tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post5703544644058875516..comments2023-11-02T11:17:03.018-05:00Comments on WEBS Yarn Store: Planes, Trains, Automobiles and ProjectsKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230532451363979533noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-81951787109564171742007-03-30T13:34:00.000-05:002007-03-30T13:34:00.000-05:00Like everyone else, apparently, I always take sock...Like everyone else, apparently, I always take socks (actually, I always take socks everywhere, in my purse). But I also take one sweater with me. For a shorter trip, I'll take one that's in progress, but for a longer trip, I'll take needles, yarn, and a pattern, and start a new one, just for the trip. I started an Ariann when we drove to Lake Tahoe (11 hours each way) last month, and finished it on the drive home, four days later. But I, too, have a dilemma: we are going to Jamaica this summer. What is the appropriate knitting project for lounging at a nude resort?Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-68705162791957593322007-03-30T11:19:00.000-05:002007-03-30T11:19:00.000-05:00I also bring way more than I can possibly complete...I also bring way more than I can possibly complete, but I never know what mood I'll be in. So, I always a have a couple of hats going (I knit ribbed hats for the homeless). They're mindless enough and done in the round. I can even knit the hats after the sun goes down on long road trips. I also bring whatever sweater I'm working on for an adult and usually one or two for my grandbabies. I'm always worried that I'll finish something and won't have any knitting to do. Wouldn't that be just the worst?Eyeveahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347100650795491539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-12734106884307878832007-03-30T11:11:00.000-05:002007-03-30T11:11:00.000-05:00Family plane trip: Two or three mindless projects,...Family plane trip: Two or three mindless projects, packed in checked luggage. Maybe a sock in my carry-on. I've finally realized that I don't actually get anything done when I'm on a trip with my son.<BR/><BR/>Business trip: Mindless project on non-threatening needles for the plane. Three or four projects in checked luggage.<BR/><BR/>Car trip when I can expect not to drive all the time: my knitting bag and whatever's in it (currently, about six projects of varying sizes and complexity).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202526669892418403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-87431954274552751982007-03-29T09:54:00.000-05:002007-03-29T09:54:00.000-05:00I tend to take socks... they seem to travel pretty...I tend to take socks... they seem to travel pretty lightly and fit on carry ons as well :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101163649243380357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-70988445478668250372007-03-29T07:34:00.000-05:002007-03-29T07:34:00.000-05:00I'm a notorious over-packer too, so I tend to take...I'm a notorious over-packer too, so I tend to take a lot of knitting!! Socks are always a must - usually two pairs. And if there is a yarn store where I'm going (and isn't there always) I be sure to my Knit Picks Options case and all my DPNs so I can start something new immediately when I find a great yarn!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-56887436813851089582007-03-29T06:20:00.000-05:002007-03-29T06:20:00.000-05:00My knitting is always the first thing I pack for a...My knitting is always the first thing I pack for a vacation. And I have a packing rule: set aside everything I think I'll need for trip, and then put half of it away. This helps with the over packing issue. But, I always bring more knitting than I could possibly finish. For example, the short trip I just got back from I brought an afghan, sweater (to lengthen the sleeves), gloves to mend, socks, and felted bag. Turns out I forgot the bag pattern, wore the sweater but never lengthened it, mended the gloves, and did a lot of work on the afghan and socks since one was mindless and one was portable. <BR/><BR/>So I would suggest always packing something mindless, portable, and then maybe something time consuming like an intricate lace shawl, in case you worried about a hurricane coming along.Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130992389450930714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-16732711364036573182007-03-29T00:19:00.000-05:002007-03-29T00:19:00.000-05:00Oh goodness, I think I under-pack for knitting. B...Oh goodness, I think I under-pack for knitting. But I generally anticipate that I'll be doing so much during my vacation/trip that I won't have much interest in knitting. So I bring a sock. That's it.Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06443004825301557880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-50218757973796492912007-03-28T21:19:00.000-05:002007-03-28T21:19:00.000-05:00First of all, hi Kathy! It feels like ages since S...First of all, hi Kathy! It feels like ages since Stitches...<BR/><BR/>I suffer the same travel packing method, your basic mild panic. That usually includes WAY too much knitting. I've definitely settled on socks as the perfect go-anywhere project. Something in the round is good as well, nice and mindless and all one piece. Completion is usually NOT a concern but that doesn't stop me from buying an extra project along the way!Ciriliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987477605838227778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-77809356351277956892007-03-28T21:12:00.000-05:002007-03-28T21:12:00.000-05:00I bring one mindless knitting project, one interes...I bring one mindless knitting project, one interesting project, and then an extra ball of yarn with appropriate needles... just in case I hear about something and want to try a new technique. Then it depends if the trip is long or short - if it's long then another project in the wings.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607802444784579775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-43869954301201456632007-03-28T20:37:00.000-05:002007-03-28T20:37:00.000-05:00- One pair of socks, always.- One full garment, us...- One pair of socks, always.<BR/>- One full garment, usually a sweater, that I assume I can complete in the car if Gene does not trick me into driving.<BR/>- One small completely mindless project for standing in line at theme parks or waiting for dinner. (The socks do double duty here as needed)<BR/>- One project in case I finish the sweater and am bored.<BR/><BR/>I never feel like I have enough yarn. Gene, however, spends a lot of time trying to figure out where to put the maps and vacation guides and snacks, all of which I find superfluous. There's stores along I-95.MelissaKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181100868057912442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1240165124569883356.post-59131927152117203922007-03-28T19:27:00.000-05:002007-03-28T19:27:00.000-05:00I always travel with socks. They don't require mu...I always travel with socks. They don't require much equipment or much yarn (and consequently don't take up valuable luggage space), I don't necessarily need to even bring a pattern, and they're small enough that I can knit on a plane without having parts of a sweater or whatever spilling over onto the person next to me. Sometimes if I'm traveling by car and space isn't an issue I'll let myself bring something larger, but if I'm traveling by plane, forget it. Socks all the way!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632967540628873047noreply@blogger.com