Friday, January 9, 2009

My vacation knitting

So, it's been about three years since my last vacation and we went to Disneyland and spent some time in a cabin in South Lake Tahoe. Unfortunately, over one day was spent driving. I knew I would be spending a lot of time myself in the cabin so I brought some yarn. And by "some" I mean enough for 7 projects. I had an easy project for Disneyland.

I'm currently debating adding the other two skeins. The scarf is fairly long, but not quite as long as I'd like. However, there are only so many Turn-a-square hats I can stand, and I currently have enough scraps for at least 3. The yarn is atrocious. It is a thin layer of color repeating nylon strands wrapped about a black core. The nylon is only on in one layer, and it bunches easily, so the core shows though. There is a lot of comments on Ravelry, but I don't have access to the net when I'm in store debating a purchase. Well, it is half the cost it would be for a scarf in Silk Garden. (Which is what I really want.) So I actually have enough for two scarves. I will be gifting one. I was going to gift both, but I don't think I can after knitting it in Disneyland.

Right before I left I had finished a tam, but took it off the pate before it was dry and it unblocked.
The main thing I wanted to work on was a Hemlock ring blanket that I bought yarn for about 6 months ago. Of course, I went to cast on and found that I had only brought half the pattern. With a bit of cajoling I got the husband to take me to a close enough wifi connection and I worked it off the computer.