I'm spending the month of January in Florida on our boat. We spent the past two days cruising down here and now we're setting up in St Augustine for the coldest part of the winter. I hate the cold, except that it makes me wear boots and sweaters which are two things that I love.
We spent one night in Fernandina Beach on the way down and I shopped the tiny tony stores the way I always do. I looked for things that I could make and how much they were selling for. One store had a draped shawl cardigan knitted that is basically one large rectangle with two slits for arm holes and two smaller rectangles for sleeves. I love rectangles because they scream, "weave me"! Gonna try this on some muslin for sizing and then weave me one in merino wool when we get back in February.
I'm excited to do some tapestry while we're camping on the water. That's how I think of our boat trips. However, our "camper" has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen, so we're not talking tent camping. I set up my new Mirrex tapestry loom with a 10epi linen warp and packed a bunch of cones of wool rug yarn. Mostly in coastal nature colors like blues, yellows, greens. I'll post a pic when I get something done.
I've also got my knitting to fall back on. I bought 3 balls of yummy wool sock yarn and I'm going to try my hand at knitting socks. Done it befor but a LONG time ago, so I'm still afraid of "turning the heel". Should all be fun!
