Today I found my way to sunny, hot, humid PEI. And I managed to find the loveliness that is Macauslands Woollen Mills. My haul from there is in the car, and it is just too darn hot to get it for pictures. I got one sweaters worth of yarn and a truly splendid blanket in cream ans wide stripes of olive green. It's really the perfect thing.
I know that people are going to ask about all the things I could be doing on this trip. Did I go to the Anne Place? No. This isn't that kind of vacation. The more I go along, the more I realize how this vacation is as much Brian's vacation as mine. It's doing the things we most loved to do together and that is to take the backroads. Sure I am on main roads and the Trans-Canada is the backbone, but the small off the beaten path roads are what I will always treasure about this trip. I did a ton of that today. And Oh. My. Gosh.
There is knitting though. Not huge amounts but what there is is pretty darn satisfying.
Proto sleeves on my version of Joji Locatelli's Granito.
I tried this on last night and am really pleased. Not so pleasing is the extremely flippy small rib at the bottom. I tried Techknitter's trick, but I have to assume I did it wrong, backwards perhaps. Or maybe it will be better after a post finish blocking. Overall, it's a pretty good look for me, and I found the things I needed to do to make a version that works for me, easy to accomplish within the structure of the garment. I can't wait to wear it!
And I cast on for my next adventure, a Cat Boat from Amy Herzog. I'm braving a bottom up, seamed garment. It's a first for me.
We shall see where it goes.
And that is it from here at very sunny Summerside PEI.
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