Trip Procrastination, Knitting Obsession

Happy new year!! I am slowly getting ready for this trip, trying to decide whether a straight ticket to Singapore, or an around the world ticket is the better deal. Since I hope to leave in just a few weeks, I need to get my act in gear.

My obsession of late has actually been knitting, inspired by the birth of son Rowen to my friends Emily and Rick on Halloween. My first projects were simple fruit caps, knit in the round on a #7 circular needle. First a strawberry, and then a pumpkin for the Halloween baby.


I enjoyed making these so much that I decided to embark on my first sweater, a raglan pullover from Knitting at Knoon. The yarn, DB cashmerino DK in teal, was a joy to work with. Much of the work was done on two cross country flights, first to LA and then to Denver.


Once I completed the first sweater, I wanted to try out a different pattern in a different yarn. This one is knit entirely in one piece, in the round, except for the collar which is added on later. It felt strange knitting on size 10 needles with worsted weight yarn, but I eventually became accustomed to it.