This past weekend we went up to the mountains again to camp for a night. I packed my knitting bag lightly and added a bottle of ibuprofen just in case. Let me just tell you, the knitting conditions were perfect. The husband and son went fishing, the daughter made friends with girls in a neighboring camp site, and mom sat in a chair by the river and knit, knit, knit.
I finished a sock on day one. Of course I didn't plan on finishing a sock, so I hadn't packed a tapestry needle to graft the toe. I thought I could just hang one more day without knitting, but I couldn't do it. The knitting conditions were too good to pass up.
So I whittled two knitting needles to temporarily hold sock #1 so I could start sock #2. This is why every girl, whether 8 or 32, needs a Swiss Army knife. It's a shame they don't make a pocket knife just for knitters, with a tapestry needle instead of a tooth pick.
you're so clever! A swiss army knife is a very good thing. I'm betting next time you bring a tapestry needle. :)
ReplyDeleteYou only forget certain knitting items once, then they are always with you. Very clever idea with the sticks, I can think of a number of things to use (Maciver style) Glad you had a great knitting weekend.
ReplyDeleteYou are a knitting GENIUS!! Wow. (Now, please don't finish those Man Socks in a day or two because that will make me look really BAD. Thanks in advance.)
ReplyDelete(Oh and... how come I am now singing a Flight of the Conchords song, eh? Conditions are perfect...)
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how clever are you??? that is awesome! did you save your whittled creations?
ReplyDeleteOkay you are both hilarious and a girl after my own heart. How come you didn't just whittle a tapestry needle?
ReplyDeletei seriously thought about it, but i just couldn't figure out how to whittle a hole without breaking the little stick. what i should have done was raided my husband's fishing vest - i bet he had something i could have used!
ReplyDeleteGreat sock yarn!! Hope to see the finished products soon!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, you rock!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeletenecessity is the mother of invention!! I love your geniousness! (is that a word? well, you know what i mean.. go girl!)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like such a fabulous camping experience!
ReplyDeletedang, girl. Brilliant indeed!
ReplyDeleteingenuity at its best!
ReplyDeletei can't stop laughing. you are one hard core knitter. glad you had a great camping weekend.
ReplyDeletei'm with diane on the man socks. give us at least a week :)
absolutely genious! i couldn't agree with your idea more!
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! Don't they say that necessity is the mother of invention?
ReplyDeleteYou are wonderfully clever! And what a pretty sock!
ReplyDeleteyou are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou whittle AND knit too? Girl you're my hero!
ReplyDeleteYou are a clever girl! I love the colors here.
ReplyDeleteWhat ingenuity! Love, love it! So many options to hold stitches if you are really looking for them! Funny...
ReplyDeleteYou know, Beth tells everyone that you are the MacGyver of mommies. I guess she was right! Wait until she reads this ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree, it's always hard to tell how much free time one will have. I often take a book somewhere and never get a chance to open it and other times I get caught sitting and wishing that I had brought something!! Good lesson for our camping trip this weekend. (not that I'll be knitting!)
Way to whittle McGyver! You are so clever. I am going to live with you when the world goes down because you've got skills.
ReplyDeleteIngenious!
ReplyDeleteWhile I doo have a pocket knife, it never seems to be in the pocket of what I'm wearing when I need it most.
But, I do keep an extra size #2 double pointed needle in the door pocket of the minivan and an extra tapestry needle in my wallet at all times!
The knitting weekend sounds idyllic!