My Rock and Roll Flight to Seattle!
This is a Horizon/Alaskan Air Bombadeir
Originally used for fighting fires and now, for commuter planes between North Bend Airport, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA.
I guess they are okay planes but talk about shake rattle and roll. Wow, a little turbulence and I thought the plane was going to fall apart.
The good news is that I made the trip, changed planes without getting lost or missing the next plane. Met some lovely people aboard that sort of adopted me and showed me how to find the luggage carousel in Seattle. This was my 1st airplane flight in nearly 30 years. Last time I flew anywhere, it was with the Wright Brothers! In any case, all went well for me. Most of the time I go anywhere, I get lost. Something to do with my dyslexia and no sense of direction. My family rarely lets me travel alone. Life is always an adventure for Lucy, Jr.
I made it to Bethany's graduation. I had a great time.
Bethany was beautiful and graduated along with 499 other students. We were in an amphitheater - very cold that night. We could barely see Bethy. But, we saw her before the ceremony.
She went to a supervised all night party and slept for 24 hours when she got home. Ah, youth!
She wanted a red microwave for college use, so that is what she got from me + a new red topped Dell laptop from her Mom and Frank and a lovely ring with an Aquamarine stone, set in white gold, from her Dad and Suelene.
There were very generous gifts from the other Grandparents and friends. Bethany loves red, so I imagine there will be red toasters, coffee pots and other functional gifts for her college dorm.
Her graduation trip is underway and I suspect she is tanning herself Cancun, as this Grandmother runs and gets a sweater, wishing she had gone too.
Nuff of that...and to the meager knitting report -
Anyone remember the Chased Silver project?
I had to leave it behind when I went to Seattle, but when I left, it looked like this:
As you can see, the back is nearly finished. I only have a few inches to go. Then the front. I already have the Kid Silk under skirt knit. I did both of the under skirts at the same time to see if I bought enough yarn. I have 2 cuffs to go and about 3/4ths of a ball of KSN left. I have to do the neck piece and may run out. Perhaps I can think of something else to use. The pictures are a little dark. I didn't use a flash and the pictures are dull looking because of it. Since I purchased the called for yarn, I will tell you the yarn is not like the picture in the magazine. It looks more blue than gray. At least I think it does. My yarn is definitely gray.
So, I took ball of Sockotta yarn, 2 short circulars, size 2.00 and I made 1 sock and half of sock 2. Oddly, that patterns turned out differently, although I pulled the yarn from the outside of the ball and the distortions didn't appear until I was finishing the foot of the 2nd sock.
So weird. Anyone know the reason for this phenomenon?
Notice that one foot is striped the other is more mottled. I expected both feet to look the same. Same amount of stitches. The mottled sock was the first. The second it on your left. The cuffs are identical.
At least they fit! Before I left I finished these Trekking Tiger socks - to wear. It's the only way I can hold my shoes on. I hate size 5 feet. You can't buy socks that fit. I am going to try some really fine yarn on #0 needles. I have to 'discover' some first.
Trekking Tigers
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hat a difference the needle size makes.
The Tigers are a bit too large. I accidentally knitted them on 3.00mm. On the Sockotta Blues, I used 2.25mm and the socks are a perfect fit.
In reality, Tiger socks are the same color. At least they look the same with these sunglasses on...