Tada! Almost-there Argosy!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Late again
With the move and all, I never got around to posting any progress photos of my Argosy scarf for the Tour de France KAL, so I'm trying to remedy that now. I know there are still a ton of ends to weave in, but since weaving ends is one of my least favorite knitting-related activities I'm not sure when it will happen so this will have to do.
Tada! Almost-there Argosy!
Tada! Almost-there Argosy!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Out there
We've reached Seattle! Our route took us through Pittsburgh, Chicago, Minneapolis, Rapid City, Cody, Grand Teton National Park, Bozeman, and Spokane. Here are some of my favorite photos (warning: this is photo-heavy):
The tabby apparently trying to avoid the journey by donating himself to charity:
The cats in the car. We kept them crated except when they were in hotels.
A brief stop in Chicago at Arcadia Knitting for the Panopticon's 1000 Knitters photoshoot. Here is the man himself, holding the Argosy scarf I worked on for most of the trip (more on that later):
The cow-cat lounging in a Chicago hotel. At king size, this was definitely the biggest bed we saw on our trip, but the two cats still managed to spread out enough to take up at least a quarter of it. I think they come with little air pumps or something that they use to inflate themselves when needed.
The Argosy scarf, somewhere on the way to Minneapolis.
A brush fire beside the highway in Wisconsin. Yes, we called 911 about this and yes, they already knew.
One of the dozen or so Wall Drug signs we saw en route. I wish I'd caught the one that said "ONLY 355 MILES TO WALL DRUG!"
The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. We didn't go inside. We did, however, stop for lunch at Ziggy's, a nearby hot dog place that won me over when the women let us bring the cats inside (crated, of course) so they could sit in an air-conditioned area while we ate, instead of out in the car on a sunny 100-degree day.
Something we saw near an Old West ghost town in South Dakota east of the Badlands. We still have no idea what it was for, but it looked pretty cool.
Badlands National Park. It was hot and dry but beautiful. We saw deer and prairie dog colonies and the tiny town of Interior, SD, population 67.
The Cody Nite Rodeo. We got to see the One-Arm Bandit and his bison. They started off going in circles on the ground, but eventually the rider herded the bison up a ramp and onto the top of the van.
Grand Teton National Park from the east side of Signal Mountain, just before sunset.
The Tetons from the west side of Signal Mountain during sunset.
One of the buffalo we saw. This one was calmly grazing right beside the road in the park.
Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, behind some roadside geothermal activity.
Old Faithful doing its thing.
Mammoth Hot Springs.
Part of Mystery Stole 3. I started this in Montana when I got tired of working on Argosy.
We started keeping an eye out for amusing/odd signs somewhere in Ohio. Somewhere in western Montana, we spotted a large banner that said...well actually, we weren't sure what it said at first.
From a distance the letter "c" looked like an "o" and I caught myself wondering if this was some type of pasta I had never heard of before, but as we got closer we saw the alarmed cartoon bull on the sign and realized that it was an ad for the upcoming Testicle (i.e. prairie oyster) Festival. By the time I switched the camera on we had passed the sign, so we ended up turning back east at the next exit so we could drive by again for a picture.
Knitting
I finished the Pomatomus socks before the trip but didn't get around to take a picture until today.
The Argosy scarf is currently resting. I started this one for the Tour de France knitalong and managed to get through about 18 repeats before deciding I'd had enough (temporarily) of the yarn-pattern combination. In hindsight, I probably could have made it a bit wider.
I'm on clue 3 for the Mystery Stole.
This new place of ours has had a couple of warts, including the fridge that doesn't really refrigerate (we had to throw out a 3-day-old carton of milk before I would finally admit this; fortunately the freezer works just fine), but the location is pretty good--we're minutes away from a lot of the things we need and the nearest yarn store, the Fiber Gallery, is only a 20-minute walk away. I think I'm going to like it here...
The tabby apparently trying to avoid the journey by donating himself to charity:
The cats in the car. We kept them crated except when they were in hotels.
A brief stop in Chicago at Arcadia Knitting for the Panopticon's 1000 Knitters photoshoot. Here is the man himself, holding the Argosy scarf I worked on for most of the trip (more on that later):
The cow-cat lounging in a Chicago hotel. At king size, this was definitely the biggest bed we saw on our trip, but the two cats still managed to spread out enough to take up at least a quarter of it. I think they come with little air pumps or something that they use to inflate themselves when needed.
The Argosy scarf, somewhere on the way to Minneapolis.
A brush fire beside the highway in Wisconsin. Yes, we called 911 about this and yes, they already knew.
One of the dozen or so Wall Drug signs we saw en route. I wish I'd caught the one that said "ONLY 355 MILES TO WALL DRUG!"
The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. We didn't go inside. We did, however, stop for lunch at Ziggy's, a nearby hot dog place that won me over when the women let us bring the cats inside (crated, of course) so they could sit in an air-conditioned area while we ate, instead of out in the car on a sunny 100-degree day.
Something we saw near an Old West ghost town in South Dakota east of the Badlands. We still have no idea what it was for, but it looked pretty cool.
Badlands National Park. It was hot and dry but beautiful. We saw deer and prairie dog colonies and the tiny town of Interior, SD, population 67.
