Like travelling? Like walking? Like Knitting?
If you see someone resting by the side of a footpath and reading a book or a map, sketching or resting, do you think anything of it? See someone on a train reading, on their phone or listening to their ipod, do you raise an eyebrow? See someone knitting and you might pause for thought.
I knit all over the place. Knitting is much lighter and more portable than a book and like a sketch book you can create while enjoying the view.
Handknits are precious things - so much time, love and swearing go into them. I look at the ones I have completed and there are some that are well travelled and just by wearing them or looking at them there are so many memories.
The first sweater I knitted in this knitting era was knitted 4 years ago. I wore it in a cold Paris and now think of it as my Paris sweater. I am knitting a petrol blue sweater which progressed in the USA and when I pick it up I can hear the Amtrak siren go!
This blog is a way of recording my knitting projects and my walks and travels. Just back from a rail trip across the US and currently half-way through the North Downs Way. A couple of sweaters and scarves are on course and I have a feeling that a certain baby blanket might feature quite heavily. I knitted one square when an earthquake hit Boston, followed up with the 2nd Presidential debate. I have a feeling that this blanket will feature heavily ...
In the meantime, here's one I prepared earlier ...
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