Where In The World?

We’re on the road again (wait, wasn’t that a song?), this time to Hawaii. We got here on Friday, and we’re using a week of our timeshare on Oahu. It’s a beautiful place, certainly, and made even lovelier by the fact that January so far has been one of the all-time greyest and rainiest in the Pacific Northwest. I really needed to get out of Dodge before I started shooting holes in the refrigerator. A little sunshine midwinter goes a long ways towards getting me through the season without spending time in a sanitarium.

Here are a couple photos of where we are:

On the knitting front, there have been a few knitting accidents lately. The purple Langsjal Jóhönnu stole is proceeding without incident, thanks to judiciously placed dental floss lifelines. I haven’t needed to rip back to one yet, but I’m certain that if I stop using them, I’ll make a colossal error and have to rip the whole thing out. The lifelines stay. They may brand me as a knitting wuss, but there you have it.

The grey Peace Fleece sweater is nearly done. It would be done by now, but I had some issues with the sleeves. I finished the first sleeve and was well on my way on the second one, when I decided that the whole thing looked rather suspicious. I put the front and back together, and then pinned the first sleeve in and had John try it on. I was a bit concerned that the whole mess was going to fit Andre the Giant, but the body seems to meet with his approval. The sleeve? It reached past his fingertips. So I re-jiggered the sleeve increases on the second sleeve, and it looks like it will be about the right length. Now I have to rip out the first one back to where I changed the increases, I’d estimate about a third of the first sleeve needs to be reknit. I brought it with me, but I’m not so excited to knit on heavy worsted weight yarn when it’s 80 degrees outside.

Then there are the socks. The yarn is Madeline Tosh sock yarn in the color Amaranth. I’ve gotten about this far on them:

That would be one sock, a little over half done. I’ve been concerned all along that this was going to be too small for my big feet, but marched on, knitting along anyway. Just call me the Queen of Denial. I tried it on yesterday, and I was right. I can barely get them over my instep. I thought about just finishing them and giving them away, but I need a new pair of socks, as I haven’t really finished a pair in a long time. And I really love this color. So I ripped the whole thing out and started over yesterday. I have about an inch of ribbing done at the moment.

And that’s all there is in the knitting news. We’re off to church, then to Chinatown for dim sum this morning. I wonder, are there any yarn stores in Hawaii?

Author: Lorette

My name is Lorette. I learned to knit in 1999, and took up spinning in 2009. I'm a physician specializing in internal medicine, and live in the Pacific Northwest. Enjoy my blog!

21 thoughts on “Where In The World?”

  1. Oh, lucky you, to be someplace sunny and warm! Sounds like you’re having a good trip. I love the stripiness of that pink’n’black sock yarn.

  3. Oh, I hope you have a great time! Hawaii is on my list of places I hope to see before I die …
    I completely understand why you would want to keep the socks for yourself – that is some great yarn.

  6. Well, color me jealous! This has been a pretty grey winter, hasn’t it? The sun did come out today although temps are going to be pretty low. Maybe I need to book me a trip to Orlando.

  7. I do think you need some souvenir yarn, to remember Hawaii by. Or at least a notion or two.
    Lifelines aren’t wussy, they’re good luck; I’m with you. If you don’t put them in, you’ll wish you had; if you do put them in, it’s unlikely you’ll have to do more than tink a bit.
    Looks lovely (sigh). The sun finally came out here in the Midwest, but of course it hasn’t gotten above 0 for 48 hours. 20 below this morning — without the wind chill. Good knitting weather….But I’d rather have sun than gray!

  8. have a wonderful time in the sunshine.
    being stuck on sleeve island for the re-knit would dampen anyone’s enthusiasm…. I’d save it for a rainy day.
    glad you re-started those socks. they look to be beauties!

  11. I tuned into the Weather Channel this AM to find out when our snow was due, and they were giving the weather report in Hawaii. I had a brief daydream about a past vacation there. And, so perhaps this was a premonition of your palm-tree photos. Have a great time.

  13. Yes, go to Aloha Yarn.
    46-018 Kamehemeha Hwy. #209
    Kaneohe, Hawaii
    Ph: 808.234-5865
    It’s on the Windward Side next to Kailua.
    It is closed on Tuesday.

  19. I know where you are – no I’m not a stalker. My hubby and I stayed at the J.W. Marriott at K’Olina (sp?) on Oahu and Marriott’s new timeshare was right next door. Am I right – do I win a prize? Just kidding. Just seeing the pictures again of those lagoons made me wanting to go back. Enjoy – a week is never long enough in Hawaii.

  20. You lead a charmed life! Winter here in Wisconsin has been a “real winter” with lots of snow and lots of really cold weather–more similar to winters of my youth rather than winters of recent global warming times. Actually, I love winter with its very cold clear blue days when the sun on the snow is so bright you could go snowblind quickly. Sigh, but it still doesn’t beat those beach scenes!!

  21. You lead a charmed life! Winter here in Wisconsin has been a “real winter” with lots of snow and lots of really cold weather–more similar to winters of my youth rather than winters of recent global warming times. Actually, I love winter with its very cold clear blue days when the sun on the snow is so bright you could go snowblind quickly. Sigh, but it still doesn’t beat those beach scenes!!

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