Saturday, December 11, 2010

Such a Dilemma!

The hardest part (for me) of packing for a trip is what knitting project to take?  I can throw clothes in a bag willy-nilly and I'm fine with it.  But I agonize over the knitting bag.  I need something that is going to keep me busy for the entire trip, but not be so difficult/have so many skeins of yarn involved that I have to carry a ginormous bag.

For our Roatan trip, I have to also consider how much I would enjoy sitting with a lapful of wool.  I was going to take a sweater project, but think that might be a bit too warm :-(  So I'm wavering between socks and a shawl called "Galadriel's Mirror", which is really pretty.  I have this yarn (Caper Sock in color "Alexandrite" from String Theory), so I'm all set to start knitting the shawl.  And I have tons of sock yarn, so I'm good with that, too.  What to take...maybe both!

6 comments:

Cara said...

take them both, i wont let you leave them behind!!!

Laurie said...

thanks Car! I will need help not leaving things I'm sure :-)

Katie said...

pretty! love that color

Lis said...

yeah, just bring them both. Even if you don't do it in the tropics you're bound to be on the airplane for hours.

Unknown said...

Can I call dibs? That shawl is gorgeous! And now you can add my Mittens to your yarn list! Can't wait to knit on the beach with my favorite lady.

Laurie said...

I'm sure I will end up with a plethora of projects, because I panic at the thought of running out of knitting to do. I am ok with running out of clothes, deodorant, and money, but knitting, yikes!