Airplane knitting

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I managed to knit at the airport and on the plane on our trip to Vegas though I don’t have too much to show for it.

I started another Garter Stitch bag in Cascade 220 Primavera and Jet. I was in the middle seat on the plane and had a hard time getting comfortable. Turns out that Mr. Aitch is an armrest hog and encroached into my space. I think the man to my left thought I was crazy for taking a picture of my knitting.

I did get a window seat on the return trip and managed to get three and a half squares done before I ran out of the green yarn. I was using a partial ball and didn’t get another one wound into a ball before we left. An airplane just isn’t the place to wind a skein of yarn into a ball…at least that’s what Mr. Aitch says.

I wanted to look out the window as much as I could which was easy to do while knitting mindless garter stitch. I don’t get to see the world from 45,000 feet very often.

Aren’t those patchwork fields so artistic?

When there was too much cloud cover, I started the Linen Stitch Scarflet.

I only got about eight rows done on this since the stitch pattern required more concentration.

We got a non-stop return flight so I folded my napkin in fourths to give me an idea where we were in our flight. This section of the scarflet was knit somewhere over Indiana.

Mr. Aitch’s armrest hoggishness didn’t affect my knitting on the return trip. I evidently need more space on my right side than left when knitting and since the window was to my right, I had a little bit more space.

What happens in Vegas…

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

We’re back from Vegas. I don’t think I mentioned where we were going. Sorry about that. I had a conference in Vegas and Mr. Aitch decided to go with me two seconds after I told him where it was being held.

I took my new bag on its maiden voyage.

That’s me with Franco Harris and the new bag at the Pittsburgh Airport. You can barely see it with my black shirt but hopefully you can get an idea of the size.

George Washington wanted his picture taken with the new bag as well. He’s really tall!

The Red M&M grabbed my bag as I walked by.

But I managed to get it back.

Love the bag. And got lots of compliments on it.

Travel knitting

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

I hope I read the TSA rules correctly because my travel knitting includes:

The Garter Stripe Bag that I just finished only in green and charcoal grey.

The Linen Stitch Scarflet: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/linen-stitch-scarflet

And a Cupcake hat from this pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cupcake-beanie-2

If I can figure out how to post via iPhone, I may check in. If not, have a great week.

FO Friday

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Sometimes it works out that I have a finished object to post on FO Fridays.

My Garter Stitch bag is finished. Strap. Lining. Button Loop. Button. Finished.

I decided not to use the leather straps as they weren’t long enough for my comfort. So I knit an I-cord around some nylon rope.

I only made one strap because I don’t like two straps on my shoulder. It seems like one is always falling off and I’m constantly fiddling with it. After the strap was felted, I sewed it to the inside of the bag.

This is the outside with the strap sewn on.

And this is what it looks like on the inside. I knit about 25 rows flat so I had a flat section to attach to the bag. 10 rows would have done the trick but I wanted to make sure it was big enough. Better to be safe than sorry. I sewed on the button loop, too, but I forgot to get a picture of that part.