Last weekend we packed up the car and my husband, dog and I all went to visit my parents in Port McNeill. McNeill is a teeny tiny town on the north end of Vancouver Island. I graduated from the highschool there and dont get back to visit too often. Its been about 3 years since my last visit but everything was still the same.One of the best things about a road trip is all the knitting time I get. 2 hours each way on the ferry and 4 hours each way driving. That is 12 hours! I didn't make the best use of this time as I did nap a little but I still got about a foot of my latest project knitted.
I am making a drop stitch stole, I have never done a dropped stitch before (at least not on purpose) so it took a few tries to get the hang of it. First I had to wind my yarn into a ball. I picked a pretty purple, black and green yarn that I got from my Unwind Yarns Sock Club. I love these colours. I think they will match my new jacket quite nicely. Then I started knitting. The drop stitch was pretty easy and the pattern didn't take long to memorize. I am a little unsure how it is going to turn out though. I think it will take some severe blocking before it looks good.The visit with my parents was good. We took my dog, Jack, to the beach. He has never seen the ocean before. He was afraid of the crashing waves at first. It was so funny to see such a huge dog (120 lbs) backing away with his tail between his legs. It didn't take long before he was fetching every stick and log my dad threw into the water for him. It was so cute to watch my parents and Jack playing together.
But every holiday has to end and now we are back home...
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