Knitting the Miles Away

It’s been a long time since I spent almost 30 hours in a car, which will be the case on our upcoming road trip to Chicago. My friends and I met yesterday to talk about exactly how we planned to pass the time on the road.

“Just know that if you let me drive, I will speed,” I said. My friend KC, who is so practical about everything replied, “Cruise control.” “But I’ve never used it,” I said, in my typical please-don’t-make-me-learn-something-new voice. “We’ll teach you,” was the answer. So at least it looks like I won’t be getting a speeding ticket.

We talked about books-on-tape, food, music, and quiet time, something we all agreed was necessary.

Then I had the idea of making something, like a scarf, on the trip. I figured if we were sitting still all that time we might as well have something to show for it.

We all have a vague idea about how to knit, something way back there in the recesses of our mind. I have an unfinished sock I started 3 years ago. But the basic stitches are the same for a scarf. To be sure, my friend MM is bringing me a basic knitting book tomorrow. Next week we will go to a yarn shop in Old Town and buy whatever we need in the way of yarn and needles.

Since the pursuit of fashion is the incentive for this trip to the Windy City, a scarf seems an appropriate souvenir.