The Unintentional Knitter - Never Leave Home Without a Project

During the Summer of 2015, I spent time on the road to Virginia to visit my mom.  Unbeknownst to me there was a huge traffic jam on 1-81 around Harrisburg, PA.  I was traveling alone as my sons were off working for the summer at Boy Scout Camps and my husband was saving time up for the Boy Scout Wood Badge training weekends ahead. 

My journeys to my mom's in Virginia usually begin way before dawn as I travel the length of Long Island and into Manhattan to cross into New Jersey and avoid several expensive tolls along the way.  I stopped at the Welcome Center just over the Pennsylvania only to learn that my drive time was about to become very long!

I made a decision to  stop at each rest area, walk a little and lo and behold knit a little!  I was gradually working my way through the Leisure Arts Learn to Knit book and was working on Hand Mitts.  Sitting at or on picnic tables in a shady area was perfect for relaxing and knitting a few stitches as I watched the progress of the traffic flowing on the interstate. 

My normal 7 hr trip took over 10 hours and by the time I reached my mom's in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia I was ready to cast off the first of the pair of hand mitts.  I think my mom was worried about my mental state, but in reality I was really relaxed.  The drive may have been endless but I had accomplished something along the way!

My mother however, could not see the value in a pair of finger-less mittens.  Of course in our texting world, they were invaluable!  By now, only 2 months into my foray into the knitting world I had completed at least 4 projects and had 2 sets of Christmas gifts ready for wrapping.  All thanks to a little booklet from Leisure Arts. 

I also would never leave home without yarn, a pattern and needles again.