sock yarn instead of the brand-new BFL I won from Tammy right before we left. I really need some more blue socks; I have plenty of red ones because I love red, not that I won't love to knit this into socks and wear them.
This: instead of this:
Blue sock #1 is now nearly done, just another inch or so on the leg to go.
4. In addition, I brought two balls of Karabella Margrite (80% extra-fine merino, 20% cashmere) to make a chemo cap for Smokey's co-worker.
107 yards of this: was transformed into this:
The color in the first photo is accurate. The cap is lovely soft and was delivered to her this week.
As you can see, I totally pwned that 4-row lace pattern this time. Yay, me!
5. I finished the narrow Clapotis.
Three balls of this: had grown into this before we left.
It subsequently grew into this: which shall be worn sort of like this:
The jacket is actually a dull olive, a bit darker than the green in the scarf, not the gray it appears to be in the photo. The colors work quite well together.
6. I threw 2 balls of Cascade Fixation in a mottled denim colorway into my knitting bags, too, just in case I felt like knitting another pair of warm weather socks when I finished the corn ones. Didn't happen. The yarn still looks like this:
6. I did not bring along the half-done child's sweater for A4A. Reality smacked me upside the head. Given the projects above, I knew there was no way I was going to get to this one.
All in all, I am pleased with my progress. Wish it could have been more, but don't we always wish that?
sounds like loads of progress to me. love the blues in that fixation.
Posted by: Carrie | 14 July 2009 at 04:55 PM
Wow, that's pretty impressive as it stands.
Posted by: Carrie K | 14 July 2009 at 05:09 PM
Um, you got a pretty amazing amount done!
Posted by: Chris | 14 July 2009 at 06:01 PM
You got quite a lot done while on vacation! Love the chemo cap.
Posted by: Cookie | 14 July 2009 at 06:42 PM
such productivity on vacation - I'm impressed!
Posted by: mary lou | 14 July 2009 at 07:07 PM
All looking great, and yeah, you pwnd the lace!
Posted by: Cindy | 14 July 2009 at 09:37 PM
Did you do anything but knit while on vacation? :-)
Posted by: Julie | 15 July 2009 at 05:34 AM
That is a very Cookie-like amount of knitting progress. Your needles must have been sizzling!
Posted by: Diane | 15 July 2009 at 06:33 AM
That is a darn lot of knitting. Did you do any reading?
Posted by: cursingmama | 15 July 2009 at 09:32 AM
Erm. You're starting to sound like cookie. :D That's a lot of knitting. I think I need to apply myself better while he is gone.
Posted by: Stacey | 15 July 2009 at 11:38 AM
Wish it could have been more??? Good God, woman! I didn't knit that much in the past year, let alone on my last vacation. Well done! I especially love that kimono sweater. Very nice.
Posted by: Sheepish Annie | 15 July 2009 at 01:15 PM
Imagine if you'd driven to Washington State. You'd have not-knit even more.
I'm in awe.
Posted by: Jocelyn | 15 July 2009 at 02:08 PM
Holy cow! Everything looks great.
Posted by: soxanne | 17 July 2009 at 08:31 AM
Nice work! I used Margrite for a chemo cap for my sister -- so soft!!
Posted by: Vicki | 17 July 2009 at 08:44 AM