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Posted on 04/29/2008 by Andrea | Comments (2)
Filed under : Knitting, Show-Off Ruffle Skirt

Hey! Long time no post, eh?

So I went to Ireland. I had a fantastic time. I took about 900 photos and am trying to sort through them and figure out which ones to post (about halfway done with that monumental task). I think trip stories aren't that interesting without pictures.

Just like knitting blog entries aren't that interesting without pictures! So. I give you the latest photo of my Show-Off Ruffle Skirt. After decades of bobble-making, I FINALLY reached the end of the bobbles last night and got to start on the fun part - dropping all those stitches.

, originally uploaded by AMK.

Dropping stitches seems like such a naughty thing to do, doesn't it? It's a thrill. I love how this is turning out. And now that I'm done with the bobbles, I can actually believe I might finish this skirt in time to wear it this summer.

In other knitting news, some of you may be wondering about all those socks I anticipated knitting while I was on vacation? Yeah. Well, when I was at the airport waiting to leave for the trip, I started knitting my beloved Marina Piccola in some gorgeous green Panda Silk (the colorway is appropriately called Fern Tones and reminds me of all the wonderful shades of green in Ireland).

I got about four inches into it during the flight and realized the interesting pattern was completely lost in the color changes of the yarn. Discouraged, I put it down and resolved to pull it out and choose another of the three patterns I'd brought with me. But between all the food they were serving us and trying to sleep on the plane, I didn't get to it.

As for the rest of the trip, I was far too busy with my travel adventures to cast on for a new pattern. I pulled out the four inches I'd done so far and decided to make the Quill Lace Socks instead, but I never even cast on.

In other words, my net vacation knitting was zero.

Do I feel bad about that? Not really. I think vacation knitting is something that I only really like in theory. It's good for staying occupied on a plane (especially when I'm nervous about flying), but once I get to my destination, I'm far too occupied with other activities. Even when we spent four hours on a train from Killarney to Dublin, I preferred to stare out the window at the scenery. Somehow, I feel like that makes me less of a hard core knitter, but I'm okay with it.

Speaking of travel, I am gearing up to go to southern California next week for a conference I'm going to for work. It's sort of a last-minute thing. I know there's no way I'll be done with the Show-Off Ruffle Skirt by then, but wouldn't it be nice to be in the sun in my new skirt? Oh, well. I think I will be satisfied enough just being in the sun.

2 Comments

I just love the way that looks with the dropped stitches. I want to touch it.

- said Barb (04/29/2008, 8:06 PM)

The skirt looks like a lot of fun!
I know what you mean about vacation knitting, I normally take much more than I end up doing, but I figure that if I didn't take it I'd end up really wanting it...

- said PrincessPea (04/29/2008, 8:06 PM)