The Cody Nite Rodeo. We got to see the One-Arm Bandit and his bison. They started off going in circles on the ground, but eventually the rider herded the bison up a ramp and onto the top of the van.
Grand Teton National Park from the east side of Signal Mountain, just before sunset.
The Tetons from the west side of Signal Mountain during sunset.
One of the buffalo we saw. This one was calmly grazing right beside the road in the park.
Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, behind some roadside geothermal activity.
Old Faithful doing its thing.
Mammoth Hot Springs.
Part of Mystery Stole 3. I started this in Montana when I got tired of working on Argosy.
We started keeping an eye out for amusing/odd signs somewhere in Ohio. Somewhere in western Montana, we spotted a large banner that said...well actually, we weren't sure what it said at first.
From a distance the letter "c" looked like an "o" and I caught myself wondering if this was some type of pasta I had never heard of before, but as we got closer we saw the alarmed cartoon bull on the sign and realized that it was an ad for the upcoming Testicle (i.e. prairie oyster) Festival. By the time I switched the camera on we had passed the sign, so we ended up turning back east at the next exit so we could drive by again for a picture.
Knitting
I finished the Pomatomus socks before the trip but didn't get around to take a picture until today.
The Argosy scarf is currently resting. I started this one for the Tour de France knitalong and managed to get through about 18 repeats before deciding I'd had enough (temporarily) of the yarn-pattern combination. In hindsight, I probably could have made it a bit wider.
I'm on clue 3 for the Mystery Stole.
This new place of ours has had a couple of warts, including the fridge that doesn't really refrigerate (we had to throw out a 3-day-old carton of milk before I would finally admit this; fortunately the freezer works just fine), but the location is pretty good--we're minutes away from a lot of the things we need and the nearest yarn store, the Fiber Gallery, is only a 20-minute walk away. I think I'm going to like it here...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
To-do list
Done: Pomatomus
Getting there: Packing
Just started: Argosy, for the Tour de France KAL.
Not started yet: Mystery Stole 3
Still to come: Photos
Getting there: Packing
Just started: Argosy, for the Tour de France KAL.
Not started yet: Mystery Stole 3
Still to come: Photos
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Une semaine (and a day)
In one week, a truck containing most of our belongings will lumber out West. One day after that, we'll pack the rest of our belongings and two hysterical cats into a rental car and head out West ourselves.
We'll be making a few stops to visit friends and relatives (not as many stops and not as many visits as we would like, thanks to the afore mentioned cats). If I'm lucky, we might even make it into Chicago in time for The Panopticon's 1000 Knitters project.
The packing is going...well, it's going. I just want to know how all that stuff got into our apartment without me noticing, and whether it really has to come with us.
The tabby frolics and looks as disgustingly happy as he can.
The cow-cat chills in a box under a table, swipes angrily at us, and yowls with hunger. (edit: fortunately not at the same time...usually)
I can't really blame him right now. The poor critter is getting his teeth cleaned under general anesthesia tomorrow (have I mentioned that he gets angry at the vet?), so he's on an overnight fast.
Thanks to the mayhem, I still haven't made two very important decisions:
1) What am I going to knit on the trip?
2) Qu'est-ce que je vais faire pour le KAL Tour de France?
The trip options are pretty broad...I have a bunch of UFOs, some gift knitting, socks, and Mystery Stole 3 (by the way, I hear sign-ups end tomorrow). For the Tour de France knitting, I'm torn between using up my three remaining balls of green Rowan Linen Drape on Argosy, making washcloths from some Euroflax I picked up earlier this week at the Yarns at Lace Wings sale in Pawtucket, and knitting socks. I'm leaning toward Argosy, since the name seems appropriate for a cross-country voyage.
Le vache-chat dit encore, "Miaou...j'ai faim...MIAOUUUUUUU." Le petit pauvre!
We'll be making a few stops to visit friends and relatives (not as many stops and not as many visits as we would like, thanks to the afore mentioned cats). If I'm lucky, we might even make it into Chicago in time for The Panopticon's 1000 Knitters project.
The packing is going...well, it's going. I just want to know how all that stuff got into our apartment without me noticing, and whether it really has to come with us.
The tabby frolics and looks as disgustingly happy as he can.
The cow-cat chills in a box under a table, swipes angrily at us, and yowls with hunger. (edit: fortunately not at the same time...usually)
I can't really blame him right now. The poor critter is getting his teeth cleaned under general anesthesia tomorrow (have I mentioned that he gets angry at the vet?), so he's on an overnight fast.
Thanks to the mayhem, I still haven't made two very important decisions:
1) What am I going to knit on the trip?
2) Qu'est-ce que je vais faire pour le KAL Tour de France?
The trip options are pretty broad...I have a bunch of UFOs, some gift knitting, socks, and Mystery Stole 3 (by the way, I hear sign-ups end tomorrow). For the Tour de France knitting, I'm torn between using up my three remaining balls of green Rowan Linen Drape on Argosy, making washcloths from some Euroflax I picked up earlier this week at the Yarns at Lace Wings sale in Pawtucket, and knitting socks. I'm leaning toward Argosy, since the name seems appropriate for a cross-country voyage.
Le vache-chat dit encore, "Miaou...j'ai faim...MIAOUUUUUUU." Le petit pauvre!
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