Vermont Knitting

Our days in Vermont start out with a morning romparound for the dogs and then breakfast. Afterwards, we take turns waiting in the car with the dogs while the other person does some sort of packing for the day.

Hubby usually spends his dog waiting time planning out the day's route. Me, I sit in the back of the car with the doggies and knit while they rest up for the busy day ahead. See that bit of orange-ish stuff in my hands? That's my knitting.

Since we spend so much time driving, it's very important that I have a good project to work on in the car. I love to knit socks, but sock knitting in the car sometimes makes me a bit nauseous -- I'm not sure why. For this trip, I decided to knit a shawl that has been on my list of things to do -- Multnomah.

I picked yarn that I thought was perfect for this shawl and this vacation. No, it doesn't exactly bring the Green Mountain State to mind when you look at it, but it is knit with two skeins of yarn that are very "Vermonty". I used one skein of hand dyed sock yarn that I bought last year at a yarn shop in Stowe -- Stowe Fabric & Yarn. The other skein is Sockittome from Cherry Tree Hill -- a Vermont yarn company.

Looks more like something I'd knit on a vacation to Mexico, doesn't it?

I started July 25th (the first day of vacation) and finished August 4th -- we came home on the 1st so I did have most of it done before coming home. I have no idea where I will wear it -- maybe someplace that I'm afraid I will fall asleep at because this bright enough to keep me awake!

If you like to knit, you can check out my notes on ravelry.com