Yesterday I discovered that I am capable of learning from past mistakes. I felt a huge sense of personal triumph when we got stuck in Memorial Day traffic and I had not
one, but TWO emergency knitting projects on hand.
YES!!!
Unlike last year's Naval Air show traffic disaster, when I spent two hours stuck without a needle or stray scrap of yarn, I had all I needed to thoroughly enjoy the backup. A little knitting can change your whole outlook on a situation.
And what was I knitting?
This:
The Drop-Stitch Lace Tank from Fitted Knits. I'm using Spunky Eclectic Summer - a cotton/rayon blend that has a lovely drape. Because the lace pattern needs to be stretched out to be seen, you knit it with at least 6 inches of negative ease. I know. Sounds crazy, right? On the needles, it looks like the top wouldn't fit my 5 year old, much less me. But, when the lace is pulled out, it becomes exactly the right size. Magic.
The other emergency project in my current bag of tricks is
The Azure socks on the Magic Loop. I know there is a lot of debate on the right length of cord for the Magic Loop. On these socks, I'm using Addi Lace US 1, in a 47" length. I like the extra room it gives me to whip the cord around, but my preference would have to be for the 40" cord. It gives you room to work without a lot of extra cord.
While this has nothing to do with the subject of this post, I have to share these pictures. 
This past Knit at Night, we were able to present Andrea with a little gift for the sweet girls in her life. The Knit at Night crowd knit squares for a blanket for baby Zelda and there were enough squares to make a small doll blanket for big sis Greta. A huge thank you to Elizabeth and Cindy for putting together both blankets and adding a gorgeous crochet border.
Greta and Zelda, we hope you enjoy the blankets, and we look forward to the day when you will be knitting with us!