November 01, 2006
Why I'd knit more in Boston...
Two words. Public. Transportation. Although Cynthia has her car in Boston, for the most part, we rode the train everywhere we needed to go. That meant at least 20-30 minutes of knitting time, each way, that I wouldn't have normally had. Who wouldn't want to knit on their way somewhere, instead of being the one driving? Okay, so I know that some of you know that my commute to work is only like, 2 minutes, but I'm trying to prove a point here! There seemed to be more "extra" time to knit. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
I had to take a picture of Lucia's daughter, Miss B. at Rhinebeck. Dude, she was knitting with pencils...it doesn't get cooler than that!
Here's my last picture from Rhinebeck...which I totally snagged off of Jeni's blog, but it's the only one that I liked of all three of us together. This trip was so fun...I still can't believe that I went clear across the country in pursuit of fiber, but I'm so glad that I did!
dude! pencils?? awesome. great pics from your trip.
p.s. i have some good news....denver in december!! yay!
that theory works great, unless you barely use the public transportation b/c the only place you go is school, and the ride there is only 3 minutes long. HOWEVER. We'll see next year, when I am sure to use the T more often.
In any case, i fully support the idea of you moving out here so you can increase your knitting time!!
Posted by: cyn at November 1, 2006 01:17 PMAwww! Someone have pity and get that poor girl some needles!
Posted by: Jenn at November 1, 2006 01:24 PMIsn't that the only picture of the 3 of us? And that other picture of me sucks, I say sucks.
But wouldn't my 20 minutes commute be great in the mornings if I could knit!
Posted by: Jeni at November 1, 2006 03:08 PMI'm all for public transportation as a means to getting more knitting in my day.
Posted by: Wanda at November 1, 2006 03:17 PMPublic transportation is great for knitting until you commute during rush hour and then it's all discomfort, body odor, and bumping.
Posted by: Monica at November 1, 2006 06:27 PMHa! You had a photo op with the sheep, too! That thing was too funny! I love love love public transportation, just wish we had a better system of it down here.
Posted by: sarah b. at November 1, 2006 07:01 PMi can only knit on the bus in the morning ride in. on the evening commute home i get ill feeling...
although all this reading of knitting is making me want to go work on my mom's feather and fan scarf (i'm only doing a thin, 22co run of it...looking COOL!).
Posted by: shannon in oregon at November 1, 2006 09:06 PMLove the photos! I live just outside Boston, but I hate the T!! :)
The pencil knitting is great. Used one at a dr's office recently when I forgot a cable needle. But I think the scratchy nature of pencil points requires more patience than I possess!!
Posted by: Annie at November 1, 2006 10:53 PMI'd be all for public transportation to my place of employment so I could knit, but um, it's like 2 miles from home. Cute pictures on the bus.
Posted by: Dana at November 2, 2006 04:38 AMLooks like it was a blast. :D Public transportation. What a novel concept. I wonder when Denver will really get it done so I can start using it.
Hey Stacy,
I just posted my latest podcast and recounted the tale of exactly what happened to the yarn I spun for you before it was mailed. =) theknittingcook.com
Posted by: Faith at November 6, 2006 04:24 PM