Knitting In Public

Not much knitting going on here. Last week, our friend Michelle’s dad passed away and we attended the visitation and funeral. This week, my friend Diane’s mom passed away, and we attended the visitation last night and I attended the funeral today. Over the weekend, I drove to IL to visit M. The boys stayed home to handle business and dogs, so I was doing all the driving
It was really nice to get away, and it was fun visiting M and meeting some of the other interns - and managing to see Harry Potter, but it was a lot of driving in less than 60 hours. Next month I’m heading to Stitches which will be not too far from M, but I will be there for several more days than I was this time, so the driving won’t seem so long. Plus, the bonus is that M is done the same week I’m there, so we’ll be driving back home together…… roadtrip!

I did manage to bring more knitting than I could possibly do in 60 hours even if I didn’t sleep or drive or eat - isn’t that how it always goes? I have finished my first Summer Solstice sock and started the second. I’m down to beginning the heel flap, and this sock has some odd construction at the ankle. Unfortunately, I didn’t write explicit enough notes to easily repeat the construction. So, I’ve been looking, pondering, working and ripping for a couple of days. I’m pretty sure I’m really tired of this what I need to do now, so hopefully I’ll get it right this time more progress will happen soon.

The Mystery Stole is slogging along. I finished clue 1 (we’re “on” clue 3 and the 4th clue comes out on Friday) with size 3’s and decided it might be a touch too narrow, so I am knitting it again on 4’s. I’ve kept the clue 1 on the 3’s, just in case the 4’s produce lace that is just too loose or undefined. Photos when I finish the clue, which is about 20 more rows.

Hoping you’re getting a lot more knitting done than I am…..

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