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July 26, 2006
Midnight before leaving
Tomorrow I will leave for vacation, and I finally prepared my vacation project packs. I try to stay reasonable, chose two brand-new projects along with two WIPs. Unfortunately, one of the wip is the sock for FIL:
The photo has taken yesterday, actually I have just turned the heel some minutes ago, but anyway I could not finish it before leaving. As you see, I am using Boye needles, so I cannot take it in the plane. I thought about to change the needles to banboo, but you know, the US metric and Japanese one is not exactly the same and I don't want to take a risk of getting deformed sock due to needle change, for the socks as a gift to someone. So the flight time isn't available to continue, my only way to finish is to bring it in the suitcase, keep it secret and knit. Oh-ah.
(besides, the trip with two boys won't let me anyway much time to knit...)
Contrary, I finished a tank for MIL but I have wrapped it before taking FO photo, so there is only the photo of its WIP state, one side joined:
The size looks nice, I hope it is acceptable for her...
And my vacation pack contains:
1)Seahorse tank in WIP
2)Hemp ponchette
3)sock for FIL in WIP
and, this:
This is also Claudia's handpainted yarn, in colorway "Turquoise Jeans". The other one which I have showed you in my last post is gorgeous, but the colorway makes me think rather autumn...so I chose this one for summer. I love this colorway, but when I made it in center-pull ball...
Can you see? the color is slightly different...I am making another Jaywalker with this yarn(yeah, I have not yet made a pair for my first Jaywalker, but I just need something new!!). As I cannot knit the current monotone sock, I will start it in the plane if I could sneak time...
Hoooray! I will be away for two full weeks, so my next post should be around August 11. I am going to France, I will report if I could score some goodies at next time!
Posted by trico at July 26, 2006 11:43 PM
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Have a wonderful trip!
Posted by: Marie at July 27, 2006 04:54 AM
Hey! Have a nive vacation in France, where will you be? Myself I am down in the Southeast.
Posted by: Fannie at July 27, 2006 07:48 PM
How nice, two weeks in France and lots of knitting time! The ideal holiday! I love Claudia's yarn. I hope you get lots of projects finished!
Posted by: impressionist at August 4, 2006 04:20 AM