Life's a Stitch

Seduced by the outcome (refer to last post) of knitting thread with toothpicks I thought I'd push the envelope with thinner yarn and narrower needles yet (see two posts ago). This is Hanami in progress:

Seven 31 row repeats from hell, followed by calm waters, perfect cruise knitting. Reminds me of the Mediterranean/Trans-Atlantic voyage of my not so distant past. Six days of 100 kilometers per hour of sustained oceanic winds (the captain gently referring to them as "breezes"), followed by five days of absolute calm, even at 1200 miles in the middle of the Atlantic. At its worst, it sounded like we were on a freight train, hitting an occasional wall. As the ship would shake in an unpredictable shudder, one travelling companion would reassure me with these words: "speed bump."

I view my travel opportunities as I do my yarn purchases – better get in what I can now, because there's no way I'll be able to afford them in retirement. It's off to Alaska we go, with my knitting buddy, Blogless Marsha, a reunion of our Alaska cruise six years ago to within a day.  See you in a week.