A few months ago I won a contest from Amy from dyedinthewool.
dyed in the wool winnings
Ruffled Bottle Sleeves
I understand that Elizabeth Zimmerman, knitter extraordinaire, was able to knit while riding on the back of her husband’s motorcycle. Mr. Aitch and I will be riding to New Hampshire 
soon and as much as I’d like to be able to devote 11 hours to my knitting, I just don’t think I can knit on the back of the Harley. He wouldn’t like it if I accidentally stabbed him in the back with a pointy stick.
This picture is from our trip to Newfoundland. I like how I got the reflection of my hand in the mirror.
I like need to see where I’m going. Plus I’ll be the navigator with a paper copy of our directions and a GPS app for my iPhone.
We’re taking the scenic route to avoid Interstate 95, the huge trucks and the 85 mph speedsters. A good portion of the trip will not be on major highways.
Since I do the actual packing, I can sneak some knitting into our limited luggage space so I’ll have something to work on in the evenings. Just have to figure out what that will be.
I found another leaf washcloth pattern
and finished it up this morning. This one is knit from the tip to the stem. I like how the ribs are raised and give it dimension.
I now have three leafy washcloth patterns I can knit. I’d like to make my own pattern using elements of all three.
Yarn is Sugar & Cream color Sage.
Needles: Size 7 US though the pattern called for 4 or 5. I just used what I had right in front of me.
This pattern had a few “Huh?” moments so I don’t think it is truly a beginner pattern.
It says to cast on two stitches after a few rows are knitted but no cast on method was suggested. I used the cable cast on and it seemed to work out fine. The directions also said to k2tog then bind off one stitch which sounded strange to me but I did just that and it turned out fine.
I’m really pleased with the end result.
Do you ever get hooked on a shape, color, technique, or designer? I’m hooked on leaves right now. And washcloths.
Knitting In Flashes 